Climate Fraud? Rep. Warns NOAA of Hiding Subpoenaed Data

The New American ^ | November 5, 2015 | William F. Jasper

[detective]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is under investigation for suspicion of fudging its data to support global warming alarmism — again.

NOAA is refusing to hand over data, including e-mail communications, subpoenaed by a congressional committee that is tasked with overseeing the multi-billion dollar agency. In July, Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas; shown), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, asked NOAA to provide his committee with the data. On October 13, because the agency had not been fully forthcoming, the committee issued a subpoena to NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan. On November 4, Chairman Smith warned Sullivan that continued stonewalling could subject her to criminal prosecution. “To date, you have neither produced all documents responsive to the subpoena, nor invoked a valid legal privilege to justify withholding them,” Rep. Smith wrote in a letter.

[Captain7seas]

“NOAA has learned from the IRS. Nothing will happen to them”

Exactly! They already know that they got away with a fraudulent Red Snapper stock assessment that was used to force the TOTAL closure of this important fishery some 6 years ago. Testimony was provided to a Congressional Fishery Sub-Committee Hearing on how they used bogus data and fraudulent data. To date: this fishery is STILL closed.

[Zuse]

Congressional gang-banger gangs, the:

Idle Threats
Stern Lectures
Firm Rebukes
Red Lines
Raised Eyebrows
Angry Letters
Full Responsibilities
Continual Warnings

[I am Richard Brandon]

How will Exxon defend itself in the New York case if it is denied access to what amounts to data to support its defence. An all out court case would probably be the best way of getting rid of the AGW crowd for once and for all.

[familyop]

Lamar Smith’s attack against the NOAA shows that he is a misogynist in the War on Women and wants to destroy women’s jobs.

[Little irony and sarcasm there for ya.]

[eyeamok]

Good, then hold a hearing and bring them in to testify and find them in CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS AND IMPRISON THEM IN YOUR OWN DAMNED JAIL, DO YOUR JOB::

ANd for those of you that might question this Inherent Right CONGRESS Possesses to IMPRISON YOU, here is what the Communist Party has to say:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2007/04/house_arrest.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/opinion/04tue4.html?_r=0

Congress has ALL the power in washington, the executive and judicial branch operate according to the whims of CONGRESS!

Congress can Remove the President
Congress can remove the head of every executive agency Congress can remove ALL of their employees
Congress can Abolish every agency they so choose
Congress can remove EVERY JUDGE IN AMERICA, including every supreme court justice.
Congress can abolish every federal court except the supreme Court
Congress can decide which cases the Judicial Branch can hear and decide
CONGRESS can Imprison ANYONE they want for any reason they so desire for as long as they wish.
Congress can declare WAR

No other governing body has even 10% of the power CONGRESS has!!

CONGRESS IS ALLOWING ALL OF IT!!!

Congress has the authority to arrest and imprison those found in Contempt. The power extends throughout the United States and is an inherent power (does not depend upon legislated act)

If found in Contempt the person can be arrested under a warrant of the Speaker of the House of Representatives or President of the Senate, by the respective Sergeant at Arms.

Statutory criminal contempt is an alternative to inherent contempt.

Under the inherent contempt power Congress may imprison a person for a specific period of time or an indefinite period of time, except a person imprisoned by the House of Representatives may not be imprisoned beyond adjournment of a session of Congress.

Imprisonment may be coercive or punitive.

Some references

[1] Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution, Volume 2, § 842 http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/print_documents/a1_5s21.html

[2] Anderson v. Dunn - 19 U.S. 204 - “And, as to the distance to which the process might reach, it is very clear that there exists no reason for confining its operation to the limits of the District of Columbia; after passing those limits, we know no bounds that can be prescribed to its range but those of the United States.” http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/19/204/case.html

[3] Jurney v. MacCracken, 294 U.S. 125 http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/294/125/case.html 73rd Cong., 78 Cong. Rec. 2410 (1934) https://archive.org/details/congressionalrec78aunit

[4] McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 - Under a warrant issued by the President of the Senate the Deputy to the Senate Sergeant at Arms arrested at Cincinnati, Ohio, Mally S. Daugherty, who had been twice subpoenaed by the Senate and twice failed to appear. http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/273/135/case.html

[5] Rules of the House of Representatives, Rule IV Duties of the Sergeant at Arms - [] execute the commands of the House, and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to him by the Speaker. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/HMAN-105/pdf/HMAN-105-pg348.pdf

[6] An analysis of Congressional inquiry, subpoena, and enforcement http://www.constitutionproject.org/documents/when-congress-comes-calling-a-primer-on-the-principles-practices-and-pragmatics-of-legislative-inquiry/

[Covenantor]

Fact is that Lois Lerner and Hillary could have shredded documents while being questioned at the hearings without worry.