This afternoon the full U.S. House of Representatives voted 255 to 67 to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt of Congress for failure to turn over specific documents. Eric Holder is now the first U.S. attorney general to be held in contempt of Congress in the history of the United States.
17 Democrats joined Republicans in voting for contempt. One member voted present, and 110 members did not vote.
The House votes on two separate items:
- 1: Whether to hold Holder in contempt and then refer him to the DOJ [passed 255 to 67; 17 Democrats voted yes]
- 2: Authorization to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to sue the DOJ in federal court [passed 258 to 95; 2 Republicans voted no]
The congressman representing the district of the family of murdered border agent Brian Terry, Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), indicated he would vote against contempt.
In remarks prior to the vote, Rep. Issa (R-CA) said to Rep. Dingell: “When you say you represent Brian Terry, you do not.” Issa then read a statement from the Brian Terry family, which said that the only time they had heard from Dingell was one condolence letter.
Many democrats joined the Congressional Black Caucus in walking out of the proceedings during the vote.
The Race Card, its becoming more and more redundent every day.
Correctly phrased the motion should have stated CONTEMPT FOR THE NATION, not just Congress. Those who choose to walk away from their duties in the House of Representatives need to walk back to their districts and explain to their constituents, THEIR BOSSES, how they represented them while playing outside the chamber. Those who cling to the power of their positions need to consider that they are but temporary employees of the people they are supposed to serve.
The current regimes view that THEY WON somehow entitles them to ignore or subvert the laws of this Nation will lead to devastation. It behooves us, the voters, to set-aside those who serve themselves and not the people they claim to represent.
The Power, But No Balls
with comments…
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jun/28/house-could-arrest-holder-with-inherent-contempt-p/
Congress should place him under arrest. They have the right under the constitution.
CURT
THE JUSTICE REFUSE TO TAKE ON ERIC HOLDER,
I think the word is refuse to prosecute HOLDER,
THAT IS FROM FOX NEWS, HE IS ALSO A BLACK MEN.