First Three County Republican Parties, Now Tea Parties Issue Censure of Lindsey Graham
Posted by on Tuesday, August 3, 2010
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A group of South Carolina TEA Parties have issued a censure of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), in the wake of his recent vote to approve Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Graham, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted on July 20th, along with 12 democrats to approve Kagan’s nomination. The 13-6 vote will move the vote out of the judiciary committee and onto the Senate floor for a full vote.
Graham was the lone republican on the committee to approve Kagan.
Tea Parties including Tea Party of the Lakelands, Laurens Tea Party and Tea Parties from Seneca, Boiling Springs, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, Spartanburg, Anderson, Florence, Aiken, Hilton Head, Fairfield, and Greenville issued the censure. The SC Black Conservatives movement, Patriots R Us of Walterboro, and RINO Hunt have also signed on.
In a press release issued on Monday the Tea Parties said they will work to replace Graham in 2014 if he does not step down from his Senate seat.
“Sen. Graham’s rationale appears to be that as President, Obama has the right to appoint anyone he wishes to the Supreme Court. However, the Constitution’s balance of power requires the Senate to confirm the nominee as being fit for the role. If the President appoints someone who is unfit, it is imperative for the Senate to check his power and vote no,” the Tea Parties said in a press release. “As part of the oath of office, Sen. Graham is required to uphold the Constitution. All of the available evidence indicates that Ms. Kagan is completely unfit for this office and will not uphold the Constitution, but will instead use her powers to legislate from the bench. Ms. Kagan has no experience as a judge, and her graduate thesis reveals her belief in judicial activism and that it is “not necessarily wrong” for judges “to mold… the law in order to promote certain ethical values and achieve certain social ends.” Her time at Harvard also showed that she favors international law over our U.S. Constitution, and she fought all the way to the Supreme Court to ban military recruiters from Harvard. It is clear that she will not uphold our Constitution and will legislate from the bench, helping to destroy our country in the process.”
The Tea Parties go on to call for Graham’s resignation.
“Sen. Graham, if you believe that since elections have consequences and therefore Obama can do as he wishes, without any fight or impediment from those who oppose his radical agenda for America, then we suggest that you step down now and let the people of South Carolina find someone who will fight for our country, our freedom, and our ideals. If you continue in office, understand that “We the People” are watching you closely, and we will continue to hold you accountable for your failure to uphold the Constitution and Conservative principles, and we will be working hard for your replacement in 2014.”
A group of South Carolina TEA Parties have issued a censure of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), in the wake of his recent vote to approve Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Graham, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted on July 20th, along with 12 democrats to approve Kagan’s nomination. The 13-6 vote will move the vote out of the judiciary committee and onto the Senate floor for a full vote.
Graham was the lone republican on the committee to approve Kagan.
Tea Parties including Tea Party of the Lakelands, Laurens Tea Party and Tea Parties from Seneca, Boiling Springs, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, Spartanburg, Anderson, Florence, Aiken, Hilton Head, Fairfield, and Greenville issued the censure. The SC Black Conservatives movement, Patriots R Us of Walterboro, and RINO Hunt have also signed on.
In a press release issued on Monday the Tea Parties said they will work to replace Graham in 2014 if he does not step down from his Senate seat.
“Sen. Graham’s rationale appears to be that as President, Obama has the right to appoint anyone he wishes to the Supreme Court. However, the Constitution’s balance of power requires the Senate to confirm the nominee as being fit for the role. If the President appoints someone who is unfit, it is imperative for the Senate to check his power and vote no,” the Tea Parties said in a press release. “As part of the oath of office, Sen. Graham is required to uphold the Constitution. All of the available evidence indicates that Ms. Kagan is completely unfit for this office and will not uphold the Constitution, but will instead use her powers to legislate from the bench. Ms. Kagan has no experience as a judge, and her graduate thesis reveals her belief in judicial activism and that it is “not necessarily wrong” for judges “to mold… the law in order to promote certain ethical values and achieve certain social ends.” Her time at Harvard also showed that she favors international law over our U.S. Constitution, and she fought all the way to the Supreme Court to ban military recruiters from Harvard. It is clear that she will not uphold our Constitution and will legislate from the bench, helping to destroy our country in the process.”
The Tea Parties go on to call for Graham’s resignation.
“Sen. Graham, if you believe that since elections have consequences and therefore Obama can do as he wishes, without any fight or impediment from those who oppose his radical agenda for America, then we suggest that you step down now and let the people of South Carolina find someone who will fight for our country, our freedom, and our ideals. If you continue in office, understand that “We the People” are watching you closely, and we will continue to hold you accountable for your failure to uphold the Constitution and Conservative principles, and we will be working hard for your replacement in 2014.”
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