WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today numerous Democrats in the U.S. Senate joined Republicans in an effort to block President Obama's nomination for the head of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. The nominee, Debo Adegbile, was rejected by a vote of 47-52 after Texas Senator Ted Cruz vehemently spoke out in opposition to Adegbile's nomination. Adegbile previously held a leadership position at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF). During his time with the black activist group, Adegbile volunteered to defend Mumia Abu-Jamal, the criminal who murdered Philadelphia cop Daniel Faulkner in 1981. Thanks to Adegbile and his colleagues, Abu-Jamal ultimately avoided the death penalty.
Abegbile needed 51 votes to officially become the head of the powerful DOJ division. He is now the first of President Obama’s nominees to be rejected since Senate Democrats changed filibuster rules in 2013.
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5 comments:
Oh...I cannot wait till November of 2014....
Cruz and the clown show. Man does his job as a lawyer. Defendant is serving life. But yeah, lets continue to waste tax payer money and time for the usual partisan drama fest.
5:53 Did you just say WASTE TAX PAYER MONEY? You must be talking about Obamacare and your beloved King Barry and Empress Moochelle and their 23 VACATIONS?! The only Clown Show here is you, CLOWN.
Chuck Cook said...
Cruz and the clown show. Man does his job as a lawyer. Defendant is serving life. But yeah, lets continue to waste tax payer money and time for the usual partisan drama fest.
March 7, 2014 at 5:53 PM
WTF! Chuck Cook you can't be serious! This guy is a criminal as is many of Obama's appointees.
Memo to O'Malley: Dear Governor O'Malley, Did you know that your boy Chuckie Poo has a pistol. That's right a pistol. Can you imagine that a Democrat with a pistol? Marty didn't you do a background check before you appointed him?
Boring...If he's a criminal, bring his crimes to light. All I hear is whining about him providing legal services to a defendant.
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