article_snippet.sent: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted CruzCruz first said that ‘if the attorney general and the president disagree with federal drug law the attorney general and the president should come to Congress’ because Republicans and Democrats can come together on the issue of drug reforms.
article_snippet.sent: But it is lawless for his attorney general simply with a stroke of a pen to say we will not enforce these federal laws we disagree with.'
article_snippet.sent: his attorney general was referring at that time to Eric Holder's Justice Department's decision to look the other way when it comes to minor drug offenses across the country.
article_snippet.sent: During himself gaggle with reporters on Saturday after himself speech at the First in the Nation conference in Nashua, New Hampshire, Cruz levied the attack on President Barack Obama's lawlessness, then, a minute or two later, in response to another question, said himself would not vote in favor of the president's attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch when the president's attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch name comes up for consideration in the U.S. Senate.
article_snippet.sent: The reason for himself 'no' vote, himself said, is the support for the president’s lawlessness that the president's attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch demonstrated at the president's attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch confirmation hearing.
article_snippet.sent: The role of the attorney general himself said, is 'to remain faithful to the rule of law and the Constitution and the American people’.
article_snippet.sent: Lawyers for the Justice Department have argued in court that the president was within the president legal right to act on immigration.
article_snippet.sent: Asked for the same thing by Hugh Hewitt's, Rubio said '
article_snippet.sent: Rubio, who is also a lawyer by trade, said Rubio's a believer in states' rights, 'but Rubio, who is also a lawyer by trade don’t have a right to write federal policy as well.'
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