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Motion Filed To Arrest Lois Lerner

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Bro. Curtis, Jul 10, 2014.

  1. Bro. Curtis

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    RESOLUTION

    Providing for the arrest of Lois G. Lerner to answer the charge of contempt of Congress

    Whereas Lois G. Lerner, former Director, Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service, has been found to be in contempt of Congress for willfully and intentionally refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, thereby obstructing the Congress in the lawful exercise of its constitutionally mandated legislative powers; and,

    Whereas such behavior is an insult to the dignity of the House of Representatives, an attack upon the integrity of its proceedings, works violence upon the rights of the House collectively, and therefore implicates the long-recognized inherent power of the House to punish and commit for contempt, privileged under the Constitution; and,

    Whereas recent history with similarly contumacious and insolent witnesses such as Eric Himpton Holder, Junior, strongly suggests that the present statutory judicial rubric set up to punish and reform such insubordinate and obstructionist witnesses would be ineffective in this case, as it is likely that the US Attorney for the District of Columbia would refuse to perform his lawful duty to bring the offending contemnor Lerner before a Grand Jury and prosecute the same for her misconduct pursuant to section 104 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 194) and section 102 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 192); and,

    Whereas the executive and judicial branches’ prolonged and dawdling failure to prosecute Attorney General Holder’s insolent contempt of the 112th Congress strongly suggests that a like proceeding against contemnor Lerner would be similarly futile, and the threat of such prosecution has clearly been insufficient to encourage contemnor Lerner to be honest and candid with the Congress regarding the heinous actions of the Internal Revenue Service;

    Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Speaker issue his warrant, directed to the Sergeant-at-Arms, or his deputy, commanding him to arrest and take into custody forthwith, wherever to be found, the body of Lois G. Lerner, and bring her to the bar of the House without delay to answer to the charge of contempt of its authority, breach of its privileges, and gross and wanton insult to the integrity of its proceedings, and in the meantime keep the body of Lerner in his custody in the common jail of the District of Columbia, subject to the further order of the House. While in custody, Lerner shall enjoy no special privileges beyond those extended to her fellow inmates, shall not access any computer or telephone, and shall not be visited by anyone other than her counsel, clergy, physician, or family.

    http://stockman.house.gov/media-cen...les-motion-ordering-the-arrest-of-lois-lerner
     
  2. pinoybaptist

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    like somebody said: we hear the talk, but will we see the walk ?
     
  3. carpro

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    It doesn't stand a chance, but it's good to see someone put it on paper.

    She should be arrested and Eric Holder along with her.

    But, Republicans are too cowardly to approve the resolution.
     
  4. Jedi Knight

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    Yeah an Orange jumpsuit seems in order.
     
  5. righteousdude2

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    Will wait and see....

    .....I will believe it when I see it! So far, I think everyone in DC is scratching each other's "Quid pro quo!"

    I think everyone collecting a paycheck as an elected official should be immediately fired for incompetence, and we should hold a special election in September to fill all those newly vacated seats. And firing the elected officials, and appointed officials would cean house of their staffers. Look at all the new jobs we'd have open for unemployed, real Americans, to step in and fill! :smilewinkgrin:
     
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