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June 27th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Confirming that a last-ditch effort by White House lawyers to placate their
opponents had failed, John Boehner, the Republican house speaker, said on
Wednesday that he and his colleagues would “do our jobs”.
“Brian Terry’s family has a right to know what happened, the American
people have a right to know what happened, and we are going to proceed,”
said Mr Boehner.
Congressmen have “exhausted all available options” and the failure
of Mr Holder’s department to fully comply with their demands “is
inexcusable and cannot stand,” according to the Republicans’ motion.
The vote by the entire Republican-controlled House, which was triggered by the
vote of a congressional committee last week, is likely to remain symbolic.
If Mr Holder is held in contempt, a criminal prosecution may be brought by the
US Attorney for Washington DC – who works for Mr Holder.
However, a related second vote could authorise the House to sue Mr Holder in
the civil courts in order to obtain a subpoena that would compel the Obama
administration to release the documents in question.
Congressmen have come under intense pressure to back the contempt vote from
the National Rifle Association (NRA), the immensely powerful pro-gun rights
lobbying group, which claims that the sting operation was part of a secret
grand scheme by Mr Obama to introduce new gun control laws.
“This thing needs to be stamped out hard like a small fire in the forest
before it turns into a raging forest fire,” Wayne LaPierre, the NRA
chief executive, has said of Fast and Furious.
The NRA, which rates congressmen on their pro-gun credentials, has warned
those opposing the contempt motion and facing re-election in November to be
ready for the group to endorse their opponent.
As many as 31 congressmen from Mr Obama’s own Democratic party, many of them
representing conservative-leaning states and facing perilous re-election
battles, are set to support the contempt vote.
“Sadly, it seems that it will take holding the attorney general in
contempt to communicate that evasiveness is unacceptable,” said Jim
Matheson, the only Democrat to represent Utah.
Mr Holder has dismissed the move as “an election-year tactic” and “an
extraordinary, unprecedented and entirely unnecessary action, intended to
provoke an avoidable conflict” between the Obama administration and
Congress.
A White House spokesman said that senior Republicans had “opted for
political theatre rather than conduct legitimate Congressional oversight”.
Deliberations on the contempt vote are due to take place just two hours after
the US Supreme Court delivers its ruling on the constitutionality of Mr
Obama’s signature health care overhaul.
A disappointing verdict at the Court being followed by an unprecedented
chiding of his top law enforcement official would amount to Mr Obama’s worst
day since taking office in January 2009.
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