Elizabeth Warren’s week has been full of fury. The situation accelerated when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell silenced her while she was reading a very relevant letter, which was written by Coretta Scott King in 1986 about Jeff Sessions. The Alabama senator was inevitably confirmed as attorney general, but nonetheless, Warren still managed to somewhat win with the “nevertheless, she persisted” meme that drew attention to her cause.
Warren received support from Bernie Sanders and other Democrats. Yet Sessions overcame fierce opposition from the left over his questionable record on civil rights. After the vote, Warren fired off a series of progressively fiery tweets beginning with a few that expressed disappointment in the Senate for confirming Sessions.
I’m deeply disappointed that the Senate voted to confirm Jeff Sessions as Attorney General tonight.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
Deeply disappointed that the Senate confirmed an AG whose record does not show he will faithfully & fairly enforce the law.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
However, she does remind the Senate that her silencing resulted in millions of voters becoming aware of the battle. And she’s no longer obligated to refrain from criticizing other senators due to Rule 19.
Thanks to you, everyone now knows the concerns that Coretta Scott King had about Jeff Sessions. Concerns that millions of people still have.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
There’s no Rule 19 to silence me from talking about Jeff Sessions anymore. So let me say loudly & clearly: This is just the beginning.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
Pretty soon, she began to make her point. Warren vowed not to tolerate any instance of Sessions allowing Donald Trump to violate the U.S. Constitution, and soon enough, sh*t gets real with a warning that Democrats won’t stay silent, and “we WILL persist.”
If Jeff Sessions turns a blind eye while @realDonaldTrump violates the Constitution or breaks the law, he'll hear from all of us.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
If Jeff Sessions makes even the tiniest attempt to bring his racism, sexism & bigotry into @TheJusticeDept, he'll hear from all of us.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
And you better believe every Senator who voted to put Jeff Sessions’s radical hatred into @TheJusticeDept will hear from all of us, too.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
Consider this MY warning: We won’t be silent. We will speak out. And we WILL persist.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) February 9, 2017
She sounds like she means business, right? The ACLU has also promised to sue Sessions, should he violate the Constitution, in a similar warning.