Posted on 06/21/2014 2:07:35 PM PDT by Hojczyk
It’s hard to hear about this week’s Environmental Protection Agency contempt case and not think about the controversies surrounding the IRS “loss” of Lois Lerner’s email–and hard drive–and crash of the relevant server.
According to an Associated Press report, a federal judge has held the EPA in contempt for destroying computer files sought after by a conservative group: Landmark Legal Foundation.
It’s taken more than 13 years.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth had ordered the EPA on Jan. 19, 2001, at the end of the Clinton administration, to preserve all documents relevant to a Freedom of Information Act request by Landmark regarding the federal agency’s contact with outside groups. That same day, EPA Administrator Carol Browner asked a technician to delete her computer files. Browner later testified that she was unaware of the court order and simply wanted to remove some games from her work computer.
According to AP, EPA officials later admitted wiping clean the computer files from Browner and other top staff despite Lamberth’s order.
In finding the EPA in contempt this week, Judge Lamberth ordered the agency to pay Landmark’s legal fees. That means that ultimately taxpayers foot the bill for the EPA’s misconduct.
In his order, Lamberth said the EPA had shown “contumacious conduct,” or obstinate resistance to authority.
Browner was not held in contempt.
Lessay when YOU got pulled over on the highway you received a citation, kay?
And in recompense you simply paid the money of OTHER people from whom you confiscated —think you’d slow down...?
Or, after you didn’t pay a cent, NO ONE went to jail —would the highways be safe...?
Yet, that’s exactly what they want us to believe, here.
How about they have to cut, say, HALF of their payroll..?
“Games on her work computer.”
Interesting. I have been at NASA since 2000. I’ve never seen a government computer with a game on it.
The alphabet agencies claim authority from Congress who created them in the first place. They are mismanaged. At all levels. Nobody checks on them, Congress just reacts to the most severely controversial actions. And even then, there are no real penalties other than a congressional lecture or three. Nobody goes to jail or forfeits retirement or pays a penalty, even for the most egregious behavior.
Congress created these agencies; Congress needs to fix them - starting with A and going all the way to Z. But how to do it? Assign each agency an independent IG? So even the highest managers realize someone really is looking and favoritism can't insulate them? But there's still no penalty. So what to do?
It’s some weird sh*t that we haven’t seen any stories in Barry’s state controlled “media” about the ATF “accidentally” destroying or losing any files or “recycling” hard disks. That’s really weird. I’ll bet they are the only agency whose files are under heavy guard both day and night. Just dare to try to push the “delete” button and you’ll ended up being shot.
One of my nightly mental exercises while trying to fall asleep is calculating the loss of 4 or 5 DC Departments on the US economy. So far, the damage would seem to be 80% local.
Drain the DC swamp/jungle. Defund the bureaucracy.
Thugs and gangsters are insulted that you compared them to the federal government.
IRS Emails Backed Up by Outside Email Archiving Company (SonaSoft)
http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/06/outside-email-archiving-company-backed-irs-emails/
VIDEO: SonaVault Email Archiving & eDiscovery Demo (SonaSoft)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjlF9UJblzY&feature=youtu.be
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