Posted on 03/20/2015 1:15:54 PM PDT by marktwain
It is much harder to take some one's pension after they have retired. I suspect that B. Todd Jones has decided to leave the agency because his fingerprints are all over emails and other digital trails leading to the attempted, and likely illegal ban on M855 and SS109 ammunition. From thehill.com:
The director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is stepping down following controversy surrounding the agency’s proposal to ban certain types of ammunition.As I wrote a week ago:
The ATF announced Friday that Director B. Todd Jones is resigning at the end of the month “to pursue other opportunities in the private sector."
With the discovery of the change in the BATF manual online, that eliminated the exception for M855 and SS109 ammunition before they made the announcement, the ATF management understood that it was hanging way out in the wind, with very little protection or support. The digital trail might well show that they approved of the ban before there was any public comment or due process.Very likely, B. Todd has seen the potential danger, and is getting out while the getting is still viable. I suspect that a Judicial Watch freedom of information act is in the works.
Then there is the little matter of Hillery’s emails. The heightened interest in emails and accountability for them must be giving the BATF management grave concern. They face the real possibility that a congressional committee would actually follow the digital and email trail of who approved of the modifications to the manual. Backing down reduces that possibility enormously.
They have seen that President Obama is willing to kick almost anyone under the bus if it is convenient for him. Consider what the BATF says in its "publishing error" "correction". Here is the BATF "publishing error" facebook statement:
Please be advised that ATF has not rescinded any armor piercing ammunition exemption, and the fact they are not listed in the 2014 online edition of the regulations was an error which has no legal impact on the validity of the exemptions. The existing exemptions for armor piercing ammunition, which apply to 5.56 mm (.223) SS 109 and M855 projectiles (identified by a green coating on the projectile tip), and the U.S .30-06 M2AP projectile (identified by a black coating on the projectile tip), remain in effect.Notice the important phrase: "an error which has no legal impact" . It is the BATFE's way to say: We did not do anything wrong; we did not really mean it; and anyway, we have corrected our error, so there is no reason to look further. It is implied that no one actually vetted the "error" or approved of it. If that is indeed the case, it should be easy to show.
Only question now is what freedom-hating bureaucrat they plan on replacing him with?
He took the big fat pension, and ran. Smart move.
Are there any white people involved in running the country?
I’m sure Obama has a gun hater already picked out to replace him.
Bingo. My first thought is he wasn’t extreme enough for Obama and Holder. There has been surprisingly little action on gun control. Congress won’t touch it, the courts have ruled against Obama’s wishes, and the states are liberalizing their gun laws. This must have Obama furious for someone not doing his executive bidding. The scary thing is who will replace him. Holder?
And what does his stepping down actually SOLVE about the underlying issues with the ATF?
It won’t reduce the chances of this happening again... so what is the point in the scapegoat? It doesn’t seem like it has anything to do with placating the public.
HA! As if anybody in the Federal government is ever held to account for their actions.
It does not *solve* anything for the public, but it might *solve* a lot for B. Todd Jones.
It might prevent a congressional investigation. It might be a way of not doing criminal acts ordered from above.
It has the potential to solve problems for B. Todd Jones or the Obama administration.
Any black females to take his place? Susan Rice, maybe? She’s a PROVEN liar America-hater.
“...The ATF announced Friday that Director B. Todd Jones is resigning at the end of the month “to pursue other opportunities in the private sector.”...”
Translation: Former Director B. Todd Jones is to become a token director at one of His Arrogance’s crony capitalist criminal enterprises and collect his graft, deferred bribes, and extortion under the guise of an unconsciously inflated salary. Undisclosed sources have attributed a multi-million dollar advance to Jones for a book that he is to write that will sell 3 or 4 copies and end up on the sale table at Wal-Mart.
Annuder AAA, PP example gone !
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Any black females to take his place?
Kamala Harris
Would having White Stalinists in charge make you feel better ?
The advantages of White Stalinists is that playing the race card is much harder.
No doubt there would be disadvantages as well.
Yes. I would be allowed to criticize them without being called a racist!
That won’t stop them. Remember Bubba as “The First Black President” ?
Obama can basically get away with murder. Politicians are afraid to criticize him.
Too many Republicans are cowards and spineless, period. The race card is just another excuse. Remember “mean spirited”, the “racist” mantra of the ‘90s ? If it’s not one thing, it’s something else.
Clearing a position for Lynch if she is not appointed AG
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