What is Lois hiding?

NY Post ^ | 3-5-14 | NY Post Editorial Board

[afraidfortherepublic]

Where Lois Lerner goes, drama follows.

On Wednesday, the former IRS officer again invoked the Fifth before the House Oversight Committee. That precipitated a heated exchange between the committee’s Republican chairman, Darrell Issa, and Democratic ranking member Elijah Cummings, who called the hearings “un-American.” And that spat has become the story.

No doubt that is exactly what Cummings had in mind. Because it distracts attention from the substance of the hearings — and from the questions raised by e-mails and public remarks Lois Lerner wrote, received or made when she was IRS Director of Tax Exempt Organizations. The Weekly Standard reminds us of the main ones: • Why did Lerner describe the Tea Party matter as “very dangerous”? •What made her worry that a “c4 project” (looking at how nonprofits and unions are abiding by IRS rules) could be construed as a “per se political project”? •What was meant by an email she received saying discussions about new regulations would be addressed “off-plan”? •When she complained in public that “everyone” was “screaming” at the IRS “to fix the problem” created by the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United — which affirmed the free-speech rights of corporations — who was “everyone”? And by fixing the problem, did she mean effectively subverting the ruling?

In this context, it’s not surprising that Democrats have pooh-poohed the investigation. The record shows Democratic pols, including New York’s Sen. Chuck Schumer, among the screamers insisting the IRS investigate conservative outfits.

The questions raised by Lois Lerner’s own comments and e-mails remain compelling.

[managusta]

Under the precept of Contempt of Congress (It is not in the Constitution).(See USSC Anderson v. Dunn 1821)

The criminal offense of “contempt of Congress” sets the penalty at not less than one month nor more than twelve months in jail and a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $100,000.

Moreover, the Senate Rules authorize the Senate to direct the Senate Legal Counsel to file a civil action against any private individual found in contempt.

This has not yet been tried by the House but should be.As the costs are in the region of $14 million.Let us see how deep Ms.Lerner’s pockets are.

[JimRed]

She has a strong aversion for ending up at ambient temperature in Fort Marcy Park.

[vette6387]

“Has that patent arrogant ObamaMussolini head tilt down pat. There is evil under those eyelids.”

But did you notice that she’s had a facelift and dyed her hair since her last appearance? You can’t fix ugly, but you can make ugly look younger. She will be more “appealing” to Big Bertha when she finally gets a cell.