Sen. Dianne Feinstein will stand between Trump's nominees and power

[TexasTowelie]

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WASHINGTON -- Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein has positioned herself at the busy intersection of law and politics, starting with next week’s confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s contentious choice for attorney general.

The two-day confirmation hearing for Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama will mark Feinstein’s debut as ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. The hearing will test California’s senior senator, in more ways than one, and it will soon be followed by an even higher-stakes fight over a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court.

“This is the loyal opposition,” Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said of Feinstein’s new role.

California’s junior senator, Democrat Kamala Harris, has already called Sessions’ nomination “troubling” and 1,100 law school professors sent a letter to Congress expressing skepticism that the Alabama lawmaker will fairly promote justice and equality. Feinstein and Sessions, one of the most conservative members of the Senate, have clashed on issues including immigration and abortion rights.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article124793744.html

[FreakinDJ]

1. Surely you say this in jest

Sen. Dianne Feinstein is pure DINO

She has sold out at nearly every fork in the legislative road between the Working Class and Establishment Politics as usual. I only say this as one of her constituents who USED to regularly write letters and call her office on matters of concern.

I have literally followed her career since I met her when she was on the Bay Area Air Quality Resources Board.

This is one Democrat that needs more then to be Primaried .

[TeamPooka]

3. If there's any Democrat that deserves a primary challenge, it's her. A primary opponent, or the

threat of one is the only to make a DINO like her accountable to the voters that put her in office.

[katmondoo]

2. Eight nominees are to be in the hearing for confirmation on the same day

This is the Don's trick to prevent any deep investigation into anyone's past.