Posted on 05/09/2014 4:30:52 PM PDT by Kaslin
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner this afternoon saying she would not be sending any Democrats to sit on the Benghazi select committee because it "isn't fair," or something. More from the Washington Examiner:
Democrats say they are concerned it will not allow their party to participate fairly in the investigation, which will involve subpoenas and viewing of classified materials related to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
According to a Democratic leadership aide, Pelosi rejects a rule that will not prevent chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., from issuing unilateral subpoenas without consulting with Democrats. The rules would also allow Republicans to prevent Democrats from interviewing witnesses.
Democrats say they do not want a repeat of the investigation conducted by the House Oversight panel, headed by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., which they believed was highly politicized: “Regrettably, the proposal does not prevent the unacceptable and repeated abuses committed by Chairman Issa in any meaningful way, and we find it fundamentally unfair.”
When should we call the waaambulance? Like I wrote yesterday, get ready for more temper tantrums from Democrats on this issue. This is only the beginning. The good news is Republicans are moving forward without her, as they should.
This is the Rubicon. The Dems just presented the chance for true justice to win out. If the GOP plays hardball now, we ‘could’ see America be that place again soon. Because it will take down the Dems entirely and leave their powerbase in shambles.
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1. The House Democrats won't participate in the Committee's investigation.
2. The White House and State Department won't cooperate with the Committee's efforts and will refuse to respond to their subpoenas.
The resultant dispute will involve the courts, naturally. But the 1st Circuit is a mixed bag and not necessarily reliable in what amounts to an open and shut case of Executive Department lawlessness.
So, how should Gowdy and the Republican House respond to the situation...???
Yes, this is a very, very good thing.
Won't have to worry about the Dim grandstanding, disruption and LEAKS of strategy and evidence.
It will be alot more fun to see Dims surprised by some blockbuster revelation in Testimony they didn't know was coming.
How cool.
Of course this is also a strong signal the Hut will not release anything. No email. No docs.
No testimony.
GOP needs a whistleblower.
That is OK. Liars are not welcome a this hearing.
I propose that we rename the Democratic congress critters the “Chain Gang.”
At least it will get them used to the sound of it for future purposes . . .
Nazi Pelosi set up a Select Committee in 2007 with 9 Drats and 6 Rs. You remember that Nazi?
By sending the Sgt at arms out to round up and jail non compliers as is the lay/constitutional authority.
ALL OF THEM.
Does need to drag on until the new senators are sworn in
Ok Nancy. Now sit down and shut the hell up already.
Good. Now the Republicans should focus on the task at hand and get to the truth. There won’t be any diversions and speeches to distract by the disloyal opposition.
If anyone brings up the sequester for the lack of security, find out where the missing $6B of State Department money went while you’re at it.
GOP needs to set up a youtube/Facebook channel and speak on it constantly about EVERY refusal to cooperate. In depth. Bypass the media.
Works when Palin uses it.
All representatives of both parties are up for reelection, not just certain ones
The Democrats were all fired up over the 9-11 commission so they could but Bush and Cheney on the stand. Now they don’t want a Benghazi investigation at all. Typical.
If my memory is correct, the Select Committee will consist of nine Republicans and seven Democrats. And, seven Democrats voted for the creation of the Select Committee. The solution here is for the Speaker to ask those seven to serve on the Select Committee.
Hello,
Truer words have never been spoken. I got hit with “how is your position FAIR???” earlier this week in a legal situation where I am the victim...I was not going to accept that! I replied how is it FAIR that _______ happened and this _______ happened? Back at cha with FAIR!
MOgirl
TREASON - continuous, IN-YOUR-FACE, agenda-driven, agency-abetted, REPRESENTATIVE-ENABLED, media-complicit, ongoing...
Yep, they will bitch, whine and scream that the R’s were not fair. I imagine they getting their whines ready. as we speak. I can just hear the spins already.
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