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(02-08-2017, 01:05 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: I can't see any confirmation on google news that Sessions wasn't confirmed for AG. We'll see I guess. But Drump seems to get anything he wants from the Republicans.

Bernie read the letter; that's good. I guess their behavior toward Elizabeth did backfire then, if Bernie got away with reading it. Or else, they find it easier to "impugn" a woman than a man??

The vote on Sessions as AG has been delayed. He will still get confirmed, most likely.

Back in the 1980s, he was voted down to be a District judge. According to Wikipedia:

Quote:On June 5, 1986, the Committee voted 10–8 against recommending the nomination to the Senate floor, with Republican Senators Charles Mathias of Maryland and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania voting with the Democrats. It then split 9–9 on a vote to send Sessions' nomination to the Senate floor with no recommendation, this time with Specter in support. A majority was required for the nomination to proceed.[32] The pivotal votes against Sessions came from his home state's Democratic Senator Howell Heflin of Alabama. Although Heflin had previously backed Sessions, he began to oppose Sessions after hearing testimony, concluding that there were "reasonable doubts" over Sessions' ability to be "fair and impartial." The nomination was withdrawn on July 31, 1986.[18]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sessi...rict_court