Not above the law: Holder first U.S. Attorney General to be voted in Contempt of Congress
Anne Sorock
Legal Insurrection
6/28/2012
This afternoon the full U.S. House of Representatives voted 255 to 67 to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt of Congress for failure to turn over specific documents. Eric Holder is now the first U.S. attorney general to be held in contempt of Congress in the history of the United States.
17 Democrats joined Republicans in voting for contempt. One member voted present, and 110 members did not vote.
The House votes on two separate items:
- 1: Whether to hold Holder in contempt and then refer him to the DOJ [passed 255 to 67; 17 Democrats voted yes]
- 2: Authorization to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to sue the DOJ in federal court [passed 258 to 95; 2 Republicans voted no]
The congressman representing the district of the family of murdered border agent Brian Terry, Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), indicated he would vote against contempt…
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BREAKING: HOUSE VOTES TO HOLD ERIC HOLDER IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS…
Yawn: House Democrats Begin Walkout On Holder Contempt Vote…
But racism, as we have learned, is relative, meaning if you’re a left-leaning racist, it’s probably morally justified. As in this:
Justice Thomas dissents, Left hurls vile racial slurs ‘house nigga,’ ‘Uncle Tom’
…He’s not “really black,” you see. Much like conservative women aren’t “real” women and are instead gender-traitors. To the Left, racists and sexists at heart, all people must be put into identity groups and then must all think alike. They can’t possibly think for themselves. Silly girls and minorities. Know your places!…
Read the whole disgusting, degrading thing.
Had enough yet, America?
Update: Clyburn: Contempt Vote ‘Evil’ Democrat Leader James Clyburn reacts to Congress holding AG Eric Holder in contempt
Update 2: House Votes Holder in Criminal Contempt of Congress 255-67 Videos and the vote tally.
Also, AG Eric Holder Says House Contempt Vote a Political Stunt Not Based in Fact (Video)
Update 4: Meet the Seventeen… Erm. “Not-Traitors”… to Eric Holder.
…Of the seventeen, two are retiring (one unwillingly), one is currently in the process of losing the Indiana Senate race, three (Kind, Peterson, & Walz) are currently rated as being in ‘safe’ districts… and the other eleven are pretty much scared out of their minds that they’re going to be tossed out on their ears in November. With good reason: every one of these people have been tainted by their willingness to enable House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s radical agenda, and the GOP will cheerfully replace them with actual conservatives – i.e., Republicans – in a heartbeat.
And the funny part? If the Democrats want to even pretend to be trying to get the House back, they’re going to have to support every single one of these candidates who is running for re-election. …
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