Sessions restricts consent decrees used to enforce civil rights laws

He did this on his way out.

Jeff Sessions held true to his despicable 'law and order' agenda from start to finish.

Only days after we voted to advance criminal justice reform in states across the country, he has all but eliminated oversight of local law enforcement for abusive policing practices. https://t.co/cSFKLbrM4E

— ACLU (@ACLU) November 9, 2018

Sessions dealt parting blow to DOJ career staff, issuing memo that restricts consent decrees. This is a slap in the face to dedicated staff who work tirelessly to enforce civil rights. Will affect policing, education, employment consent decrees, which is exactly why he issued it. pic.twitter.com/fWGRZxKqbd

— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) November 9, 2018

The head of Baltimore’s consent decree monitoring team said a memo issued by Jeff Sessions just before he was ousted as Attorney General will have no effect on the federal decree ordering civil rights reforms at the city’s police department. https://t.co/IiGwOvefGX

— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) November 9, 2018

The idea that unconstitutional conduct by a state or local entity is no longer sufficient basis to enter into a consent decree is extraordinary. Instead Sessions mandates that the following conditions must be present: pic.twitter.com/CBDlw8AhWB

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) November 9, 2018

No. This is prospective. You’ll recall Sessions tried to walk back the proposed consent decree before it was approved by the court. Judge Bredar wasn’t having it. The decree is now judicially approved and overseen & a monitoring team is in place. https://t.co/J17G9DS6A4

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) November 9, 2018

To give example of what this means, here's types of relief included in Division's consent decree w/ Ferguson. It's doubtful some of this could have been obtained in adversarial litigation. But it's what was needed to comprehensively change practices. https://t.co/DmicL2Z3Fa pic.twitter.com/oUEQB3mcxA

— Sasha Samberg-Champion (@ssamcham) November 9, 2018

Racist ads for Republican candidates

The article doesn’t say that every was for a Republican candidate. To be fair, the Georgia robocalls (one of several examples in the article) were paid for by an outside group, not the Kemp campaign.

Racist rhetoric was rampant in 2018 midterms, with many campaign ads and candidates embracing it to fuel their campaigns. https://t.co/KUXzOBe3LG

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 7, 2018

Trump said Gillum and Abrams were unqualified

Just another racist lie.

.@StaceyAbrams responds to remarks from @realDonaldTrump that she is unqualified for governor: “I find his assessments to be vapid and shallow. I am the most qualified candidate.” #MTP

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) November 4, 2018

Trump says (brilliantly talented mayor) Andrew Gillum is “not equipped” & (Yale law grad & former GA House Minority Leader) Stacey Abrams is “unqualified.”

Hmm. I wonder if these two have something in common.

I’m not saying Trump’s racist, but a lot of racists sure like him. https://t.co/SB9x7s0TQ8

— Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) November 4, 2018

I had the privilege of being in some meetings with Stacey Abrams a couple of years ago & it’s clear to me that based on Intelligence, work ethic & competence, Trump is no Stacey Abrams. What Trump really means is that no black person can be qualified. Let’s call this what it is. https://t.co/d9iLgkVFPJ

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) November 1, 2018

Said virtually the same thing about a Stacey Abrams earlier this week https://t.co/iBjLa0YjWv

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 4, 2018

Analysis: Why Trump thinks Stacey Abrams — one of 2018′s most experienced candidates — is unqualified to be governor https://t.co/ZrioJaQeWO

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 3, 2018

More on white supremacists

ADL Report: White Supremacist Murders More Than Doubled in 2017

Far-right violence in the past 3 wks:

-Proud boys mob attack in NYC
-White supremacist kills black couple in Kroger
-Trump fan mails pipe bombs to Trump foes & media
-Deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history
-Far-right incel kills 2 women, injures 5 at Tallahassee yoga studio

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) November 3, 2018

FBI considers white nationalism as much of a threat as ISIS https://t.co/YiTQhthPsg

— Chris Lombardi (@CrisAintMarchin) November 3, 2018

The idea that Angus King wants to "repopulate Maine" with immigrants is a version of the white nationalist "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory that is also promoted by Congressman Steve King. https://t.co/i7hcrvYnas

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 3, 2018

Don Lemon said “white men are the biggest terror threat” and data has proved that his statement was correct: https://t.co/U8IycCL4b5 pic.twitter.com/vgrthqu5D5

— The Root (@TheRoot) November 3, 2018

The relationship between Trumpism and crazed right-wing killers is like the relationship between climate change and extreme weather events. You can't necessarily prove causation in an individual case, but the changing climate makes these events more likely https://t.co/kmCwq9qSOt

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 3, 2018

EXCLUSIVE: Even after Pittsburgh, DHS is ignoring white supremacist terror. https://t.co/Wtn5TKkUko

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) October 31, 2018

"This is the white nationalist right emerging from its media cocoon and striding onto the world stage, running the most powerful country in the world. It is now capable of acting on all the bizarre things it persuades itself to believe." https://t.co/SWUvklv1om

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) November 1, 2018

White supremacist group behind racist robocalls in Florida’s governor race has now targeted Georgia candidate Stacey Abrams https://t.co/GoXSOVzlxb pic.twitter.com/QZqIvheumL

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 3, 2018

Don Lemon: “Earlier this week, I made some comments … that the biggest terror threat in this country comes from radicals on the far right, primarily white men. That angered some people. But let’s put emotion aside and look at the cold hard facts." https://t.co/lgLPRDq5Jt

— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) November 1, 2018

Is Steve King the worst bigot in Congress?

Even the head of the National Republican Congressional Committee criticized him. Ted Cruz backed King up.

You have to be a real right-wing extremist to consider the Des Moines Register leftist propaganda. But basically that's now the label for any kind of honest reporting https://t.co/hogfPkC7ac

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) November 6, 2018

Steve King had quite the temper tantrum today https://t.co/KTtLO5CAt1 pic.twitter.com/oSdQX65CL0

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 1, 2018

The junior Senator from Texas wouldn’t stand up for his wife or dad when Trump attacked them. Instead he pledged his complete devotion. But when it comes to Steve King, a white supremacist and national embarrassment he is all in. One would think Texans might like to trade up https://t.co/LyGubEKC1k

— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) November 1, 2018

Des Moines Register Ed. board: "In his almost 16 years in Congress, [Steve] King has passed exactly one bill as primary sponsor, redesignating a post office … Instead, he spends his time meeting with fascist leaders in Europe and retweeting neo-Nazis." https://t.co/hEa3Ke5ii6

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 1, 2018

That King is even stepping foot in the White House, let alone getting a 75-minute window with the president, is almost unfathomable to those who have followed his career. Yet here we are https://t.co/Zd10lYHcBf

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 1, 2018

.@Scholten4Iowa, who is challenging @SteveKingIA in #IA04, has raised over $641,000 in the past two days alone. His campaign is going to launch a big TV blitz https://t.co/wjnst26OXw

— Zach Montellaro (@ZachMontellaro) November 1, 2018

Rep. Stivers, the head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, condemned Rep. Steve King, tweeting that his "recent comments, actions, and retweets are completely inappropriate." https://t.co/TcJX1pBPUT

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 1, 2018

Steve King does not represent Iowa's values | By Jacy Gomez, a former congressional staffer for Sen. Chuck Grassley, via @CNNOpinion https://t.co/kN6IfYfjWU pic.twitter.com/jad9GKnC2g

— CNN (@CNN) October 31, 2018

On Monday, as companies such as Land O’ Lakes and Intel said they could no longer support King because of his history of racist remarks, the National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC and Black Hills Corporate PAC each wrote checks to the King campaign. https://t.co/gUozMUUu4x

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 1, 2018

Could Steve King finally lose? https://t.co/hGg03Mwqb4 pic.twitter.com/YU299AOkv1

— Slate (@Slate) November 1, 2018

Steve King's explanation for his racially charged comments is epically bad | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza https://t.co/OFBLdHNmZ5 pic.twitter.com/oAw54GCKHv

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 1, 2018

Land O'Lakes and Purina, the two companies that dumped Iowa Rep. Steve King this week over his incendiary comments, learned what a growing number of corporate interests are discovering in a hyper-partisan America: It doesn't always pay to play in politics https://t.co/UdhJGzN9FK

— CNN (@CNN) November 1, 2018

“Anti-Semitic and offensive:” Jewish watchdog group slams GOP Rep. Steve King https://t.co/YGShE8kf8b pic.twitter.com/BE2H3ZArR1

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 1, 2018

update 11/2/18:

In previously unreported tweets, Steve King promoted a website that advocates for the "geographical separation of the races," states that Jewish people are conspiring against Europe and the United States, and pushes Holocaust denialism. https://t.co/64dtbS3tPF

— Eric Hananoki (@ehananoki) November 1, 2018

"There have been times over the past few years when GOP reluctance to condemn even the most outrageous comments from their own had us wondering if there were party leaders willing to defend any norms. Stivers shows the way."https://t.co/cOy8nv6ZJO

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) November 1, 2018

Iowa Jews Always Knew About Steve King. They’re Glad You Noticed Too. https://t.co/pzbtKmk0yX via @ellievhall

— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) November 2, 2018

Steve King getting hit by last-minute, $115,000 ad campaign from "American Values PAC," a new group, formed this year, funded entirely by Boston hedge fund manager Seth Klarman — once the biggest GOP donor from New England, who made a high-profile conversion to Dems this cycle

— David Wright (@DavidWright_CNN) November 3, 2018

Is Steve King in trouble? Convergence of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and his own racially tinged remarks, threaten a re-election bid that once looked assured. https://t.co/hq5NxyIMmh

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) November 3, 2018

update 11/5/18

Rep. Steve King just now in Hampton, Iowa, talking about the courts, says after the election maybe “we’ll have a 7-2 court” and maybe we’ll get lucky and “Kagan and Sotomayor will elope to Cuba.”

— Adam Rubenstein (@RubensteinAdam) November 5, 2018

Steve King said today that he hopes Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor "will elope to Cuba." https://t.co/jm1ZQR8Qoa

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 6, 2018

update 11/6/18

If you're just tuning in, @SteveKingIA in #IA04 has barred Iowa's largest newspaper from his election night event. #iapolitics https://t.co/XoFXJAQrE6

— Barbara Rodriguez (@bcrodriguez) November 6, 2018

update 11/10/18:

"King claimed our reporter lied. He didn’t. He claimed we didn’t have a recording. We do. He insisted we refused to release the audio. Untrue." The audio makes clear King was quoted accurately. We stand by the story.https://t.co/80Ue6pRMnc

— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) November 11, 2018

update 11/11/18

The first thing that should happen under the Democratic House majority in January is a censure vote for this despicable white supremacist https://t.co/u1pERP6eor

— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) November 11, 2018