Posted on 01/01/2011 10:52:06 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
As House Republicans weigh how to spend their time after taking power of the oversight committees in January, Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday urged the committee overseeing his department to "focus on things that are not going to be politically attractive but will be of substance."
Before November's mid-term elections, Republicans on Capitol Hill promised to investigate allegations by two attorneys -- one currently with the Justice Department -- that the department's Civil Rights Division is "hostile" toward "race-neutral enforcement" of voting rights laws. But the Justice Department has repeatedly denied such allegations, and congressional hearings on the matter are not a sure thing, with the House Judiciary Committee yet to place such a hearing on its calendar, according to one committee staffer.
"I am committed to fair and reasonable oversight of the Justice Department and to ensuring openness and transparency of our federal law enforcement agencies," incoming committee chairman Lamar Smith, R-Tex., said in a statement.
But, Smith said, the allegations against the Justice Department are "troubling," and, "We need to make sure that our laws are being equally enforced."
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Why don’t you just state your thoughts w/o beating around the bush (not Bush!)? May it happen just as you described! :)))
Is this a rhetorical question?
Holder doesn’t want to go to jail for the crimes he committed for Obama.
Is anyone surprised? I agree, I’m ready for some accountability. Jail for treasonists (is that a word?)
First it was his attempts in prosecuting CIA and other intelligence officials for defending this country per the law. That FOOLISHNESS crashed and burned.
He has treated non-citizen murderous enemies of the United States: AKA terrorists; as if they have the same rights as Americans.
He is working against our interests, in a government function - isn’t this ... treason?
what has gone around is coming around
Yes, for a very, very long time...
I’d give my opinion, but these Thugs will come after Us in Our Homes! This is the kinda stuff that happens in Venezuela, Cuba, Libya, and Haiti!!
“Traitors”?
You have the "wight" to "wemain silent"...
Enjoy, Eric.
AMEN!! to the Infinite Power!
Those two Ugly Thugs at that Philly Polling Place were Ready to KILL!! But Holder obviously agrees with their Agenda and NOT that of Law and Order nor Our CONSTITUTION!
Oh yeah...
This corrupt-to-the-core scumbag Holder should be treated by the Republicans exactly the way Alberto Gonzales was treated by the Democrats.
If Holder appears before a congressional committee I expect him to invoke George Steven’s defense:”I deny these allegations and I resents the alligator”
Lamar Smith of TX 21 will be chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which is Justice’s oversight in the House. Has joined the Tea Party Caucus. A gentleman but a perpetual thorn in the wrong side of any legal issue. Been there a long time but will finally be in charge (he was outranked by others in past years of GOP control). I for one am very much anticipating it. Watch and enjoy!
LOL (no really, I did!) Thanks for the flashback.
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