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Post #359,582 by boxley 6/26/12 1:29:36 PM Reply	from cole's letter The Committee has explained that it needs these post-February 4 documents, including "those relating to actions the Department took to silence or retaliate against Fast and Furious whistleblowers," so that it can determine "what the Department knew about Fast and Furious, including when and how it discovered its February 4 letter was false, and the Department's efforts to conceal that information from Congress and the public." cole romneyed the response Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #359,635 by Another Scott 6/26/12 9:50:48 PM Reply	Meh. Here's Holder's letter to Obama making the executive privilege claim: http://s3.documentcl...ive-privilege.pdf (8 page .PDF). The DoJ has been responsive to the Committee's requests for information. But are the Republicans really looking for information? Take a look at this report, by the chair of the Judiciary Committee, from April, and let me know if you really think they're interested in the truth. http://judiciary.hou...204%2028%2012.pdf (17 page .pdf) Rather than fulfilling the Attorney GeneralÂs oath to Âsupport and defend the Constitution of the United StatesÂ and the PresidentÂs Constitutional responsibility to Âtake care that the laws be faithfully executed,Â the Justice Department in the Obama Administration, under the leadership of Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., has repeatedly put its partisan agenda ahead of its Constitutional duties. The pattern of pushing partisan ideology rather than neutrally enforcing the law began nearly as soon as the Administration took office and has continued unabated since. Emphasis added. Holder was confirmed in early February 2009 - http://www.nytimes.c...ics/03holder.html Shortly before the vote, the tone of the debate turned sharp as some Republicans pushed for a pledge from Mr. Holder not to prosecute intelligence agents for using harsh tactics during interrogations. Mr. HolderÂs principal vulnerability was that he had facilitated the pardon given by President Clinton eight years ago to Marc Rich, a financier who fled the country to avoid prosecution. But the endorsement of Mr. Holder by many in law enforcement and many notable Republicans, including William Barr, the attorney general under the first President Bush, made it difficult for Republicans to mount a campaign. Senator Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, praised Mr. HolderÂs qualifications and character as much as any Democrat, calling him a great lawyer and man of integrity. But Mr. Coburn said he was opposed to the nomination, nonetheless, citing Mr. HolderÂs role in the Rich pardon and his views on gun control. Mr. Coburn said that he thought Mr. HolderÂs views on gun registration meant that a man could not simply give a gun that he owned to someone else without the involvement of the government. http://thehill.com/v...rnment-in-history Issa came under fire in Oct. 2010 for his statement Â which he later retracted Â that President Obama was one of the most corrupt presidents in history. Now, Issa is taking aim at the government as a whole, citing the $535 million government loan guarantee to Solyndra and the $823,000 Las Vegas conference held by GSA in 2010. Issa's committee has been investigating the White House's role in the Solyndra loan since September but has yet to notch a serious victory against the administration. They've had their knives out for Holder and Obama for a long, long time. These hearings are not about F&F, they're about politics and their dislike of Holder and Obama. I think I'm about done. HTH. Cheers, Scott.
Post #359,638 by lincoln 6/26/12 10:08:04 PM Reply	Re: Meh. ROSEN: Now we're getting to the real issue. This is why Republicans don't like Eric Holder, because he has challenged voter I.D. laws under the civil rights statutes as voter suppression rules that they are, because he has challenged the Arizona, you know, discriminatory immigration law, because he has refused to implement the discriminatory anti-marriage law. So, you know, Eric Holder has shown a lot of backbone in the Justice Department, and the Republicans hate it. So what do they do? They call for his resignation; they throw him with document requests that are impossible to respond to; they just throw more and more stuff at him to distract him from doing the things that actually the president and the people hired him to do. WILL: Let the record show that the Supreme Court, with Justice John Paul Stevens, liberal justice writing it, said that there's no constitutional flaw in photo I.D. voter laws. Yes, Stevens did say that. In the same decision, Antonin Scalia wrote in his concurring opinion: "It is for state legislatures to weigh the costs and benefits of possible changes to their election codes, and their judgment must prevail unless it imposes a severe and unjustified overall burden upon the right to vote, or is intended to disadvantage a particular class." ROSEN: You know, they're going to have to review that in the courts. Thirteen states, George, have instituted new statutes since the Republicans took over those state legislatures in 2010, purely for the purpose of limiting voting. http://crooksandliar...p-targeted-eric-h She speaks the truth. "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Post #359,678 by boxley 6/27/12 2:01:38 PM Reply	got a bridge in brooklyn for sale cheap Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #359,683 by lincoln 6/27/12 2:47:24 PM Reply	Straight from the elephant's mouth: State Treasurer candidate Diana Irey Vaughan may have stolen the show at the Republican State Committee meeting this past weekend, but that doesnÂt mean other party members didnÂt have anything to say. In fact, one of them had a lot to say. House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) suggested that the HouseÂs end game in passing the Voter ID law was to benefit the GOP politically. ÂWe are focused on making sure that we meet our obligations that weÂve talked about for years,Â said Turzai in a speech to committee members Saturday. He mentioned the law among a laundry list of accomplishments made by the GOP-run legislature. ÂPro-Second Amendment? The Castle Doctrine, itÂs done. First pro-life legislation Â abortion facility regulations Â in 22 years, done. Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done.Â http://www.politicsp...can-win-pa/37153/ video of him saying it here: http://videocafe.cro...-about-voter-id-w How would voter id laws allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania in any way, EXCEPT to prevent those targeted for voting for someone OTHER THAN Romney? "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Post #359,690 by hnick 6/27/12 4:09:17 PM Reply	Try and I'll sue you into the next century... That bridge has been in my family for generations. YOU can't sell it.

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