This will take forever. It will get dragged out, and go all the way to the Supreme Court, where Roberts will have another brainstorm.
Can congress impeach Holder? Or refuse to fund the Justice Department as long as he heads it? Or SOMETHING?
Congress should push this suit to be Fast tracked in Federal court.
There are 3 options
1. Criminal contempt of which the District Attorney is charged with pursuing this. He refused!
2. Civil contempt which would be taken up in a civil court and Congress is going to pursue this.
3. Arrest by congress which it just may end up happening! If Boehner gets enough pressure from his colleagues.
GOP lawmaker: Holder could be arrested
http://thehill.com/video/house/235703-rep-chaffetz-raises-possibility-of-arresting-holder-for-contempt-of-congress-
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) on Friday raised the possibility that Attorney General Eric Holder could be placed under arrest now that he has been found in contempt of Congress.
“I find it hard and dramatic to do, but look we want to get to the bottom of this. We’re serious about this. I don’t think the Democrats thought we were serious to actually hold him in contempt, but this is a serious enough case,” said Chaffetz on Fox News.
Chaffetz, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, told Fox News that there are three options moving forward — going through the U.S. attorney, taking civil action or instructing the House sergeant at arms to “take control of the situation” with an arrest.
However, he acknowledged the House had received a letter from Department of Justice instructing the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia to not pursue legal action.
The Utah congressman predicted that some people will call for Holder’s arrest, but said the House would “try to exhaust” its other options first.
“The federal government purposely and knowingly gave the drug cartels 2,000 weapons, mostly AK-47s, and we’re just supposed to walk away an not pursue this. That’s just not going to happen,” he added.
The House voted Thursday 255-67 to place Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena for documents related to the botched “Fast and Furious” gun-tracking operation, in a dramatic session that prompted least 80 Democrats to hold a walkout.
Chaffetz called the Democratic protest, “silly” and “nonproductive.”
“Have the debate, all we’re asking for is the documents. If there’s nothing to hide, show is the documents,” said Chaffetz.
The unprecedented vote prompted Democrats to blast the proceedings as politically motivated and an “abuse of power.”
Holder said, in a press briefing Thursday, that Republicans and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, were focusing on politics rather than public safety.
“I had hoped that Congressional leaders would be good-faith partners in this work. Some have. Others, however, have devoted their time and attention to making reckless charges,” said Holder.