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To: Alabama State Bar Association

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is Too Racist to Be a Lawyer #DisbarSessions

Expel United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions from the Alabama Bar Association, revoking his license to practice law as punishment for unethical conduct.

Why is this important?

On October 18, 2017 U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, defending his stance against Sanctuary Cities, against protections for LGBTQ people, and towards criminalizing U.S. born and immigrant communities of color. His statements during this hearing are part of a history of unethical behavior, which should disqualify him from continuing as a member of the legal profession. In fact, the ACLU and over 2000 lawyers have filed bar complaints in Alabama stating just that.

But one thing that Jeff Sessions has never lied about is being a racist - his entire career is built on oppressing communities of color. As the nation's top attorney, he has more power than ever to flush lives down the drain. Under his lead the Department of Justice has:

(1) Stopped the investigation of police departments charged with racial discrimination and use of force, and instead encouraged use of army-level equipment and technology;

(2) Sought to criminalize organizing and community defense by targeting groups like Black Lives Matter;

(3) Increased funding for local police to push the War on Drugs, and instructing prosecutors to pursue the harshest penalty for drug offenses;

(4) Attacked municipalities that seek to assure protections and constitutional rights for all residents, including immigrants;

(5) Advocated for the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), taking away protections from deportation for hundreds of thousands of young people, work permits, and ability to travel;

(6) Increased incarceration rates by targeting people with simple drug-related convictions and immigration-related crimes like crossing the border (entry and re-entry);

(7) Has interpreted constitutional and human rights protections on gender as rights that do not apply for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals;

As Attorney General, he is not Trump's attorney, he is the attorney of all the people of the United States. His actions demonstrate that he is incapable of representing the country and all of its people. His active advocacy against our communities is the epitome of injustice and it renders him unfit to be a lawyer, much less the person at the head of defending the interest of the United States.

Join us in calling on the Alabama State Bar and the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility to investigate Jeff Sessions' misconduct.

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Updates

2017-10-18 14:34:39 -0400

100 signatures reached

2017-10-18 13:53:47 -0400

50 signatures reached

2017-10-18 13:39:19 -0400

25 signatures reached

2017-10-18 13:35:00 -0400

10 signatures reached