ssa did not choose to hold Lerner in contempt of Congress on the floor of the hearing....
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Why? I hope someone who knows more than I do about this sort of thing will explain Issa’s failure to do so.
My understanding
(from the Washington Examiner - http://washingtonexaminer.com/examiner-editorial-lois-lerner-stays-silent-to-protect-someone-outside-the-irs/article/2545145#.UxiFCqGbMOc.twitter)
is that if cited for Contempt of Congress, it would be up to Eric Holder whether or not to prosecute.
A lot of people here are asking for an independent investigator. Well guess who would select that person? Yes, Eric Holder.
Issa needs to cite her for Contempt of Congress, just to show that Holder won’t prosecute. Then there might be a SCOTUS case.
But calling for an independent investigation is just a trap to let the left investigate itself.
We are almost to the point that every avenue of jusice has been exhausted.