Attorney General Eric Holder was found guilty of both civil
and criminal contempt of Congress yesterday, the first time in American history
such an action had been taken. Congressional
sources say that House GOP leaders will now meet to decide the next steps, but
the investigation is expected to go forward with more subpoenas being issued. The
next step in the process is that the Justice Department is supposed to convene
a grand jury to see if Holder should be indicted.
COMMENTS:
Whether or not Holder will comply and launch an
investigation into himself remains to be seen but, given his stonewalling of
providing Congress documents and testimony, it remains in doubt. Congress should therefore now proceed to remove
him from office and it should file a suit in Federal Court to challenge the
claim of Executive Privilege. Doing the
latter would force Holder to produce the documents in question for the Court to
review in its determination as to whether or not Executive Privilege
applies.
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. How can we repeal ObamaCare? (Forest ~ Napa, CA)
A. We can’t, as long as either house of Congress or the
White House is controlled by Democrats. If you want to change that fact, you
need to start talking to your friends and neighbors today and get them to vote all
of these dudes out in November.
Q. Is Solyndra the only solar energy firm that got loan
guarantees from the Obama Administration to go bankrupt? (Riley ~ Franktown, NV)
A. No. Beacon Power
and Abound Solar also filed. Abound is
the latest with $400 million in loan guarantees. The
total is now about $2 billion and the investigation into whether or not Obama
traded the loan guarantee for political contributions from Solyndra is just
getting started.
Q. Given Obama’s flagrant violation and abuse of the
Constitution, I’m surprised someone hasn’t followed your lead and called for
his impeachment. Is there even a remote possibility impeachment could
happen? (Cyndee ~ Salem, OR)
A. Senator John Kyl of Arizona floated the idea during an
appearance on Bill Bennett’s radio show Tuesday. If history is any indicator, there is no way
Obama can be impeached in this term, simply due to time constraints.
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“We the people are the rightful masters of
both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to
overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” ~ Abraham
Lincoln
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