Posted on 05/09/2012 6:42:49 PM PDT by nakutny
House Republicans on Wednesday presented an amendment to a Department of Justice spending bill that would prevent Justice from using taxpayer funds to lie to Congress.
The bill, which is likely to pass, was presented by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and supported by several other Republicans who are outraged over a February 2011 letter from the department that denied any involvement in a gun-walking program....
On Tuesday night, the House voted to strip $1 million in funding from Justice in response to the Fast and Furious scandal.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Isn’t there a law for that already?
How about over 200 accessory to murder charges? nThat was always the plan. It is murder 1!
A million dollar penalty for a Department? For breaking the law —a task for which they’re paid to ENFORCE..?
And it’s going to be “all better”...?
OMG that is ridiculous...!
Our TOP COP goes and kills US officers and 200 Mexicans, and THIS is the punishment..?
Just a million? De-fund the whole operation!
Make H0lder personally go into Mexico to retrieve the lost guns.
When you need to pass laws to force your justice dept. to respect the law.........
Floyd Brown and I are still looking for a family who has lost a loved one to the Mexican drug wars.
Please let me know if you have a contact that is willing to talk to us.
Trey Gowdy’s comments are priceless. He has been very persistent. I like him a lot.
When average people become convinced that the top folks can break the law with impunity, contempt for the law becomes COMMON —it spreads down to Joe’s walking down the street.
Pretty soon there’s CHAOS.
After Watergate a sitting President WENT AWAY —people went to JAIL, even when NO ONE DIED.
This is arguably the biggest scandal in US history —so far the top folks are either ignoring demands by Congress for evidence or simply sending witnesses away to the Middle East.
It’s rule by the Crips, apparently. This is a cynical and lawless Administration.
Iran Contra at least had the objective of FREEING AMERICANS —what did they aim at, here? The Constitution —the very document they swore to protect, so let the punishment fit the crime.
We need a law to make perjury before Congress illegal?
What makes you think this is meant to make things all better?
It is something.
Has anything else been done as a legislative punishment?
They are gearing up my dear, showing the direction they are headed.
HOLDER TO SUE SHERIFF JOE... DEVELOPING...
Trying to get the spotlight off himself?
Let's all sit back, with beer and popcorn in hand, and see what happens.......I'm guessing nothing.
FMCDH(BITS)
1 million dollars? what about jail time? is this a satire?
That’s exactly what I thought. This Congress wants to pass a law against lying? That is too funny. Demand that he resign and if not start impeachment proceedings against Obama. Throw them out of office and put them in jail. No need for any more resolutions or laws. Sheesh.
It’s a way to slap a fine, to attack their budget of lawyers in this case...
$! million? This (if passed) will probably result in the DOJ having to cut out those $14 muffins they are so fond of. 1 million! That’s not even petty cash.
Government takes money out of my pocket at the point of a gun. Government gives that money to the Justice Department. Government then says to Justice Department give me Flint's money back. That will teach you a lesson!
I am making a great effort here to see how I win in this transaction.
Government takes money out of my pocket at the point of a gun. Government gives that money to the Justice Department. Government then says to Justice Department give me Flint's money back. That will teach you a lesson!
I am making a great effort here to see how I win in this transaction.
Trey Gowdy’s comments are priceless. He has been very persistent. I like him a lot.
*agreed! he’s been very impressive..hoping Romney team is taking notes on this guy :)
Actually, the biggest scandal in US history is "Obama" having been installed in office at all, so as to allow withHolder to be appointed as AG and this "operation" to go down in the first place. Along with Solyndra, Lightsquared, "Obamacare," Libya and on and on and on.
Constitution? These villains don't need no steenkin' Constitution.
We already have such a law, we just need people with some guts to enforce them. Hell of a note when we have to pass a law requiring the Dept of Justice to enforce the law.
This is not the biggest scandal in US history. That honor lies with Obama being elected to and “winning” the office of POTUS. This is, however, is the second biggest scandal in US history.
As ridiculous as that may sound the Obama/Holder Justice Department has made it necessary.
Exactly. When the top law office in the land has to be told to stop defrauding the American people.. WE ARE SOOOOOO SCREWED, AMERICA.
One meeeeellion dollars!
Isn’t there a law for that already?
I honestly believe tha the current administration should find Mussolini’s fate comforting considering all of the evil that they have actively pursued.
One day our Lord will judge these cretins. I wish them luck.
So I guess they are putting the Justice Department on Double Secret Probation? Washington has truly become Animal House.
Uh . . . we need a law to defund DOJ’s lying to Congress??
Why, that’ll put the fear of God into them, i tell you!
BINGO!...But the real scandal will be the MSM participation...How do u fix that??????????
ONE YEAR AGO TOMORROW...
“Obama on Tuesday stood at the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since winning the White House and declared it more secure than ever.”
—LOL to keep from COL.
Yeah, pathetic, ain’t it?
Defunding a million dollars is a joke. Chump change.
Not really. This is like impounding the getaway car but leaving the bank robber alone.
“the very document they swore to protect, so let the punishment fit the crime.”
Well stated!
If true justice were to be meted out, I would rather the Mexican government have the privelege — let us hand the guilty over to them, as a gesture of justice and respect for their sovereignty.
I’m sure the Mexican government would show mercy on them for their direct role in the deaths of their countrymen.
Though I’m sure the U.S officials went into Fast and Furious with the best of intentions....
It would come as no surprise if the Anointed One told Holder “Hang in there brother and keep stalling, just wait until I get re-anointed and then you will be home free” you want to bet!
It would come as no surprise if the Anointed One told Holder “Hang in there brother and keep stalling, just wait until I get re-anointed and then you will be home free” you want to bet!
Senator and Mrs. Blutarski....
Go figure. It was real.
the House voted to strip $1 million in funding from Justice... By damn, that’ll stop the muffins at the staff meetings.
If Eric "My People" Holder doesn't already have a signed pardon (in triplicate no doubt, and stored in separate "undisclosed locations") I'll eat my hat. Well, I don't wear hats normally, but you get the idea.
The "just wait until I get re-annointed and then you will be home free" he reserves for Medvedev.
Comments withheld, don’t want to get banned or a visit.
Why stop with Witholder? Why not make it illegal for the _resident to lie to the American people?
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