Posted on 04/09/2014 12:15:33 PM PDT by FR_addict
Today, U.S. Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27) attended a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Attorney General Eric Holder was the sole witness. Today marked the seventh time General Holder has testified before the Judiciary Committee since his confirmation in 2009.
Congressman Farenthold did not question Holder during the hearing because he felt that, since the Attorney General has been held in contempt of Congress, it was not appropriate for him to appear before Congress as if nothing was wrong. Instead, Congressman Farenthold made the following remarks during his designated questioning round in today’s hearing:
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
You know, I understand that this Committee has the constitutional duty of oversight over the Department of Justice and that's why we have Mr. Holder here today – but I don't think I can be a part of eroding the constitutional balance of power, favoring the executive over the legislative.
I don't think Mr. Holder should be here. He's in contempt of this body. I've called for his resignation, I've sponsored articles of impeachment and, this week, I'm going to be introducing legislation that would prevent federal employees who are held in contempt of Congress or who fail to fully comply with a Congressional subpoena from being paid their taxpayer-funded salary. I'm going to try and get that [the legislation] included with the appropriations bills that’ll be going through.
I’m committed to maintaining the constitutional balance of power and the authority this branch – this Legislative Branch – has, and I just don’t think it’s appropriate [that] Mr. Holder be here. If an American citizen had not complied with one of the Justice Department subpoenas, they would be in jail – not sitting here testifying.
But I realize there are questions to be asked, and I’ll yield the remainder of my time to Mr. Gowdy.”
The House needs to hold Holder accountable.
Definitely. The House needs to hold the whole crew in the admin accountable because they only find out about stuff when the see it on CNN or read it in the Slimes. That was excellent of Farenthold.
The House needs to hold Holder accountable.”
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I don't think that there is enough collective spine in the House to ever achieve that, at least not at the present time.
I would have said “I agree Blake, this guy should be in a cell behind bars”
Is there any real reason why the Speaker of the House can’t have the Sargent at Arms arrest Mr. Holder and detain him until such a time as he decides to no longer be in contempt of Congress?
Well spoken, well grounded. I didn’t think simple dignity and integrity remained in fedgov anymore. Glad to be wrong this time.
But why did it have to be a guy that looks like Dorfman from “Animal House” and last name appears to be “Fart-en-hold”.
Yes. It would interfere with his plan to assist the criminality of the Democrats.
that is THE real reason.
He has the power. He does not use it. Those are the facts.
but the thought is out there......its been said...and I totally agree with it.....nobody in contempt of Congress should be drawing a paycheck let alone stay in their position....
Its about time these guys started to play hardball.
Here is part of Gohmert’s exchange with Holder
http://gohmert.house.gov/#
I would expect that that would result in the appearance, at the location of the Congressional detention location, of large numbers of armed Federal Marshalls, in conjunction with a full team of FBI HRT operators.
The Capitol Police would - at that point - have to make a fight-flight decision.
Depending upon how they made that decision, at that moment... our Nation, as founded, could end. Right there, that very day.
Well stated. And he’s right. Conservatives need to call out the hypocrisy in this regime at every opportunity. He’s in contempt for violating a subpoena, but see what happens when Joe Schmoe tries to do that to the FBI. The IRS says it will take “years” to comply with the House requests for documents. Let’s see what happens when somebody says that to the IRS during an audit.
This regime is totally corrupt bunch of arrogant tyrannical hypocrites.
The Representatives are having to go over the heads of the spineless House leaders.
Why isn’t this holder SOB in jail? If Congress held me in contempt, that’s where I’d expect to be.
I would love to have seen the Capital police come in an frog march Holder off to jail until he coughs up those documents.
Damn!!
He’s right of course.
Did Boo-Boo holder have a reply or just sit their all smug.
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