The reason may not be apparent, but deep down, the thought of the first black female attorney general must make some Republicans quiver in their skin. It has already been 154 days and according to Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, there is still no plans to confirm Lynch as the Attorney General of the United States.
McConnell and Senate Republicans explain that the reason for the hold up is Democrats. They want Democrats to vote on an abortion clause in a human trafficking bill. Not sure what the connection is between the Attorney General of the United States and an abortion clause, but, Republicans love talking about abortions. So that is the reason Loretta Lynch has waited longer for the attorney general confirmation than any other attorney general in recent history!
President Obama’s nomination of Loretta Lynch to become the country’s first African-American woman attorney general is a historic pick. Her confirmation, however, is now taking on new historical relevance as her wait for a confirmation vote by the full Senate drags into its sixth month.
The period between the Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote to confirm and the full Senate vote — which in Lynch’s case has not been scheduled — has lasted longer for her than for any attorney general nominee in recent history. By the time the Senate returns from Easter recess on Monday, it’ll have been longer than the eight previous nominees for the job — combined.
Lynch, currently the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, cleared the committee February 26 by a vote of 12-8, with Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Jeff Flake of Arizona joining Democrats in sending the nomination to the full Senate.
Obama nominated Lynch to replace Attorney General Eric Holder on November 8, after Holder had announced plans to leave the post weeks earlier.
