I’m guessing that if there’s anything that could lure members of Congress to return to Washington from their home districts this week, it’s the prospect of voting on the contempt citation that will be before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on June 20. Check out this excited, no-holds-barred statement from committee member Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-N.Y.):
“Attorney General Eric Holder is in Contempt of Congress and I will vote ‘Aye’ without reservation during next week’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee meeting.
“Throughout Congress’s investigation into Operation Fast and Furious, he has been callous toward deceased Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s family, inaccurate in the information he has provided to Congress, and he has not taken responsibility for his role while dodging difficult questions. Mr. Holder’s continued deflection of accountability and denial of any previous knowledge of Operation Fast and Furious is shameful.
“I applaud Chairman Issa for his continued efforts to ensure the appropriate official(s) are held accountable for the irresponsible tactics used in Operation Fast and Furious, which resulted in the death of Agent Terry and hundreds of Mexicans.
“I have asked the Attorney General before and I ask him again, how bad does a situation have to be, how many people have to be killed before he believes he should be held accountable? If 5 border patrol agents had been killed would Mr. Holder take responsibility? 10? 20? How many?
“These types of questions are not beneath a Member of Congress. One life lost is too many. One life lost deserves justice. Brian Terry’s family deserves answers. It is time that Eric Holder answers for the injustices that he has overseen because whether he is a liar or incompetent he has utterly failed in his responsibilities as Attorney General.”
Here’s Issa on Fox today after his announcement:
Thank you PJ Media for the update on this critical issue. Unfortunately, I have yet to learn from any news source, either from you, Fox News or the Lame-Stream Media,just what “Contempt of Congress” actually entails. What, if any, are the penalties imposed on our so-called Attorney General should Congress approve a Contempt of Congress citation?
What role will the Senate play in such a vote? Can Harry Reid simply ignore the House, should it approve the finding, and refuse to allow a vote to come up?
In other words, is a citation of contempt a “paper tiger” or dose it really have teeth that will at long last bring justice to Brian Terry and his long-suffering family.
And finally, can Harry Reid do what he has done for the past three and a half years and simply ignore the will of the people’s representatives with a pocket veto?
Can somebody answer what I would think are some pretty basic questions?
From MSNBC no less http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19693051/ns/politics/t/what-contempt-congress/
Any “other” AG would have been gone long ago. By “other” I mean White or Hispanic. Holder’s skin color is the only reason he is still there. Talk about bias…
Could not the entire Department of Justice be held in contempt of Congress, and more importantly, in conrempt of the American People?
Who does Holder report to? Oh, yes. Justice is an Executive Department.
If anyone knows:
It seems (more lately than previously) that questioners of Holder – including Issa himself, who is leading this important inquiry – are being severely limited in their questioning time.
Issa speaks of only getting five minutes to ask his questions. Other questioners are obviously racing to get questions answered while Holder tries to fill time with puff responses that do not address the questions asked.
Why is this? Is someone using this tactic to kill the investigation?
i’m not a lawyer (thank g_d) or a political expert; but, i’m pretty sure the a.g. in this admin. answers directly to the devil himself, or to his wife, if the kool krackhead kenyan is busy.
I’m surprised this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PNhYk9NuNc&list=UUBSOtJmfdV3QSQNE8a1f9MQ&index=10&feature=plcp
…hasn’t seen more discussion. In it, “Deputy Attorney General David Ogden announced the Obama Administration’s new and aggressive ‘comprehensive plan’ [Operation Gunrunner] on March, 24, 2009.”
Seems like a slam-dunk, dunnit? =0[.]o=