Might as well get this reposted.
How about this? How about we stop the “nothing’s gonna happen” meme that dominates this board? I am sure it makes some feel smart and smug. But, that steady stream of demoralizing comments, thread after thread, day after day, is actually aiding and abetting.
Someone correct me and defend the strategy of constantly declaring defeat in the midst of the battle.
If Issa and the House would actually do something in their power to get the information, those calls would reduce. Saying they’ve had hearings and spend 100s of hours on it is like the IRS defending their inaction with “we’ve provided over 100,000 pages of documents.”
As it sits, Issa and the House have some powers they have not utilized. Jail for inherent contempt and defunding are two. But they’re not even talking about them. Why not? They need to be DOING them or explaining to us why they’re not using them.
I would be more on board with the “refrain from defeatism” meme if it seemed to me like they were trying. It seems to me like they’re trying about like the IRS is trying to provide emails.
Perhaps a good antidote would be to post situations or scenarios where “something has happened”... That will cheer everyone up!