Eric Holder
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moreluck
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(CNN) - Voting on strictly partisan lines, a House committee recommended Wednesday that Attorney General Eric Holder be cited for contempt of Congress for failing to turn over documents relating to the botched Fast and Furious weapons sting operation.
The measure now goes to the full House for consideration, expected next week, of what would be an unprecedented event – Congress holding a sitting attorney general in contempt.
The measure now goes to the full House for consideration, expected next week, of what would be an unprecedented event – Congress holding a sitting attorney general in contempt.
texan
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Will the Senate have to vote? What now?
I am so far removed from this as far as knowledge of the mechanics of it.
texan
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Ok I went to the Pro Current Government web site to see what they said. hmmmmmm interesting.
Contempt: Now what? - First Read
Contempt: Now what? - First Read
This case was NEVER about getting to the truth, and its always been to make it political theatre just before the elections. The outcome which was ALWAYS predetermined was to get the contempt citation as there was really nothing in the case to find out. For months, hearing after hearing and 80 thousand pages later and ISSA has NOTHING to show for the hearings but a partisan vote for contempt.
It will be a real test to see if they can get a majority in the house as many republicans have said they dont believe this is the right thing to do.
Political theatre is all ISSA has to show for his efforts.
EVEN if the house does vote for contempt, nothing will happen. The system is too complicated for any prosecutions.
Like I said earlier, case closed. ISSA's hearings to nowhere will get off the air now.
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moreluck
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Just learning about it as it goes along. I did read that both Obama as a senator and Harry Reid described Bush as King George when he used executive prvilege.
I suppose if we say "King Obama"... that would be racist. According to Janean Garafalo on Joy Behar's new program on Current TV.....to criticize Bush is acceptable, but to criticize Obama is racist. She's a nut like Maher,
I suppose if we say "King Obama"... that would be racist. According to Janean Garafalo on Joy Behar's new program on Current TV.....to criticize Bush is acceptable, but to criticize Obama is racist. She's a nut like Maher,
LOVE IT!!
moreluck
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Late Friday huh? The Dem's favorite time for releasing (dumping) documents.........so the timing was right.
House Republicans release final Holder contempt resolution - The Hill's Floor Action
House Republicans release final Holder contempt resolution - The Hill's Floor Action
moreluck
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The Democratic Party’s resistance to holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress is crumbling.
Utah Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson said Tuesday he plans to vote in favor of holding Holder in contempt over his refusal to comply with a subpoena into the Operation Fast and Furious scandal.
“It just compounds the tragedy when both sides play politics instead of releasing the facts. The Terry family, the public and Congress deserve answers,” Matheson said in remarks first reported by the Salt Lake Tribune in his home state. “
Sadly, it seems that it will take holding the attorney general in contempt to communicate that evasiveness is unacceptable.”
(Daily Caller)
Utah Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson said Tuesday he plans to vote in favor of holding Holder in contempt over his refusal to comply with a subpoena into the Operation Fast and Furious scandal.
“It just compounds the tragedy when both sides play politics instead of releasing the facts. The Terry family, the public and Congress deserve answers,” Matheson said in remarks first reported by the Salt Lake Tribune in his home state. “
Sadly, it seems that it will take holding the attorney general in contempt to communicate that evasiveness is unacceptable.”
(Daily Caller)
moreluck
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Catatonic
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I think they were going to sit in the back of the bus since the Republicans are not there anymore.
moreluck
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What happens now that Holder is held in contempt ??
They will threaten to take away his birthday, no desert for a week, and they will think ill of him for 3-4 hours; then they will be called racists and will drop everything, apologize and promote him to Executive Secret Senior Attorney General.
What happens is that Revs Al and Jesse will call out the mob and demand that anyone in Congress who voted to hold Holder in contempt be impeached and flayed alive for being racist.
All we know for sure is that the MSM will report it as being a very big problem for the GOP.
My vote is to have him waterboarded until he gives up the documents.
Not a darn thing. O’bie will grant him some sort of immunity from everything including malaria and shingles. Sick and sad. Can they hold uncle o’bie in contempt? Probably not. Everything’s “sealed”.
He will be put on Triple-Double Secret Probation for a month..................
I believe that the Just-Us Dept would investigate.
And you know what that means.
Folks, Holder is a lying crook.
His boss is a lying crook.
Reid is a senile ugly lying crook.
Pelosi is a bitchy ignorant ugly lying crook.
Does anyone even imagine that anything will come of this?
All we know for sure is that the MSM will report it as being a very big problem for the GOP. Yes... and that the GOP has jeopardized its standing with blacks.
The black Obama vote will go from 98% to 99%.
Nothing will happen.
Congress will find Holder in contempt and go on vacation next week.
They will not return to DC until October just before the elections and they will focus on matters that “take precedence at this time”
The same thing as happened to Charles Rangel when he was officially censured and hoo haa’ed by Congress.
The same thing that happened to Ted Kennedy for Chappaquiddick.
NOTHING
Democrats claim ‘RACIST WITCH HUNT’ and garner more white guilt sympathy votes for Obama in November?
If Eric Holder is held in Contempt of Congress, the issue goes the US Attorney for DC for prosecution.
Unfortunately, his boss is, well, Eric Holder.
In the unlikely event Holder is convicted of contempt of Congress the punishment is up to $1000 fine and up to 12 months in prison.
Eric Holder will be shunned by all honest lawyers, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny and will be feted by Democrats, Progressives, Socialists, and Communists.
Nothing. Obama. the Democrats, and the media will protect him.
Holder will return to his lucrative career defending Islamist terrorists.
moreluck
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And this is why they file TWO resolutions.....civil contempt and criminal contempt
Try and contain your shock and amazement.
Try and contain your shock and amazement.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has declared that Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to withhold information about a bungled gun-tracking operation from Congress does not constitute a crime and he won’t be prosecuted for contempt of Congress.
In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, the department says that it will not bring the congressional contempt citation against Holder to a federal grand jury and that it will take no other action to prosecute the attorney general.
Deputy Attorney General James Cole says the decision is in line with long-standing Justice Department practice across administrations of both political parties.
In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, the department says that it will not bring the congressional contempt citation against Holder to a federal grand jury and that it will take no other action to prosecute the attorney general.
Deputy Attorney General James Cole says the decision is in line with long-standing Justice Department practice across administrations of both political parties.
