Attorney General hailed by conservative crowd
Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli was awarded the Defender of the Constitution award Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington D.C.
Presenting the award, David Keene, President of the National Rifle Associate said Cuccinelli is a champion of conservative values and his view that he is “healthily suspicious of government in all circumstances” embodies the movement to cheers from the large conservative crowd.
“The first duty I am obliged to pursue is the defense of the U.S. and Virginia Constitution,” Cuccinelli said. He said many politicians just said the oath so they could take office forgetting what the words actually meant and ignoring their duties and obligations.
Cuccinelli expounded on federalism and gave his suit against the Obama’s health care act known as ObamaCare and told the story of how on the same day and the same street that Patrick Henry gave his famous “Liberty or Death” speech.
“That suit is not about health care, “said Cuccinelli, “It is about liberty.”
The attorney general also outlined his law suit against the EPA which he nicknames the Employment Prevention Agency and took a shot at EPA administrator Lisa Jackson asking the audience to inhale and exhale in a jibe against carbon dioxide leading to global warming.
State attorneys general become the last line of defense, said Cuccinelli against an overreaching federal government that continually ignores states’ rights and the Constitution.
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