Operation Fast and Furious has been painted as a rogue program out of the ATF Phoenix Office, with no orchestration at the Department of Justice or White House. When it was revealed that Eric Holder had received memos discussing Fast and Furious, Holder denied reading them. When wiretap applications discussing Fast and Furious approved by the DOJ were revealed, Holder stated DOJ officials only read summary sheets that did not include any mention of Fast and Furious details. When Darrell Issa, spearheading the investigation, subpoenaed 80,000 documents relating to Fast and Furious, Holder refused to comply because of “ongoing investigations,” providing less than ten percent of the documents (most of which were redacted.) Holder’s claim of “ongoing investigations” was an obvious stonewalling technique that he has used many times in the past, including during the Clinton Administration.
With a Contempt of Congress vote looming against Eric Holder, Obama threw down the gauntlet, asserting Executive Privilege regarding the subpoenaed documents. This was obviously an eleventh hour ruse, bringing to the fore the belief (as most have asserted all along) that Fast and Furious was an Obama Administration program, not (as asserted) an operation conducted by a handful of rogue ATF agents. Regardless, the Obama Administration is now in attack mode with the House Oversight Committee voting to place Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
As commentators have indicated, the President can’t have it both ways. He stated unequivocally that he had no knowledge of Fast and Furious, but Executive Privilege specifically only covers communications between the President or one of his close advisers with another party (and cannot, as Nixon tried to assert, cover anything he desires.) That Obama would issue this right to cover tens of thousands of documents is ludicrous. Per the Congressional Oversight Manual, Executive Privilege covers communication by or surrounding the President:
“The communication must be authored or ‘solicited and received’ by a close White House advisor (or the President). The judicial test is that an advisor must be in ‘operational proximity’ with the President. This effectively means that the scope of the presidential communications privilege extends only to the boundaries of the White House and the Executive Office complex” (51).
Ironically, Executive Privilege cannot be used unless Obama was involved in Fast and Furious. And if he was involved in Fast and Furious, then Obama was involved in sending hundreds of guns to Mexican drug cartels. If Obama was involved in facilitating the murders of hundreds of Mexican citizens, and at least one American citizen—Border Patrol agent Brian Terry—this would necessitate immediate impeachment.
Of course, most Americans know that Fast and Furious was an Obama Administration-orchestrated program in order to substantiate Obama’s wild claim in March of 2009 (parroted by Holder, Napolitano, and Hillary Clinton) that 90% of weapons used by Mexican drug cartels in violent crime come from U.S. gun dealers. To demonize U.S. gun dealers by first encouraging them to sell to Mexican drug cartel straw buyers, and then to blame them for doing so. To ramp up gun laws. To curtail and eventually void the Second Amendment. To literally countermand the highest law in the land!
This is Obama’s Watergate, and the American people will not rest until this man is removed from power.
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IMPEACH THE ILLEGAL COMMIE MUSLIM TRAITOR NOW, It is out he can not hold the office and he is a traitor THROW THE COMMIE IN JAIL ALONG WITH HOLDER,CLINTON,VALERIE JERRATT, do it today not a year from now
Spot-on & I like your enthusiasm. Along with those jerks, how about the Supreme Court Judges that won’t abide by the Constitution and also the progressives in both parties. I think it’s time to flush the toilet.
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You don’t know for a fact that the Supreme Court judges won’t abide by the Constitution. You are just assuming and that means nothing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFrApLNmjtk&feature=related This is the link to the March 24, 2009 press release of obama’s administration detailing obama’s orders of the new fast and furious program – project gunrunner and how it will be executed. This needs to go viral. I’ve emailed a copy to Darrell Issa and John Boehner, please do the same and then link with facebook to go viral. This ba s tard is going down.
The games have begun! This administration now thinks it’s authority is not bound by the “Flawed Document” Constitution. I would like to advise anyone in any position in the hugobama administration to start copying any and all correspondence and directives pertaining to your jobs and hide and protect them with your lives!!! There will come a day of judgment soon when many will be held accountable for what has transpired during the reign of this puppet administration and all affiliated organizations that have been pulling their strings. Those of you who have nothing to bargain with such as the emails, correspondences and directives to pass the buck up the chain of command will be left to be the fall guys while the heads of this administration will disavow any and all knowledge of your actions, leaving you hang for their HIGH CRIMES & TREASONOUS acts! The time to start gathering vital information is now! With the hugobama campaign looking more and more grim by the moment, the shredding and mutilation of documentary evidence will begin any day now! Just look back at what happened at the end of the clinton administration with the illegal, massive mutilation and theft of documents, erasing of emails and destruction of equipment. The big guys at the top don’t fall easy without overwhelming evidence but the minions that implement their directives are always left to answer for their crimes!!!
Yes, but it’s much worse than Watergate because we have two dead Border Patrol agents, and they don’t seem to care much. Hopefully people will remember this prevalent attitude when it comes time to vote in NOVEMBER!!!!
Is Fast And Furious Obama’s Watergate? Your Question. My answer. One would hope so however it will not be. Too many people in this country know nothing of fast and furious and really don’t care. Obama will be reelected and will continue to destroy this nation. Sorry to say. There is only one way to stop him. FMJ.
Hay Hey Hisemiester (Pelosi) These Liberal Goons Just Signed A “Search Warrant” On The “Coyote Brothers” Obama/Holder, “Read-It And Like Always (Pathalogical Liars) Your Both “Busted Fast And Furious”!!!! God Bless America And Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Waco, Ruby Ridge, and now Fast & Furious are proof that the ATF should no longer function as a separate government agency, but should become a part of the FBI.
Think of all the people our government, DOJ,ATF,FBI,CIA,etc, have locked up in jail for doing alot less than what they have done. It’s the ok for us not for you syndrom. I don’t see these people hanging from trees all over the country so I guess We The People aren’t tired of these actions YET.
I think it’s to soon to say this is his Watergate. If there is a coverup or if the courts force the release of the documents currently withheld under executive privilege, then maybe it could turn into a watergate type event. We can only hope Obama isn’t re-elected so the nation is spared not only more Obama but a Watergate like destruction of a President.
If whats on the table now facing Obama and this doesn’t go to the wall for impeachment nothing will then! This is probably not the avenue to reply to a critisism pointed at me but a Pamdyer52 accused me of saying something critical of Mitt Romney! I admit he wasn’t my first choice for the Republican nominee but where in any of my comments did I ever say anything negative about Mr.Romney! He’s the best canidate who can win the presidency and I will vote for him GOD willing! Mr. Romney does however side with big business interests!
You do realize that the Primaries are still going on don’t you. The Convention in Tampa is where the delegates are assigned. Rombama is no better that obomney, they are both backed by the criminal elitist cabal of the nwo globalists. Ron Paul is still in the race and the voters have NOT nominated rombama. The reince priebus violated their own Rule 11 and declared rombama the presumptive nominee then proceeded to commit election fraud at every caucus, primary, and convention being held to disenfranchise the delegates. There is still another candidate to cast your vote for that will end this madness and that is RON PAUL.