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Eric Holder To Be Held In Contempt Of Congress?
While normally we stay away from outright political commentary especially of the kind that has no direct relation to finance or the economy, the fact is that if the US had a functioning, uncompromised, uncorrupt, and effective Justice Department, much of what we see every day on Wall Street would be vastly different since if crime did indeed have punishment, then a vast portion of the questionable behavior that is exhibited by financiers would have been eliminated long ago. Which is why we find the news just released from The Hill that "Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has circulated a draft copy of a resolution that would hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress" particularly relevant. For it is none other than Holder's complete lack of involvement and intervention to outright daily crimes conducted in the financial world that is as much a reason for the deplorable economic state of this country and the world, as are all those other factor extensively discussed in books and documentaries each and every day.
From The Hill:
The 44-page measure was sent to members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday in an attempt to shore up support for what would be the toughest action taken by Issa as chairman of the powerful panel.
Issa has been investigating the botched gun tracking operation Fast and Furious for more than a year and has repeatedly expressed his frustration at the Department of Justice’s lack of cooperation.
Issa has issued two subpoenas to obtain documents from DOJ, and is arguing that the agency’s glacial pace in returning the requested information provides cause for holding Holder in contempt of Congress.
“The Justice Department’s failure to respond appropriately to the allegations of whistleblowers and to cooperate with Congressional oversight has crossed the line of appropriate conduct for a government agency,” reads a 17-page memo attached to the draft copy of the resolution on contempt circulated to members.
“Congress now faces a moment of decision between exerting its full authority to compel an agency refusing to cooperate with congressional oversight or accepting a dangerous expansion of Executive Branch authority and unilateral action allowing agencies to set their own terms for cooperating with congressional oversight.”
While we acknowledge that Issa has his own set of dirty laundry to go along, and likely influenced this proposal, we would to add: "about time" - because the corruption in America starts at the very top, in this case with the very man who is supposed to be isolated from the corruption prevalent everywhere else. We applaud the move (if consummated), as it will eliminate one of the people who has repeatedly made a mockery of not only the democratic process, but of the very institution of Justice he is supposed to be overseeing.
The only question is: who is this saint who would replace Holder, that would be immune to Wall Street's "lobbying efforts" to leave the world's richest alone, in their pursuit of redistributing ever more wealth...
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Eric Holder ... IMO, probably the worst AG in the history of this country.
Just doing his job.
What took them so long, I've held that cunty douchebag in contempt for over a decade now.
If you look behind every major Federal atrocity in the last 20 years, you'll find Eric Holder somewhere in the picture.
Yep, Oklahoma city bombing is one that comes to mind...look it up.
...and Waco.
In a perfect world, there would be special lamposts for corrupt law enforcement officials.
The police state will continue to tighten. They know , we know , who needs hanging.
Bill Hicks on Waco:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVMGc0n_aVU
Oh, and remember the guns in the face of that little Ellian Gonzalez?
Or, Waco?
Or, Ruby Ridge?
Or swindler Marc Rich.
"probably the worst AG in the history of this country"
No worse than Reno... both criminal shills.
Still this post had to make you happy, right? :)
uncork the pitcforks...
Reminds me when George H.W. Bush held almost every position in the federal government and every major incident of note had Bush 1.0 in the picture.
Yes Holder just doing his job....announcing blacks will not be prosecuted, and Wall St corporations now get free get out of scrutiny card.
Holder is the biggest reason why Ron Paul should be president. A President Paul probably wouldn't be able to stop the coming train wreck or abolish the Fed or many of the things we might hope BUT he would get rid of that piece of scum at the head of the DOJ.
Ron Paul won't save anyone
Save yourself, individualism built America, not collectivism or representation (neither works, period)
Stop Paying Your Taxes ...don't feed the fuckers
They can print their food. You have to poison the well; exchange fiat for gold and silver.
Freedom without personal responsibility is what got us here. We can't have a stable free and open society without both.
The only way the average dope on the street will be responsible is under real fear of God. Unless we place ourselves UNDER something higher than the avarice that Mankind has to offer, we are officially finished.
probably?
Eric Holder ... IMO, probably the worst AG in the history of this country."
STFU HOBO! You jest a coward that don't be talkin' about race, and sheet! Mudder fucker, you best be hopin' I don' catch you ousside you gated cummunity! Th3en we see
About time, what took so fucking long?
Word. It's a toss up whether Holder's response or Issa's investigation is more "glacial."
Yes, Issa could move a little faster. But I'm sure investigating someone like Holder is like walking through a minefield. That evil fucker Holder knows where all the bodies are buried, and I'm sure he knows how to put that information to good effect.
Must,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,get,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,through,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,elections,,,,,,,,,,,
Right, after the elections I will have more flexability.
I will also not investigate any voter fraud in the process.
oh and take a look at this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKAiOXlvUjQ
Sounds like Judicial is about to get their budget cut.
....because they're racists.
Prosecute the fucking fraud already.
Inaction Jackson about to warm up his kung-foo grip.
Seriously though, if Holder just shows he's the man by getting a side arm then he...oh wait, all his guns are in Mexico. nevermind.
Bobby Kennedy?
He's treated Congress with contempt for three years ... why can't they return the compliment?
Held in contempt? How about "held in the dungeon"?
Don't worry. No matter what may come of it, Obama will pardon him and keep him on. He may be Obama's handler anyway.
Not if Obama is in the cell next to him.
Chance that we all end up in a dungeon = 100%
Chance that AG or any of the traitors who sent (pardon me, "send") arms to the Sinaloa cartel ever end up in a dungeon........ = 0.00%
Let's keep it real Comrade Prisoners!
What ball handler?
Not that it matters, but a Contempt of Congress citation can not be pardoned by the President.
Another little known fact is that even if such a resolution were passed and it were served upon Holder with the instruction that he be taken into custody, that authority would expire at the end of the current Congress (the 112th). Not much longer than the first of next year is the longest he could be held unless a new resolution were passed in the new Congress (the 113th).
Thanks for the fact, I did not know that. Could NDAA then possibly come into play and be used against the very people who created it? That would be fun to observe.
he will get the same cell corzine got cell 0
What a pity, Room 101 is open right now...
String him up on the House floor along with his boss, Obama. Those 2 scumbags have given orders to give thousands of guns and grenades to drug cartels that killed hundreds of Mexicans and at least 2 Americans. And that whole thing was done so they could use it as a reason to ban guns in the US as was leaked...
This is high treason against the American people and the constitution, not to mention they helped terrorists knowingly. Send them to Guantanamo beforehand and waterboard them 24/7 to see if waterboarding really is torture or not... that and all the other tortures they are using there I won't mention here because they are too gruesome...
At the very least, life in prison for both of them, at maximum, death penalty.
Yes, Yes, let us all proclaim from the highest mountain....this, as well as several of the other moves, indeed is treason on behalf of both Obumbler and Holder!
Who will have the balls to impose the sentence commensurate with treason?
I suggest that if we did, alot of the swamp would be cleaned up.
No one in fucking congress or senate has the balls to say it like it is. Not even the Pauls. Bunch of pussies all of them.
Yep, gotta get re-elected, can't risk offending a potential vote.
Even my congressman from East Texas has been on Fox and on the House floor advocating from getting rid of Eric Holder.
I recently attended a dinner meeting with the congressman. He said he is almost dumbfounded by the lack of participation or intensity of concern on the part of the US citizen.
To do the tough things, these guys need to sense that the people have their backs.
Absolutely correct. The truth is even worse as not only do we not reward the tough and good actions, but we fail to punish the bad ones.
it doesnt matter...
its all just a dog and pony show...
all those politicians r bought and paid for and just posturing for a better position from which they can bend over the citizenry...
nothing will change until the entire fucking corrupt complex erupts into flames and violent chaos...
the paradigm must be destroyed...until then, fuck all politicians and the bitch made banker masters....
SILVER AND GOLD FOR THE RESISTANCE......
Holder is in 24/7 contempt of the American people.
More political theater. What are they doing with the other hand while we watch this one is my question.
Trying to shove it up your ass to get to your money belt...
Holder does this because the people in Congress aren't "/his/ people", to borrow his own phrase. He ignores his AG status to protect all Americans. He only protects and responds to HIS people.
I would offer a $10,000 bounty but that of course would be illegal and I would find myself brought up on federal charges immediately so I of course will not do that, right, right..
Scum we are ruled by scum with plans for our demise and their rise..
Considering this, maybe our Surgeon General should be next?
Abolish that post along with the Big Pharma-owned and Monsanto-owned FDA.
Do you think the citizens could take back America?
The Sofa Dwellers of America.
No.
It woould interupt DWTS.
Bring it on... start holding people accountable to their positions, the Constitution, the laws of the land, and "We, the People".
Ever the patriot, I am :-)
EH and DOJ is a great place to start. Of course, this will feed right into the progressive agenda of demonizing any opponents of this admin as being racist, so there will be tons more race cards played and stupid silly shit about racist this, and racist that that this will be supposed justification of.
At the end of the day I don't see this going anywhere, tho. If BO doesn't want it to occur, it won't. If he has to sign another executive order, he will, no problem since this is his country and nothing is supposed to be done that isn't going to boost his ratings or isn't part of his plan. hmmm...
So you think this is part of Obama's plan? LMAO You are extremely naive if you think Hopey the motherfucking Clown is calling any of the shots.
Come on guys, we know the publishing industry has robbed the middle class of all of their wealth by over charging for books! This guy is about as useful as tits on a boar!
wtf are u talking about? idiot
Sarcasm, but I an see your intelligence by calling names.
Holder is an accessory to murder due to his knowledge and involvement with Fast and Furious and Gunwalker.
Watch for the douchebag to claim 'national security'...bankster collaraborators, him & the prez!
Of course this guy is a horrific AG, but remember folks, he works for his brutha Obamsta.....direct your anger where it belongs. Or better yet, the ones that control even da prez....
Ya mean those damn Iranians that control his every move? Don't I know it friend!
I HATE Bob Rubin. Good handle.
Affirmative action gone woefully wrong.
In the war on drugs, he is a war criminal. Take him to the Hague if Congress won't do its job.
Could be just another "theatre of the absurd" to be used as a distraction. If, however, it gains traction, Obama might have a serious re-election problem. Of course the other issue facing Obama, that of the fraudulent BC and Selective Service card, could still arise. All it would take is just one State Court to rule he is ineligible for the ballots. We could have an Obama resignation (for health or other spurious reasons) to enable the next chosen puppet.
He was following orders. Heil Obama.
...And POP goes these weasels!
Doubt that this is theater. I've watched the hearings on C-SPAN. Grassley is behind the Fast & Furious investigation. He could not get this brought up in the Senate because of the Dems being in control, so he went to Issa on the House side. Grassley has a good staff (IMO) and they tend to get things right.
It just never stops, until it does.
issa will be declared an ndaa terrorist and shot during congressional hearings.
Umm, who ISN'T in contempt of congress? But that's about the nicest thing I can find to say about Mr. Holder.
Dude is something out of a bad novel or a banana republic. Or a bad novel about a banana republic.
"The only question is: who is this saint who would replace Holder, that would be immune to Wall Street's "lobbying efforts" to leave the world's richest alone, in their pursuit of redistributing ever more wealth..."
Corzine still available...
Lloyd is available too, isn't he? After all, the qualifications for the position you list are surely "God's work".
Rule #1 in corruption investigations: the fish rots from the head.
If you got hold of a fin, you ain't got hold of it.
``The only question is: who is this saint who would replace Holder, that would be immune to Wall Street's "lobbying efforts" to leave the world's richest alone, in their pursuit of redistributing ever more wealth......´´
To which I answer, Ralph Nader, if he would accept
All AGs are tools of the administrations they're under...
He marches according to Obummer who has absolutely zero respect for Congress (or the country for that matter). This is a joke, he will continue to do whatever he wants, fuck you congress he says. The only race these guys care about is green and it ain't aliens...
Let's not forget that Eric Holder hails from Covington & Burling white shoe law firm. Specialty? White collar criminal defense. These shysters at C&B also gave the green light to the TBTF bankster-plotted MERS scheme to cloud title to 62 million properties nationwide. Of course, I can't abide arsonist and car thief Issa; but Issa's crimes are the less than Holder's. I guess it takes a criminal to be in CONgress or to be an appointed "regulator".
http://stopforeclosurefraud.com/2011/12/27/eric-holder-covington-burling-and-merscorp/
You're close -- Congress, the president, nominations, etc are the exit strategy to criminal immunity.
Every example one can find validates this.
And coming from ISSA of all people........I thin Gonzales was the worst AG, or Mitchell !
About time and long overdue.
Obama has assiduously served the interests of the super rich....
Just like the last bunch of presidents regardless of party - damn them all I say.
Hilarious!!!! Yes Holder is useless but....
Issa is just another joke and shill running interference for the systemically important criminals.
all of you should know better.
"Issa is just another joke and shill running interference for the systemically important criminals."
So true, but interference that calls attention to true criminality is far better than noise interference.
Sure, start prosecuting Financial Fraud and other high level crimes against the American people and there will be no need to increase the tax rate to balance the budget.
That's why they call it the "Just Us" Department.
Holder is a Black Racist, and he protects the other Black Racists: the so-called Rev. Al who owes $2.6-million in unforwarded employee withholding taxes (you try that and see how long it takes you to go to jail), the so-called Rev. Wright, who runs his church as the Black Chicago political machine operating as a 501.c3, the New Black Panthers, who put out a $10,000 reward to murder George Zimmerman (think some whites could do that and not be in jail before they could cross the street?) . . . and he protects the Wall Street Mafia operatives in the government and associated NGOs, such as Timmy the Tax Evader.
In addition, Holder is in charge of protecting the White Black president in addition to the aforementioned Black Racist allies. In particular, he is in charge of making sure no one ever gets too deep into Barry's background, which we see shredding apart daily as the relentless investigations of who he is, and where he came from continue to play out. Sheriff Joe has a target painted on his forehead, and it's only a matter of time until he dies "unexpectedly," just like others that knew too much about Barry.
The only reason I've come up with to vote for Romney is that maybe he will get the Black Racists out of the Just Us Department. Beyond that, he is just another bought and sold stooge for GS and the Wall Street Mafia. Nothing will change in the Western Financial World's ponzi-machine.
You don't have to read ZH's savvy articles, and those who post some really brilliant stuff, too long before, if you are honest with yourself, you realize that the Financial World is beyond the comprehension of any but the most intimate insiders, and the truth is they probably don't understand all the mechanations of the alphabet soup and jargon-encrusted terminology they spout.
If you can't expect what are even considered to be "very sophisticated" market participants to fully appreciate the game, expecting the electorate to rise up and "throw the bums out" is entirely a fantasy (Note to Ron Paul supporters: That's why you aren't getting the nomination - you are way over voters' heads.).
And of course, the concentrated power of corporate mass media means nothing is going to come from that segment of society.
Ultimately, the only way things will permanently change is with the Clash of Civilizations between the Western, the Islamic, and the Oriental civilizations seeing which of the three will become The One. (I'm betting on the Oriental.) It will take a wholesale sweeping away of the institutions that perpetuate the corruption because there are too many people sucking at the teat of these institutions to reform them.
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I have worked in various agencies of the federal goveernment as a contractor for about 20 years now.
When I worked at the DoJ, I was constantly astonished at the nepotism, favoritism, arrogance and complete contempt expressed for the American people. Hell, the IRS staff was more honest and had more respect for the American people and actually talked about serving the American people.
I swore I would never work at DoJ again and have not.
Those people are a den of thieves, egomaniacs and hustlers who think they are the law.
Nature of their business, being around it so much, breeds it.
Cops see criminals behind every tree.
Medical workers, sick people.
Social workers, poor people.
Politicians, panic.
Banksters, .....
...see their money in your pockets.
Here's the fundamental source of most of America's problems..
It's the principals stupid.
Stop caring about the names. Virtually ALL the politicians are by nature are scum bags. Why? How? Go look in the f'ing mirror and start voting PRINCIPAL and LAW not "fairness" and "feelings".
After the US body politic fully embraced feminist ideals during the 1980s, remember all that PC stuff, is it Any wonder why society is so filled with "drama" and that markets and people are moved by politicians and banksters through manipulation of emotions?
Is it any wonder virtually ALL the debt that will crush America comes from two fundamental ideals: the nanny state "entitlements" and a f'd demographic situation. BOTH are a DIRECT embrace of the two foundational feminist ideals of "takng care of everyone" and abortion. BOTH 100% funded upon emotional ideals.
Likewise with the mentality that created the financial crisis. All the products and policies that created the crisi were sold on feminist ideal based emotions.
I don't give a rats @ss about Issa or Holder.
Justice delayed is justice denied. Contempt his @ss.
Centurion
PS: Feminist ideals are NOT the same thing as women. So all you feminist and feeling based fools can just forget about trying to claim my comments are misogynist.
Uh, selectively forgetting the military-industrial complex and regulatory capture?
Seriously, you must be dumber than a brick.
Here here! Let's go back to the 'old days' when people were motivated by free whiskey.
Decision making was much easier when nobody had to think about anything, could drink instead.
I highly doubt anything is going to happen to Holder. Sad to say.
He, good ole DHS' Janet Napoletano, Gonzalez (under Bush), and ANYBODY ELSE who had anything to do with gun running and perpetuating the war within Mexico (and the USA) should be held accountable.
I won't hold my breath though.
Does Ruby Ridge ring a bell with anyone?
Outstanding!! rack him up!! How about Bill Black for AG?? THIS is a good way to finally get toxic, corrupt 'roids like Holder, Gensler and Shapiro (among many others) to get lost or get busy...
Bill Black is honest, which makes him supremely unqualified.
Those that believe in the rule of law need not apply.
They dress nicely, talk intelligently and tell you what you want to hear while pretending to be sympathetic to the middleclass and poor. Once elected, they prostitute themselves out to the highest bidder and do anything including the total destruction of the constitution, immoral and unethical behavior to acquire more wealth and power.
Holder needs to go.
I would hope he ends up on the wrong end of one of the weapons he sold, but that would be poetic justice.
I actually think he either has something on Barry, or that Barry is just afraid of him.
Eric dick-Holder hates America.
Why else would white collar crimes be rewarded and lady justice fucked in the ass by banks and corporations while everyone else gets prosecuted.
FUCK JUSTICE-WITHOLDER!
Go look up Marc Rich and see who fast-tracked his Presidential pardon during Slick Willie's last days in office.
"Issa has been investigating the botched gun tracking operation Fast and Furious for more than a year and has repeatedly expressed his frustration at the Department of Justice’s lack of cooperation."
It wasn't a "botched gun tracking operation." It was a "US government supplying the drug cartels with weapons operation." You have to be a federal mouthpiece/apologist/propagandist to build the .govs excuses and justifications into your argument. Losing on purpose? Controlled opposition? How can I read the whole piece when it reads like propaganda from the start?