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Issa threatens contempt charge against Holder if Justice.....( Fast and Furious subpoenas)
FOX ^ | 01/31/12 | William Lajeunesse

Posted on 01/31/2012 2:07:52 PM PST by Doogle

The head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is threatening to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress if he fails to comply with congressional subpoenas for documents.

Holder has until Feb. 9 to comply.

In a four-page letter to Holder, Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., claims the Department of Justice has "misrepresented facts and misled Congress," which began its investigation of Operation Fast and Furious one year ago.

Issa claims Holder's "actions lead us to conclude that the department is actively engaged in a cover-up" because it refuses to comply with previous subpoenas.

"If the department continues to obstruct the congressional inquiry by not providing documents and information, this committee will have no alternative but to move forward with proceedings to hold you in contempt of Congress," Issa warned in the letter.

Issa claims the the Justice Department has stonewalled the congressional investigation of the gun-running scandal that sent some 2,000 weapons to the Mexican cartels with the assistance of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: atf; banglist; dea; dhs; doj; fastandfurious; fbi; gunrunner; gunwalker; holder; obama
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Holder plays it out knowing Odumbo will pardon him.
1 posted on 01/31/2012 2:08:02 PM PST by Doogle
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2 posted on 01/31/2012 2:09:24 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Doogle
All these petty little grievances Issa has will be sorted out after Ubama declares martial law.
3 posted on 01/31/2012 2:10:45 PM PST by Joe the Pimpernel (Too many lawmakers, too many laws, too many lawyers.)
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To: Doogle
It would be rather embarrassing though, for an incumbent president to campaign in an election year while his attorney general was sitting in jail for contempt.
4 posted on 01/31/2012 2:11:53 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Doogle

Obama will pull something and the media will not call him on it. He may promote Holder to VP, tell Biden to take a long hike on a short pier, then he won’t be subject to House investigation because he will be president of the senate.


5 posted on 01/31/2012 2:19:22 PM PST by westmichman ( God said: "They cry 'peace! peace!' but there is no peace. Jeremiah 6:14)
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6 posted on 01/31/2012 2:20:43 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Joe the Pimpernel

Dastardly. Occupiers turning violent in order to give Obama reason to declare martial law.


7 posted on 01/31/2012 2:23:08 PM PST by freemarketsfreeminds
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To: Doogle

Its about time Issa started playing hardball. Glad to hear it.


8 posted on 01/31/2012 2:24:03 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Joe the Pimpernel
One little pesky problem with martial law is someone must enforce it. Who would that be? Local Police? County Sheriff? National Guard? Military? I don't think so. The capability to enforce martial law does not exist in a country with a second amendment to the constitution and 250 million plus armed citizens.
9 posted on 01/31/2012 2:32:13 PM PST by mosaicwolf (Strength and Honor)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Rats had to release their version of what happened before the truth came out. The MSM needed talking points before the uglies hit the net.
10 posted on 01/31/2012 2:33:52 PM PST by Doogle (((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: mosaicwolf
One little pesky problem with martial law is someone must enforce it. Who would that be? Local Police? County Sheriff? National Guard? Military? I don't think so. The capability to enforce martial law does not exist in a country with a second amendment to the constitution and 250 million plus armed citizens.

I agree with you, one hundred percent. I know people think it's smart to predict that the apocalypse is about to descend on us, but it's going to take some time before it comes to that juncture.

11 posted on 01/31/2012 2:36:26 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: westmichman
Obama will pull something and the media will not call him on it. He may promote Holder to VP, tell Biden to take a long hike on a short pier, then he won’t be subject to House investigation because he will be president of the senate.
Amendment 25 - Presidential Disability and Succession. Ratified 2/10/1967.
  1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

  2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
I'm sure a Republican-majority House is going to rubber stamp that! </sarcasm>

12 posted on 01/31/2012 2:44:12 PM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion (DRAFT PALIN)
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To: MestaMachine

F & F Ping


13 posted on 01/31/2012 2:54:14 PM PST by simplesimon (" God doesn't call the qualifed , He qualifes the CALLED! ".. FReeper TomasUSMC...)
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Yes. holder is contemptible. What else is new?


14 posted on 01/31/2012 2:55:06 PM PST by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: mosaicwolf

I know that. YOU know that. But I am not convinced that Obama does.


15 posted on 01/31/2012 3:05:58 PM PST by Ronin (Now 15 kilograms down since August last year. Hell yeah I'm bragging!)
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To: mosaicwolf

Point worth noting IMO.


16 posted on 01/31/2012 3:08:50 PM PST by Ron H. (We are witnessing the beginning of the end!!)
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To: Doogle

“Holder has until Feb. 9 to comply.”

Why give him more time? Make Holder comply by this Thursday!


17 posted on 01/31/2012 3:15:36 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Doogle

Contempt of Congress - this simply needs to be done and on the record.


18 posted on 01/31/2012 3:25:57 PM PST by unique1
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To: mosaicwolf

“One little pesky problem with martial law is someone must enforce it. Who would that be?”

You don’t know the answer to that question? Let me inform you. Martial law will be enforced by:

1. The fat welfare momma brigade, if the jaws of life can pull their pudgy hands from the one-pounder chip bags.

2. The ghetto sharpshooters who hold their glocks sideways.

3. The 20 IQ black pampers who will descend from Farrakhan’s mothership in fairy godmother gossamer wings, sprinkling crackers dust on all the honkies.


19 posted on 01/31/2012 3:27:00 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: Red_Devil 232

Super Bowl weekend


20 posted on 01/31/2012 3:27:44 PM PST by Doogle (((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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