Posted on 12/23/2017 9:25:07 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Congress has the ‘power of the purse’ and can pass laws that have punishments. Hearings used to influence budgets and laws.
Congress surrendered their budget control to the Executive, and their law-making power to bureaucrats.
Congressional hearings today are a way to keep topics out of the hands of actual prosecutors.
“Sessions can’t act because he recused himself for all matters connected to Hillary”
Make no mistake. Hillary is guilty as sin.
But the winner prosecuting the loser like it was Zimbabwe is going to ring a bell that can’t be un-rung, and politics and elections will never be the same.
Freepers: prepare for a ton of Gowdy is all talk and no action posts.
For the record I believe Jim Jordan and Trey Gowdy are the leaders in the House with regard to the Fake Dossier.
There are others, many others, but those two stand out for me.
Where’s the “BOOM!” or the “POW!” or the “WHAM!”? A headline announcing another non-starter by Gowdy should always be accompanied by one or more of those exclamations./S
“Any idea who the chick on the left is?”
No, Laz might know!
Well, it IS all caps...
“Congressional hearings today are a way to keep topics out of the hands of actual prosecutors.”
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Bingo! I had the feeling all of this noise was to disguise their non-action and prevent anyone else from actually prosecuting!
Thank you for laying it out so succinctly!
Trey is a hack.
Wait...
Trey is a half hack and a bad cough...
El Rushbo used to call Tom Daschle the “Pit Yorkie”.
Did I say he had power or did I say he was a great interrogator? Or did I say interrogation was the extent of his power?
“Then why have hearings? “
Exactly!
Mr. Gowdy can “bark, bark bark” til he’s blue in the face, but the criminals he is grilling know all along that NOTHING will become of it. Ever.
They don’t crap their pants. They do their time in the box, let Gowdy bark, then go home and back to whatever they were doing before the interruption.
Oh noes!!!! The feckless ankle biter is about to yap again!
Let me know when he actually produces results.
It’s all click bait. Gowdy’s questions are concise. It’s obvious he studies the issues and the questions so it’s a thing of beauty to watch him catch people trying to outwit him.
I’m kind of new to using youtube as news and I can tell you it’s discouraging when it’s referenced with click bait headlines, computer synthesized voices and dubious voice overs.
For all of the Gowdy haters out there who don’t have any idea how the different branches of government function, remember this from the Gowdy committee...
December 13, 2012 — Congressional investigators ask Clinton if she uses a personal email.
The only reason this was found was due to the congressional committee work. But Merry Christmas to all of the haters in any case.
He can’t do anything, because he’s not a prosecutor.
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Correct - almost. What he can do and has done is send referrals to DOJ and possibly to the FBI. And he has done so and is continuing to do so and has explained many times that CONGRESS DOES NOT DO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS NOR PROSECUTE CRIMES.
The referrals from congressional committees are the result of testimony that indicates the possibility of criminal activity (perjury for example) or other evidence of crimes that crosses their desks.
But the Never-Gowdys never bother to do a Google search or two for Gowdy-referrals to see if he is making referrals which of course he is.
You have a friend. See my Post 79 just above for my Gowdy Defense. That defense is surprisingly but also clearly needed here at good old FR so I for one appreciate your support.
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