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Contempt Vote Neutralized by DOJ
Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 30 June 2012 | John Semmens

Posted on 06/30/2012 3:10:16 PM PDT by John Semmens

The Obama Administration’s Department of Justice informed House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) that it would not honor any request for enforcement of it’s finding that Attorney General Eric Holder is in contempt of Congress for his refusal to hand over copies of DOJ correspondence.

“The President’s declaration of Executive Privilege has already ruled that Congress is not entitled to these documents,” Deputy Attorney General James Cole asserted. “This preemptively exonerates Attorney General Holder and vetoes any action Mr. Boehner might contemplate taking in his effort to obtain this information.”

Cole called Congress’ efforts to secure DOJ correspondence on Operation Fast and Furious “a clear violation of the Constitution’s protection against self-incrimination. Under the Fifth Amendment no one may be compelled to testify against himself. Just because the President has acted to shield the Attorney General from having to invoke his right against self-incrimination doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist.”

In related news, Attorney General Holder told a federal court that Texas GovernorRickPerry’s claim of executive privilege in a case concerning voter ID is invalid. “Why would he object to sharing his correspondence unless he has something to hide?” Holder asked. Holder speculated that “the something to hide is the racist intent of the Texas law requiring voters to show proof of identity before being allowed to vote. It is an established fact that a disproportionate number of undocumented persons are of Mexican descent. If Texas is permitted to proceed with its voter ID plan it will have a discriminatory impact on these people.”

if you missed any of this week's other semi-news posts you can find them at...

http://azconservative.org/2012/06/30/president-says-obamacare-decision-a-victory-for-freedom/


TOPICS: Government; Politics; Travel
KEYWORDS: ericholder; guns; johnboehner; justice; mexicans; ohio; satire

1 posted on 06/30/2012 3:10:29 PM PDT by John Semmens
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To: John Semmens

Cut some funding big time.


2 posted on 06/30/2012 3:14:27 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: John Semmens

You can’t expect people who launch a scheme that requires mass murders to prosecute themselves. Obviously Obama’s mob doesn’t care about the law, and why should they? If leftists cared about the law, right or wrong, morals, the integrity of our system, they wouldn’t be leftists. If they weren’t leftists, none of this would have happened in the first place.


3 posted on 06/30/2012 3:18:31 PM PDT by pallis
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To: John Semmens
Love it ~ but remember, just because the House no longer has a portable cell in the Capitol building, they can still tie his hands behind his back, lace his shoelaces together, and keep him overnight with only a light guard in the Well of the House.

Then a quick trial and execution and it's Obama's move next!

4 posted on 06/30/2012 3:23:10 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: John Semmens
Under the Fifth Amendment no one may be compelled to testify against himself. Just because the President has acted to shield the Attorney General from having to invoke his right against self-incrimination doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist.”

lol...sadly, I could totally see some DOJ clown using that as a defense.

5 posted on 06/30/2012 3:26:59 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: John Semmens

On a roll John. Another good one.


6 posted on 06/30/2012 3:30:40 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: John Semmens

When is someone going to flush the turd in the punch bowl that currently occupies the oral office?


7 posted on 06/30/2012 3:33:02 PM PDT by jrg
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[snickers]

Good one, John.


8 posted on 06/30/2012 3:37:58 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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To: John Semmens

The Department of Justice traces its beginning to the First Congress meeting in New York in 1789, at which time the Congress devoted itself to creating the infrastructure for operating the Federal Government. After meeting for several months the legislators passed a bill known as the Judiciary Act that provided for the organization and administration of the judicial branch of the new government, and included in that Act was a provision for appointment of a “…meet person learned in the law, to act as attorney-general for the United States…”

it seems to me the DOJ works for congress


9 posted on 06/30/2012 3:42:07 PM PDT by jrd (DO AWAY WITH THE EPA)
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10 posted on 06/30/2012 3:47:49 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (Resurrect the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)...before there is no America!)
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To: jrg

“When is someone going to flush the turd in the punch bowl that currently occupies the oral office?”

The entire septic tank known as D.C. needs to be drained, but people get the government they deserve.

America, as a people, have let the Judeo-Christian ethics we were founded upon slip away from our culture.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer said that failure to speak out against evil is evil itself.

Our public reeducation system is a giant Marxist moron mill, and the media makes the Nazis look like amateurs.

Consequently, the soap box and ballot boxes have become near useless in righting this nation.


11 posted on 06/30/2012 4:56:55 PM PDT by MikeSteelBe (Austrian Hitler was, as the Halfrican Hitler does.)
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They don’t need to use the DOJ to do it. It just further cements they are all involved in F&F.


12 posted on 06/30/2012 5:59:44 PM PDT by sigzero
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
Cut some funding big time.

I second that.

13 posted on 06/30/2012 6:21:11 PM PDT by Standing Wolf
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Defund DOJ.

Defund IRS.

Defund ATF.

Defund FBI.

Defund all US attorneys.

If Obama can ignore laws he doesn’t need, then law enforcement agencies don’t need to be funded.


14 posted on 06/30/2012 10:35:57 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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Congress doesn’t need DOJ to do anything, they can try and jail Holder all by themselves.


15 posted on 06/30/2012 10:36:59 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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