[PA Engineer]

It is revealing how high the abstention count was.

[lonevoice]

The immediate impact of the House’s action – beyond any political repercussions – is almost nil. What’s likely next to happen, according Republican congressional sources, is that the lead House committee in the matter, chaired by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., will file civil suit in federal court, seeking a declaratory judgment that Holder is in contempt and an injunction ordering him to comply in turning over the documents. But that action could take years to be sorted out through any appeals process. The House also has the option of referring the matter to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia for prosecution of Holder in federal court, but Republicans know the department would probably refuse to charge its own leader.

It's a symbolic gesture, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.

[762X51]

Big damned deal. What will happen to him because of this? They could have voted him in double, secret, super duper contempt and the world keeps turning and Holder just thumbs his nose and says “Kiss my contemptible ass, bitches. I got to go make sure Arizona ain’t violating the rights of my brown brothers. Later crackers.”

[doc]

Black congressional members walk out on vote. I see they have come a long way in their thinking since MLK!

[alarm rider]

And of course, nothing will happen to him. He won’t be arrested, he will continue in office.

[pollywog]

.......so now what happens?

[M Kehoe]

Hey! National Review! When you (and the state controlled media), write about something like this; "The vote fell almost entirely along party lines, with just 17 Democratic defections and two Republican ones," you say, "the vote was bipartisan," if it was the democRATS/socialists/liberals that had won.

Do I detect a bias here, or you just needed more words to fill a column inch? Nah.

The Republic is in trouble folks. Our future is uncertain. We may be entering the twilight.

5.56mm

[OneWingedShark]

House Finds Holder in Contempt: 17 Democrats and 2 Republicans break with their parties

So... 19 people voted to find Holder in contempt? *drumline*

If the Republicans as a party were serious about F&F they'd be focusing on things like: 1) it's a violation of treaty w/ Mexico, 2) it was an unauthorized act of war, 3) it was state sponsored terrorism, 4) it was arming cartels, and therefore aiding enemies of the several states, and therefore treason.

I have no respect anymore for the Republican Party: individuals, yes; the association, no.