Posted on 04/04/2011 2:02:37 PM PDT by seanmerc
Congress tied the Obama administration's hands in trying the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and his accomplices, Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday, announcing that he was left without a choice and has referred the cases to the Defense Department for trial.
In stark language, Holder lambasted Congress for imposing restrictions blocking any detainees from being tried in the U.S., saying that the "unwise and unwarranted restrictions" undermine the U.S. in counter-intelligence and counter-terror efforts.
Expressing his disappointment in no uncertain terms, the attorney general said that as a native New Yorker, he knows as well as anyone the federal court's capacity to try the suspects. He added that he's intimately familiar with the cases, much moreso than congressional members -- or the public -- who opposed allowing the cases to be held in the United States.
"Do I know better than them? Yes. I respect their ability to disagree but they should respect that this is an executive branch function, a unique executive branch function," Holder said in a press conference.
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This creep is right up there with his boss...
Q: How do you know that Congress has finally done something, anything, right?
A: When it pisses off E. Holder.
What a dink.
Did Holder stamp his feet and hold his breath too?
So he’s saying Obama didn’t consider congress when he was making all of his rash campaign promises? Apparently, Dear Leader overlooked alot during his campaign...like reality.
Please, everyone!
Eric Holder is not a stupid, idiotic, socialist ninnyhammer!
He and our leader have IQs that are very close.
Arrogant ass. Just amazing. And he knows better about not trying voter intimidating thugs.
BTW Obama says he is going to raise a billion dollars..We know the people that voted him into office can't afford that so where is he getting the money..Does Soros ring a bell..
This guy Holder is a real dick.
Notice he is blaming Congress, which had a Dem majority when many of these “restrictions” were being voted on.
I guess he left that part out......
Are the Muslims his people now too???
I bet those Chinese Attorney Generals have it much easier.
It was the will of the people that tied the Obama administration’s hands. Most Americans voted for common sense policies which resulted in a huge conservative win. Still, Holder claims he “knows better.”
Does anyone believe you? Hell, no.
What most Americans KNOW that Holder is too stupid to grasp is that these terrorists are likely to get OFF at a civilian trial. Further, even if they do not get off, they will turn the trial into a media circus and use it to further inflame the Islamic world.
If he’d do his damn job for a change he wouldn’t have a problem with people breathing down his neck...
I actually wanted to hear what the family of the victims said but left the TV on when the bastard came on,both people that was on let everyone know they are very unhappy about the lairs Holder and Obama.. They both said that Obama just announced he was running for president and agreed that that is the reaons for Holder to have this press thing..
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