Rule of Law

So just one day after President Obama reminded us that the Constitution was set forth by our Founding Fathers to protect the rights of man and the rule of Law we have United States Senators who are holding up the confirmation of the next Attorney General of the United States because they want him to promise not to prosecute people who might have committed a crime? Is this really what they believe is in the best interests of their states and the country? Trying to lobby the next head of the Justice Department to NOT follow the law?