Thursday, June 21, 2012

Congress is in Contempt of the People





After six, count'em six, attempts at compromise by the Justice Department were all rejected out of hand, the House Oversight Committee votes along 100% party lines to find the Attorney General (AG) in contempt of congress. The issue is a gun sting that went spectacularly wrong. The AG asserts that many of the documents that congress wants are involved in on-going situations and disclosure could be deadly for some people or interfere with the deliberative process of the agency and the White House. The AG offered to show the documents to the committee members in one form or another but the Republicans insisted they be made public. No compromise. My way or the highway. The "Just Say No Republicans" just said no. And Hodor said "Hordor".
So the vote in committee was 23 for contempt and 17 against. Partisan to the person.
I propose that WE THE PEOPLE find Congress in Contempt of the People. We do this by voting the obstructionist bastards out of office. Or to quote the Tea Party "Just Say No" to any more tea partyers, far leftists and far rightists and elect moderates. I don't care what party they are. Just as long as they are moderate.

Here is the text of the Contempt Citation:

WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FIND THE TEA PARTYERS, FAR RIGHTERS AND FAR LEFTERS IN CONGRESS IN CONTEMPT FOR THEIR CONTEMPTIBLE BEHAVIOR AND REFUSAL TO COMPROMISE.

Before you say or think it, I know this is an election year and politics are deeply at play here by both parties. Still, the Congressional Record shows a massive blockage in the pipes of congress, and the source is easily traced.

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