Jeff Sessions doesn’t need to run for Senate
Published 9 hours ago on October 29, 2019
By CQ Livingston ï‚™
It’s time to retire from public life, Jeff Sessions. You’ve done your duty. You’ve done many good things. And while you didn’t accomplish what you set out to accomplish as Attorney General, your previous service to the country and to Alabama were excellent. It’s time to move along, whether that means retirement or something in the private sector. Alabama is going to elect a conservative to your old seat. In fact, you running would only muddy the waters and increase the chances that Democrat Doug Jones will retain his seat.
I’m writing all of this in response to reports that the former Attorney General is considering running for his old Senate seat. My colleague wrote an article about it two weeks ago, but until now I didn’t think it was likely the 72-year-old Sessions really wanted to dive back in. Reports from multiple sources indicate he’s testing the waters, which is a very bad sign. We have five strong conservative candidates already in the mix. They have plenty of battling to do with each other. Having Sessions enter now isn’t going to improve the situation.
Now, it’s time to be honest. I’ve had a grudge against Sessions ever since he came out as full-blown civil asset forfeiture confiscation supporter. He loves the idea of taking property from people without due process and for essentially whatever reason the government sees fit. None of his potential opponents, should he choose to run, feel the same way. It may not be a huge issue to most, but it differentiates Sessions from other conservatives in a very bad way. Why would Alabama or America want a conservative with such an authoritarian view against property rights when we have plenty of candidates to choose from who won’t steal what doesn’t belong to them?
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