Posted on 06/29/2012 10:20:30 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike
In the midst of a fiery floor debate over contempt proceedings for Attorney General Eric Holder, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) quietly dropped a bombshell letter into the Congressional Record. The May 24 letter to Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member on the panel, quotes from and describes in detail a secret wiretap application that has become a point of debate in the GOPs Fast and Furious gun-walking probe. The wiretap applications are under court seal, and releasing such information to the public would ordinarily be illegal. But Issa appears to be protected by the Speech or Debate Clause in the Constitution, which offers immunity for Congressional speech, especially on a chambers floor.
(Excerpt) Read more at rollcall.com ...
There will be far more outrage over Issa's tactic than the deaths associated with F&F, Holder's Contempt citation, or Obama's use of ExPr. Expect the talking point aimed at Issa to be something along the lines of "an unprecedented national security breach" for this tactic.
I think we're beyond the point where that tactic can be used effectively.
That's better. Still figuring out this damn tablet!
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