Lindsey Graham asked Loretta Lynch about the possibility of gay marriage leading to polygamy, but no one asked Lynch about the even more alarming possibility of confirmation hearings leading to Lindsey Graham. Washington types lauded Michelle Obama for what she wore during a visit to Saudi Arabia, because whether home or abroad, Washington media can’t stop fixating on female leaders’ goddamned clothes. And 2 Chainz might run for mayor of College Park, Georgia. Whether he’ll be listed on the ballot as Tauheed Epps, 2 Chainz or “Tity Boi” is unclear. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Wednesday, January 28th, 2015:
LINDSEY GRAHAM –> AG: MM? MMF? 🙁 MF! – HuffPost Hill doesn’t have emoji support so that will have to do. Igor Bobic: “During Loretta Lynch’s confirmation hearing Wednesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) tried to take the attorney general nominee down the slippery-slope argument often made against the marriage equality movement by inquiring what the legal difference is between marriage of same-sex couples and that of three or more people. ‘What is the legal difference between a state — a ban on same-sex marriage being unconstitutional but a ban on polygamy being constitutional?’ he inquired at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. ‘Could you try to articulate how one could be banned under the Constitution and the other not?’ Lynch, who is the current U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, didn’t take the bait. She cited her inexperience in dealing with cases of precedent on the matter, and promised to “look forward to continuing the discussions with you.'” [
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@hillhulse: Sen Cornyn asks Ms. Lynch: “You are not Eric Holder, are you?” She says no
LYNCH DEFENDED OBAMA IMMIGRATION ACTION – Elise Foley: “Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), a strident opponent of the policies, says the actions are unconstitutional and will hurt American workers because employers might hire undocumented immigrants rather than U.S. citizens. He brought up comments made in 2013 by Holder, who said that creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is ‘essential’ and said immigration was ‘a matter of civil and human rights.’ Sessions asked Lynch if she agreed. She said she hadn’t studied the issue enough to come to a legal conclusion, adding that she thinks ‘that people who come to this country in a variety of ways can rehabilitate themselves and apply, but that would have to be something that would be decided on a case-by-case basis.’ Pressed further, she said she did not know of any civil right to citizenship for undocumented immigrants recognized by jurisprudence. ‘I think that citizenship is a privilege,” she said. “Certainly, it’s a right for those of us born here. I think it’s a privilege that has to be earned.'” [HuffPost]
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@dcbigjohn: i’m going to have nightmares in which loretta lynch says “senator, you touch an important point” over and over and over and over and over
@LeoShane: Pro tip: The Senate cafeteria is probably not the best place to loudly discuss your recent conversations with military leaders.
@jbendery: What drugs is the NRCC staff on, and where can I get some?
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