Woman Kicked Out Of Jeff Sessions Confirmation Hearing For Laughing At GOP Propaganda

A woman was removed from Jeff Sessions’ Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for literally laughing out loud at Senate Republican attempts to whitewash their colleague’s anti-civil rights record.

While Sen. Richard Shelby was heaping praise on his fellow Senator from Alabama, he said that Sessions has a record of treating everyone equally.

Picture of the Code Pink protester being removed for laughing:

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Journalists reported that the woman was removed for laughing too loud:

The nation is supposed to keep a straight face while Senate Republicans push a confirmation hearing for a man who has not been properly vetted, refused to comply with the law by completing his disclosure forms, and has an anti-civil rights record.

Sessions voted against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, voted for a constitution ban on same-sex marriage, voted against expanding hate crimes legislation to cover sexual orientation. Sessions once called a black attorney “boy,” and has described the Civil Rights Act as “intrusive.”
This is not the record of a man who believes in equal and fair treatment under the law. However, don’t you dare laugh at Republican propaganda during a confirmation hearing, or security will toss you out.

Reality has no home with the Republican majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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