Democrats Poised to Join Holder Contempt Vote as Boehner Presses Ahead

Newsmax ^ | Tuesday, 26 Jun 2012 05:04 PM | (With AFP)

[Olog-hai]

House Speaker John Boehner is pressing ahead with a vote this week on whether to hold the government's top attorney in contempt of Congress, a move the White House warned Tuesday is a confrontational political ploy.

But Democrats may be signing up. On Tuesday, the chief Democratic House head counter, Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, declined to tell reporters how many defections he expected, but acknowledged that some in his party would consider heeding the NRA’s call for a “yes” vote.

Attorney General Eric Holder faces a historic censure by the House should a contempt resolution be brought to the floor for a full vote Thursday in what Democrats say is an extraordinarily abbreviated time frame.

The censure focuses on the handling of a botched plan for US agents to track guns smuggled into Mexico, and specifically over the Justice Department's withholding of documents related to the operation's aftermath.

A Republican member of that committee, Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona, tells Newsmax that the full House of Representatives will definitely pass the orders of contempt and calls the Justice Department’s actions regarding Fast and Furious “egregious.” …

Launched in Arizona by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Fast and Furious was a sting designed to track weapons bought by Mexican drugs cartels.

The agents had abandoned the bureau's usual practice of intercepting the weapons, opting instead to allow guns to be smuggled so they could track who they went to.

But a large number of arms went missing, and two were later found at the 2010 murder scene of a US Border Patrol agent. …

[RJL]

Does anyone know what a contempt vote means besides some political ammunition?

A report I heard stated that:

Yes, Holder could be arrested and jailed - Very unlikely.

Holder could be criminally charged with the prosecution being done by someone in the DOJ who works for Holder - Very unlikely.

Holder would most likely be charged in civil court where he could be ordered to hand over the documents. How long Holder could drag that out, I have no idea.

[ScottinVA]

“I have the right to remain silent.. anything I say will.. Dammit, keep quiet while I`m talking to me!”

[ScottinVA]

“Then what?”

He then has to write on a chalkboard, “I will not provide Mexican drug cartels with high-powered weapons” until his hands drop off.

But I like the waterboarding idea better.

[verga]

Then what? Take him to basement and waterboard him? From your lips to God's ear.

[DainBramage]

The most troubling fact of all is that guns arent usually found at the scene of a murder. Why would the drug cartels kill someone then throw down a gun....unless one of the killers was intentionally leaving guns from the US at each crime scene in order to show the violence was committed not with just any gun but using guns from this country.

Im betting the evidence will show that Holder and company had insiders planting these "thrown downs" to further the restrictions of second amendment rights here in America.

To summarize...who needs to track guns with tracking devices when you have someone planting them right where you want them?

[newnhdad]

he should be extradited to Mexico to answer for his crimes there because it appears they have a pretty good case against him too.

[hattend]

Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, declined to tell reporters how many defections he expected,

"DEFECTIONS"

Always party before country...

[hattend]

Rita Lavelle (Republican),
EPA official April 26, 1983
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Indicted for lying to Congress; convicted; sentenced to 6 months in prison, 5 years probation thereafter, and a fine of $10,000

List here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress

[DaveA37]

Once the vote is cast against Holder, then go after Odumbo as well. He is also in contempt by claiming executive privlage when is it not authorized.