I will have the honor of appearing today as part of the confirmation hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee for Loretta Lynch, nominee to serve as United States Attorney General. Below is my written testimony for the hearing today.
Here is the full list of witnesses appearing today:
Sharyl Attkisson
Investigative Journalist
David Barlow
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
David A. Clarke, Jr.
Sheriff
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Catherine Engelbrecht
Founder
True The Vote
Janice K. Fedarcyk
Fedarcyk Consulting LLC
Stephen H. Legomsky
John S. Lehmann University Professor
School of Law at Washington University
The Reverend Doctor Clarence Newsome
Cincinnati , OH
Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz
Professor Of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies Cato Institute
Jonathan Turley
Professor, J.B. And Maurice C. Shapiro Chair Of Public Interest Law
George Washington University Law School
Washington , DC
The full committee hearing resumes this morning at 10 a.m. in Committee Room 216 in the Hart Senate Office Building.
Every time I see something JT writes about ACA the Diabolical nature of what our government has become reveals itself. For example, Congress originally mandated that non-compliant policies could not be sold after October 1, 2014. That provision was unpopular with certain groups and the Obama Administration unilaterally ordered a two-year extension that allowed insurance companies to sell non-compliant, and thus unlawful, policies until October 2016.54 Another such change occurred with regard to the deadline for private employers with more than 50 full-time employees.55 This deadline was viewed by some as a critical element of the law and was arrived at after considerable debate. The Act expressly states that these provisions would become active on January 1, 2014.56 However, the Administration moved unilaterally to set its own deadline and thereby suspend annual penalties that would have brought in huge revenues in sanctions to the extent that businesses did not comply.57 It simply stated that the employer mandate and its reporting obligation “will not apply for 2014.”58 That
alterations ordered in this and other provisions shows vividly how legislation is being treated as merely a starting point for agencies in our new Administrative State. It is not enough for presidents to defend such actions as improving a law or acting in the absence of congressional changes. Opposition in Congress, even gridlock, is no excuse to dictate the outcome unilaterally on one’s own terms. As important as national health care is, the integrity of our system demands an equal Legislative Branch and the compulsory participation in the carefully constructed legislative process. This is what JT says and I have seen more than this on the non exempt small businesses and mentioned it in the fact they receive on sequestered healthcare after Oct 2014 7.3% less on their refunds (only healthcare)
I see no reason that the AG must be black. I see no reason that the AG should be female. My only reason for anybody to be AG is always honoring the Constitution. The President appoints and that’s where his duty ends. The AG must swear allegiance to the Constitution. The AG does not swear allegiance to the President. Ms. Lynch has made her rulings on unconstitutional Executive Orders. She ruled against the Constitution in favor of the President. She has removed herself from consideration for AG, by seeing nothing wrong with unconstitutional acts by the President. Her time as AG and decisions made, if confirmed, will be constantly questioned and doubted. Ms. Lynch, don’t do this to yourself, and moreover our country. That would be the decision you would never be criticized for. Because it’s the right thing to do.
