JUDGE SIGNALS SHE’LL FORCE HOLDER TO HAND OVER FAST & FURIOUS DOCUMENTS

Breitbart ^ | May 15, 2014 | by KEN KLUKOWSKI

[CivilWarBrewing]

She thinks she has more power than Congress?

[SoConPubbie]

Berman harshly criticized both sides, saying, “Reading the briefs were somewhat distressing.” But the Obama-appointed judge was especially critical of the U.S. House for its filings, saying the “[Government Oversight] Committee’s briefs are exactly what I was assured they would not be.” According to her, they were “accusatory” and “seemed more directed at the press than to me.”

Who cares whether or not they are "Accusatory"?

What does that have to do with anything that is constitutional?

[Little Ray]

More spine and more balls, perhaps?

[Fungi]

Rex “Holder” Lex.

[Cboldt]

This is the judicial variety of good cop / bad cop. The appellate court will reverse, IF the trial judge hands down the wrong ruling. Courts tend to protect executive privilege and state secret. The fact the government is lying is completely irrelevant. Notice in this case, the actual events are irrelevant. The legal issue is only on privilege.

[Cen-Tejas]

.........uh, true, I’m just an ordinary ole Joe, but I can tell you that I know from 3 days in jail that violating a judges order can have SWIFT consequences. For yours and other Freepers convenience, please note below the asterisk line what Senator Grassley had to say.

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.....I still contend that the House of Representatives needs to exercise their right to find Eric Holder guilty of ‘inherent contempt.’ By so doing, they would bypass the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C. They would have the right to issue punishment commensurate to the charges which would include sending him to jail. The last time the House used the inherent contempt charge was in 1934 in which they sent William P. MacCracken Jr. to jail for 10 days. The actions were upheld by a federal judge who deemed it was within the powers of the House under an inherent contempt charge.

Under an inherent contempt charge, they could set Holder’s butt down in a jail cell for a couple of months until he finally complies with the congressional subpoenas or until his boss is voted out of office and Holder is replaced with someone who will actually uphold the laws of the land. I bet you there’s a whole lot of Americans who would love to see Holder in jail until he’s unemployed.

Read more at http://godfatherpolitics.com/6857/will-obamas-fast-and-furious-executive-privilege-be-overturned-by-federal-judge/#JSygEl1rVRxYQ9Ij.99

[logic101.net]

Congress—and the public—could learn the truth

So? Does anyone actually think that this administration will even acknowledge this ruling? The have ignored every other ruling or law they didn’t like.

[43north]

Well, I can dream can’t I?

[DAC21]

Jackson, Amy Berman

Born 1954 in Baltimore, MD

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Gladys Kessler. Confirmed by the Senate on March 17, 2011, and received commission on March 18, 2011

So otherwise, calls will be made and this goes nowhere.

[TigersEye]

Two murdered Federal agents (ICE Agent Jaime Zapata) and over 300 Mexican citizens.

[Eagles6]

Sad as it is to say, nothing will happen, the GOPe will pout and that pretty much sums it up.

[TigersEye]

Yes.

[Cboldt]

Yes, of course! And there is something to be said for keeping a positive attitude, too. Not that I follow that advice ;-)

The article paints a picture that is different from the headline.

[null and void]

I foresee a fatal accident in Judge Amy’s future.

[null and void]

[Osage Orange]

Wasn't it Clinton that fired all states attorney generals...when he became POTUS?

Was/is that common practice among all newly elected POTUS's?

Frankly I do not know.

Can anyone clarify?

[Cicero]

No, it was not common practice. And, yes, Clinton did fire all the district attorneys general around the country. That was unprecedented. And when W came into office, he left all Clinton’s appointees in place, which greatly weakened what he could do.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

‘twould be nice if this investigation were to “pop” two weeks before the 2014 election. No doubt there is more bubbling under...

[morphing libertarian]

I think Clinton fired all of the US Attorneys. Bush fired a few and then he was excoriated in the press, which had given Clinton a pass. IIRC

[Cboldt]

It was too common practice. Use the Nominations Search Tool at the US Library of Congress to compare ...

• US Attorneys Confirmed by the Senate Under President Clinton
  • 103rd Congress: 87
  • 104th Congress: 4
  • 105th Congress: 18
  • 106th Congress: 14
• US Attorneys Confirmed by the Senate Under President Bush
  • 107th Congress: 84
  • 108th Congress: 14
  • 109th Congress: 26
  • 110th Congress: 13