Posted on 07/08/2019 5:52:33 PM PDT by SMGFan
Pelosi announces plans for full House vote in dear colleague letter, also outlining legislative steps to protect migrants
The House will soon vote to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary William Ross in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas for documents explaining the administrations rationale for wanting to add a citizenship question to the census, Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote in a Dear Colleague letter on Monday.
The Oversight and Reform Committee last month approved a contempt resolution against Barr and Ross that included language to refer the matter to the U.S. attorney in Washington for possible criminal charges, as well as authorize the pursuit of a lawsuit.
The Justice and Commerce departments have provided the Oversight Committee with some documents on the citizenship question while withholding others over claims of executive privilege.
The House, in a floor vote the day before the Oversight contempt markup, already gave all committees the authority to file lawsuits to enforce their subpoenas.
That means a floor vote is not needed for Democrats to try to get a court order forcing Barr and Ross to hand over the outstanding documents they requested.
(Excerpt) Read more at rollcall.com ...
Darth, Darth, Darth...wrestling with pigs and all that.
Wrestling with those who live in a vacuum who can’t deal with reality. Denial is typical attitude many have when faced with a tough situation where the usual answers do not work anymore or are irrelevant because the conditions of the game have changed radically.
When the biggest choice one is usually faced with is: Lunch at Shoneys or Old Country Buffet?, the ability to possess critical thinking and reasoning skills is minimal at best.
Their intellect is limited or they refuse or ignore to look at all the facts.
Not a fascist oligarchy enforcement agency
I always thought they were supposed to introduce legislation, not harass and dictate to the Executive Branch to bow down and submit to their every whim
Don’t know about that man..... Slate is the source.
They describe the policies. I don’t agree with their analysis of them.
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