Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has been an stout opponent of liberty through bringing back minimum sentencing, wanting to revoke states legislation for medical marijuana, and restarting the police’s powers of civil asset forfeiture, may soon be out of a job due to his decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation.
President Trump has become increasingly critical of Sessions calling him “beleaguered” in a tweet for not opening an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails.
According to the Hill, Senator Ted Cruz and Former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani, are being considered as replacements for the current Attorney General. Both politicians have stated that they are not interested in the position.
Ted Cruz stated that “The stories being reported in the media tonight are false. My focus is and will remain fighting every day to defend the 28 million Texans in the U.S. Senate.”
With Jeff Sessions authoritarian nature, it would be a victory for liberty (if his replacement is better that is) to have him removed from Trump’s cabinet.
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Luke graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelors of Music in Music Composition and is currently pursuing his Bachelors of Music in Music Education while working as a substitute teacher in the St. Louis area. When Luke isn’t teaching, or writing music, he enjoys reading and writing on economics, politics, and libertarian philosophy. After a brief stint as a supporter for Bernie Sanders, Luke began his journey into libertarianism and was a supporter of Gary Johnson during the 2016 election. Luke joined the Libertarian Party after reading Johnson’s “Seven Principles of Good Government” and has been active ever since. Luke also contributes as a guest to Being Libertarian and as an editor for The Libertarian Coalition. Recently, Luke was asked to right for the Missouri Libertarian Party on their recent success in getting Libertarians to be Election Judges in 2016. Libertarian views on contemporary issues and criticisms of Libertarian philosophy are topics that Luke explores in his writing.
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Given the history of attorney generals since Ronald Reagan, I do not have any hope for an attorney general who will be favorable for our liberties, whether or not Sessions is replaced. If his office is abolished, I have hope.
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