Seems to me that the big news is Issa saying she has
already been referred for criminal prosecution, now the
ball in in Holders court, what will he do???
Actually, a criminal referal on Lerner was sent to the Injustice Department around the 9th of April. Of course, Holder has done nothing, afterall his sworn duty is to preserve, protect and defend obama’s reputation against all enemies, particularly Tea Party enemies.
The ball has been in Holder’s court for months. I know that the default opinion here at FR is “why hasn’t Issa (or Boehner, or Camp) thrown Lerner and Holder in jail” but we have a little problem there, and it is called the Consitution of the United States and the separation of powers. Yes, yes, yes, (and again yes) I know that there is an implied constitutional power of congress to arrest and hold recalcitrant witnesses. The problem there is that it is not an enumerated power of congress, and it rests on rather murky ground (as I see it) in case law. That, coupled with the ability of the dem propaganda machine (CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, etc.) to scream and blare distortion and lies made it impossible to gain by incarcerating Lerner or Holder. At the very time that the criminal referal was sent, Elijah Cummings was huffing and puffing about McCarthyism. In my opinion, incarcerating Lerner at that time would have backfired big time.
We may be getting to a sweet spot. Koskinen wants to amend his sworn testimony (likely further incriminating Lerner) and then the two court actions this week are likely to fall in the direction we want them to fall. If this does not get eclipsed by a Marrieta showdown, or the emergency evacuation of the embassy in Baghdad, or both, we might see a special counsel appointment real soon. In any event, the True the Vote suit will continue, so regardless of what happens in congress, this one will not completely die.