Posted on 12/08/2016 11:57:44 AM PST by Baynative
This vote was on whether or not IRS Commissioner John Koskinen's impeachment should be blocked. Conservatives have made the case that Koskinen was involved in covering up and hampering Congress' investigation into the IRS targeting of conservative groups and conservative speech. Koskinen has been accused of repeatedly lying under oath and refusing to cooperate with congressional investigators.
In June 2014, he told Congress that since the start of this investigation into former Director Lois Lerner, every email had been preserved. Yet, just three months earlier, IRS officials magnetically erased 422 backup tapes containing as many as 24,000 of Lois Lerner’s emails. House conservatives brought articles of impeachment to the floor accusing Koskinen of violating the public trust of his office. Instead of affirming the articles of impeachment and sending them to the Senate to be tried, the motion was blocked.
For years, Congress has abdicated its oversight powers and the accountability tool of impeachment against abusive executive officials. Koskinen was a perfect candidate for impeachment and this would have been an opportune moment to strengthen congressional power and deter future executive officials from malfeasance and to hold corrupt government officials accountable. A vote in support of this motion was a vote to block impeachment. - See more at: https://www.conservativereview.com/votes/h6081142016#sthash.0FpGjwlC.dpuf
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That makes sense, of course, but it’s a crime against decency he was never kicked to the curb.
No He has a 5 year term!!
With regard to Hillary - agree 100%
The putz at the IRS...not worth the time of day.
The guys in the Freedom Caucus all stay solid and vote for US every time.
“The guys in the Freedom Caucus all stay solid and vote for US every time.”
Things like that have been said of politicians before, and every one of those politicians has stabbed us in the back.
Thank you.
Well, there’s always next session...He should be impeached and removed. He deserves it.
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