Gun Control & RKBA
Related: About this forumAnyone Catch OutFront w/Erin Burnett Tonight on CNN Regarding the Contempt Vote?
She had an interesting interview with Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA), one of the 17 Democrats who voted with the Republicans in their contempt vote against A.G. Holder on Thursday.
You can see the interview segment here: http://outfront.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/28/u-s-house-finds-attorney-general-in-contempt-of-congress-in-historic-vote/
He made an interesting point, that he didn't expect any sort of cover-up to be revealed by the documents, but was puzzled at why the Administration is refusing to just release them and let Congress do its job of being able to investigate the Executive Branch, when it is accused of wrong-doing.
Erin Burnett kept trying to paint him into a corner suggesting that his vote was motivated by fealty to the NRA, but as he responded, he doesn't agree with the NRA's conspiracy theory, he isn't running for re-election, and doesn't plan to run again in the future. So his vote was purely his own conscience and consistency with his contempt vote against Bush officials back in 2008 as well.
Just gives some interesting insight into why some Democrats voted the way they did.
MiniMe
(21,676 posts)That is why he didn't want to give any more documents. Besides, no matter how much paper Holder gave them, it would never be enough for Issa.
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)... claimed Executive Privilege regarding the documents is because if he didn't then it would set a new precedent and then in the future The Congress could access ALL of the Executive Administrations documents when ever they wanted to even when they shouldn't.
Any Congressperson that does not know that is incompetent.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)This is the FIRST time a cabinet member has be held in contempt via a full House floor vote.
And he will NEVER see ALL of the documents because they will never be released.
He sounds like a DINO to me.
jpak
(41,741 posts)Last edited Fri Jun 29, 2012, 01:26 PM - Edit history (2)
yawn
Maybe she should have interviewed the dozens of REAL Democrats that walked out on the GOP/NRA gun nut witch hunt contempt vote.
They knew that Issa's F&F "investigation" was a fucking fraud and he is fucking liar.
Like the rest of the asshole GOP/NRA gun nuts that voted for contempt.
yup