On Wednesday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (RINO-Alaska) voted with the radical Democrats in the U.S. Senate to push through an extreme Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General nominee Vanita Gupta, ending up with a vote of 51-49.
Despite her extremist left-wing statements, Murlowski voted for her. According to CNN, “Murkowski explained her support for Gupta on the Senate floor, saying she was troubled by some of Gupta’s statements but decided to back her confirmation following a lengthy conversation with the nominee.”
Conservative Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who voted against Gupta, roasted her during committee hearings, telling her, ““Ms. Gupta, as I look at your record, your record is one of an extreme partisan advocate. Your record is an ideologue. Now, there’s a role in our democratic and political process for ideologues, for people that are extreme, radical advocates. That role, I believe, is not being the number three lawyer at the Department of Justice in charge of the impartial and fair administration of justice. As I look at your record on every single issue, the positions you’ve advocated for are on the extreme Left and you’ve demonstrated an intolerance for and hostility to anyone that disagrees with the extreme Left political positions. On the issue of abortion – is there any restriction whatsoever on an abortion that you believe is permissible?“
Gupta refused to answer his question. He then asked her the following:
“You’ve demonstrated significant hostility to religious liberty. You have defended the Obama administration’s targeting and persecuting of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Not too long ago, religious liberty was a bipartisan commitment in Congress. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act was introduced by then-Representative Chuck Schumer. It passed the House unanimously. It passed the Senate 97-3 and was signed into law by President Clinton. Now, today’s Democratic Party has abandoned religious liberty. Indeed, the Equality Act, of which you are a vocal supporter that has now come out of the House of Representatives, is a radical piece of legislation that, among other things, explicitly repeals significant aspects of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to take away our religious liberties. You have been a vocal defender of the Equality Act. Do you agree with the provision stripping religious liberty protections from Americans?“
Gupta refused to answer.
Pro-Trump Republican Kelly Tshibaka, the head of Alaska’s Department of Administration, is challenging the RINO Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski for her seat. According to polling in the state, Murkowski is being destroyed by Tshibaka by double digits.