Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) gave an honest personal reflection of the choices facing voters in the upcoming Presidential election this November. Speaking to some 200 guests at the annual Rutherford County Republican Party Reagan Day Dinner at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro this past Sunday (5/22/2016) night, the Senator drew a stark contrast between the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, and likely Democrat nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton. Last year's Reagan Day dinner's keynote speaker was LA Governor Bobby Jindal.
Senator Sessions listed a number of issues at stake in the years ahead; the Second Amendment, a strong military, trade, border control and Supreme Court appointments to name a few. He said Hillary Rodham Clinton "is the most anti Second Amendment presidential candidate ever," warning that if she gets to appoint Supreme Court Justices there will no longer be an individual right to have a gun, and cities, counties and states could become "no gun zones."
The Alabama Senator also pointed out that Trump's list of potential Supreme Court nominees, released last week, was a "really fine list of accomplished people," suggesting a President Trump would appoint judges protecting the Second Amendment and conservative principles, following in the footsteps of Justice Scalia.
Senator Sessions who was one of the first elected officials in Washington to endorse the New York businessman Donald Trump, and who has served as his foreign policy adviser as well, said that initially he indeed was alone in supporting Trump. But he added that he believed Trump had some good conservative ideas and principles. And with his unorthodox campaigning he was able to reach the people with his message.
"Protecting the border, isn't that a conservative principle? Yes, it is," the Senator said. He added that a trade policy that protects and benefits America was another issue, and said that we need a president and an administration who will stand up and protect America's interests, just like all the other countries are there to protect theirs.
"I think that Trump may, among other things, put an end to the current political correctness that daily threatens our freedom of speech and religion," the Senator told the crowd, which appeared to be pleased at the prospect.
While Senator Sessions made clear his support for Donald Trump, he also spoke about the voter's frustration with Washington in general. He identified with people combating regulations and the overreach of government agencies, whether it be the EPA or Common Core curriculum in public schools, which both Trump and Senator Sessions believe should be left to local control in the states.
