http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/ted-cruz-block-loretta-lynch-114863.html
The republican senate has shown that it is largely weaponless to combat Obama's amnesty and other over the top executive actions. (Even the leftwing Washington Post has criticized the president's claim of authority on amnesty).
They can't pass any bills because of democrat filibusters. They are deathly afraid of using the budget or debt ceiling as leverage. They do have one powerful tool: confirmations. They can block Obama from confirming any more nominees to the federal bench or Executive Department.
It just so happens that there is a big prize sitting on their desks right now, the vacant AG position. Blocking the nomination of Lynch would be perfectly justifiable since she endorsed the Obama amnesty.
Ted Cruz has demanded exactly that, pointing out that this is one of the Senate's Constitutionally granted checks on executive overreach.
It appears that his arguments are falling on death ears. The Republican Establishment, Mitch McConnell and those other pols who were braying about how they would stand up to Obama during the elections, now suddenly have very cold feet. Block a female african american? The very thought sends shivers up their weak spines.
This is how radical extremists get into power. We are seeing the same thing in Europe. The mainstream pols are too timid, too compromised or too venal to listen to their voters. Eventually those voters will find people who will listen to them.
The republican senate has shown that it is largely weaponless to combat Obama's amnesty and other over the top executive actions. (Even the leftwing Washington Post has criticized the president's claim of authority on amnesty).
They can't pass any bills because of democrat filibusters. They are deathly afraid of using the budget or debt ceiling as leverage. They do have one powerful tool: confirmations. They can block Obama from confirming any more nominees to the federal bench or Executive Department.
It just so happens that there is a big prize sitting on their desks right now, the vacant AG position. Blocking the nomination of Lynch would be perfectly justifiable since she endorsed the Obama amnesty.
Ted Cruz has demanded exactly that, pointing out that this is one of the Senate's Constitutionally granted checks on executive overreach.
It appears that his arguments are falling on death ears. The Republican Establishment, Mitch McConnell and those other pols who were braying about how they would stand up to Obama during the elections, now suddenly have very cold feet. Block a female african american? The very thought sends shivers up their weak spines.
This is how radical extremists get into power. We are seeing the same thing in Europe. The mainstream pols are too timid, too compromised or too venal to listen to their voters. Eventually those voters will find people who will listen to them.
