House Dems to hold Barr, Ross in contempt over census question

[mcar]

House Dems to hold Barr, Ross in contempt over census question
The Oversight Committee wants key documents by Thursday.

By ANDREW DESIDERIO 06/03/2019 04:24 PM EDT

The House Oversight and Reform Committee is moving to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for defying the panel’s subpoena for information about efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

“Unfortunately, your actions are part of a pattern,” Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) wrote to Barr and Ross in separate letters. “The Trump administration has been engaged in one of the most unprecedented cover-ups since Watergate, extending from the White House to multiple federal agencies and departments of the government and across numerous investigations.”

Cummings said he would consider postponing the contempt votes if Barr and Ross turn over the requested documents by Thursday, June 6.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/03/house-dems-to-hold-barr-ross-in-contempt-over-census-question-1352387

[saidsimplesimon]

1. Representative Cummings,

some lead, others stall, apologize and slink into their comfort zone. You have my respect and support.

Bravo for a life well lived.

[imanamerican63]

2. I just heard this breaking news!

All the while Trump is overseas! This is going piss off the Orange Turd!

[mcar]

4. Oh yeah!

[sheshe2]

3. Thank you Mr Cummings, truth.

[mcar]

5. They are moving things along, she

[sheshe2]

7. Yes they are, mcar.

I have faith in our Democratic leadership.

[doc03]

6. Another deadline for them to ignore nt

[George II]

8. The saying these days is..."they can walk and chew gum". Our Democratic leaders....

...ARE busy doing their jobs!!! Thanks for the reminder.

[Me.]

9. KR For Those

"do nothing" Dems

[mcar]

10. Apparently now it's not enough

Per some.

[Me.]

11. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

[brer cat]

12. K&R

[mgardener]

13. May I be the first to say????

LOCK HIM UP!!!!!!

[Evolve Dammit]

14. Thank you Dems. Without the House in 2018, this never would be happening.

The GOP would be wallowing in their corruption and truth would never see the light of day.

[Skittles]

15. ooh

is that a step above a sternly worded letter?

[StarfishSaver]

17. You demand they do something, but when they do it, you give a snarky response

It sounds like you're really not interested in them doing anything but, instead, just want to complain and criticize.

Or, maybe I'm wrong and you have a better idea of how to proceed. What exactly do you think they should be doing in this instance that they're not doing that will more quickly and effectively achieve the result you want?

[mcar]

18. Yep

Nothing is ever good enough.

[Skittles]

19. I don't care for their methods, no

they have NOT DONE ENOUGH....NOT AT ALL

I am DISGUSTED.

[StarfishSaver]

21. I understand that you don't care for their methods and think they haven't done enough

But what exactly do you think they should be doing in this instance that they're not doing that will more quickly and effectively achieve the result you want?

[Skittles]

22. impeachment proceedings should have started as soon as the Mueller report was released

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[StarfishSaver]

23. What would exactly have occurred in impeachment proceedings that have not occurred to date?

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And how do you define "impeachment proceedings"? What hearings would have been held? What witnesses would have testified? What documents would have been turned over?

And how do you propose the Democrats could have started impeachment proceedings without enough votes to authorize the inquiry?

[SunSeeker]

33. We could have gone to court, per McKeever v. Barr, to get the Mueller grand jury info.

We can't get grand jury info with regular oversight hearings, as the holding in McKeever v. Barr makes clear.

Over 60 House members--including half the Democrats on Judiciary--favor starting an impeachment inquiry.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/full-list-house-members-who-favor-starting-trump-impeachment-inquiry-n1011981
We would quickly have over 200 if Pelosi came out in favor of impeachment. Dem members are waiting for her signal.

[mcar]

25. You do realize that a majority of the House has to vote for that

Does the vote have a majority?

[MasonDreams]

16. Who guards the guards? from Julius Caesar

Who arrests the Attorney General? Capital Police are going to walk in to the Justice Dept.? Does he stay behind bars as the case is appealed? Chelsea Manning was remanded for not testifying. Where is Rodger Stone? Why is it just US that are compelled to not break the law, that they keep contorting?
How high can you stack a WHouse of cards?
Where have all the soldiers gone? Who sent them to hell on earth, and for what reason?

[UTUSN]

20. K&R

[Cha]

24. "Thank God"..

Link to tweet

Mahalo, mcar

[mcar]

26. Moving forward, Cha

I trust Pelosi!

[Cha]

27. Yes, she wants

trump gone as much as we do.. really gone.

[mcar]

28. Gone and Dems in charge!

[Cha]

29. ..

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

30. Lock them up!!!

[Hortensis]

31. And the wheels of justice grind on. No doubt this

step is one of many also intended to eliminate conservative justice criticisms before they're made. Give them no rationalizations to hide corrupt decisions behind.

[Gothmog]

32. This is a great move and is very appropriate