Dem Senators Ask Sessions to Rescind Memo On TG Workplace Protections

[Carolyn Marie]

https://www.harris.senate.gov/content/harris-murray-franken-lead-colleagues-urging-ag-sessions-protect-transgender-workers

 

Given that there are no GOP signatories to the letter, I suspect that the AG will do nothing to change his opinion, or his memo.

 

Carolyn Marie

[VickySGV]

Even with Republican signatories I doubt he will change his memo or rescind it.  The U.S, DOJ though is becoming ineffective and actually taking themselves our of the legal loops with this, and other organizations will carry the fight forward.  One here-to-fore educational Trans* organization has now created a direct action sub organization to actually sponsor political activism in a different tax category which changes the ball game a bit.

[Cyndee]

It's just so sad, all of it. Patty Murray our senator from WA does get high marks, she is our "tennis shoe Mom". 

 

Jeff Sessions has more questions to answer about his involvement and denial of dealings with Russians in his now famous public testimony in which Al Franken apparently caught him lying. He will come under even more scrutiny in the unfolding imbroglio.

 

Unfortunately the people elected to our federal government have an agenda to promote religious freedom and discrimination, trans people will continue to be quite vulnerable. The power of the propaganda "koolaide" can not be underestimated that helped to elect these bigots, actions not words that matter.

 

Maybe someday soon Jeff Sessions will be removed and shown to be the scum bag lawyer that he really is, and liberty and justice for all, will actually mean something.

[SteamGirlEva]

2 hours ago, CyndiRae said:

Maybe someday soon Jeff Sessions will be removed and shown to be the scum bag lawyer that he really is, and liberty and justice for all, will actually mean something.

We actually don't want him to be removed just yet.  You see, if he gets removed he will be replaced. Since he has recused himself from anything involving Russia, he is in no position to take actions against Mueller. This is what is giving Mueller unchecked power to actually target these people, the DOJ can't touch him while Sessions is in charge. Were Sessions to step down or be fired he could get replaced by someone who could then drop Mueller and stop the investigation. Now that Trump has turned on Kushner and said, "it's all his fault" I can see Kushner cooperating with the probes which could knock out the entirety of the White House. I think it's better to stay the course and wait until we can drop the entire regime rather than take out a single player. 

[Jani]

Good analysis Eva.  Although there was talk on the news this morning that trump could fire Mueller and squash the whole investigation and pardon Manafort.  Doing so would be an implicit admission of guilt.  Personally I don't see it happening.  I hadn't heard the statement about Kushner.   He's a young and inexperienced guy in this arena and I can see him getting scared at some point.  The whole thing is a terrible mess. 

 

Jani

[SteamGirlEva]

Essentially, trump said that the probe wouldn't have happened or at least wouldn't have been as bad if he hadn't followed Kushners advice. I'm not sure how reputable a lot of the sources are, but MSNBC has reported on it as of yesterday. (Also Brietbart. I love watching them eat each other.) 

 

I see this going a few ways if Trump fires Kushner. Ivanka will have to choose sides here. Go with her husband and pull the one stabilizing piece from this administration, or side with Trump, at which point Kushner has no reason not to flip on them, which could land the whole administration as well as anyone who worked on the campaign in hot water. You have to believe Kushner knows everything that has been going on behind the scenes. I don't think he has the courage not to flip when that time comes.