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White House to Push Gun Control

The only question that is left begging right now is what did Holder, or the President know, and when did they know it?

j-mac

It's a fair question. But questions have to be answered and not just assumed because you want a result that isn't there yet. Holder has more to worry about, but it's a huge leap to put this on Obama. In any case, you need much more than has been presented.
 
Holder has more to worry about

not really

he'll be protected by his boss in the white house

as well as by his party in the us senate in spite of all principle

holder's incompetent and he's not forthright

attorneys general should be able and above board

holder's a disgrace

party on, progressives

be proud
 
we have a lot to be proud of

the unmonitored sale of tens of thousands of assault weapons to mexican drug cartels, some of which turned up at the death scenes of our agents, by three separate agencies of eric holder's incompetent doj?

more power to you

party on, progressives
 
the unmonitored sale of tens of thousands of assault weapons to mexican drug cartels, some of which turned up at the death scenes of our agents, by three separate agencies of eric holder's incompetent doj?

more power to you

party on, progressives

ending Apartheid, giving women the right to vote, insuring blacks have the right to vote, ending Segregation.....ALL the hard work of Progressives.

Yup, we have a lot to be proud of.
 
the 19th amendment giving women the vote passed the us senate in june, 1919, with 82% republican support and 54% of democrats

Modern History Sourcebook: Passage of the 19th Amendment 1919-20

lbj's civil rights act of 64 required everett dirksen's breaking of richard russell's filibuster and became law with 82% of the party of lincoln in assent vs 69% of dems

Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

we all have much to congratulate ourselves over, but not the UNMONITORED SALE OF FORTY THOUSAND ASSAULT WEAPONS TO MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS

holder is incompetent and he's not forthcoming, attributes most mature americans expect, y'know, in an ag

party on, peeps, represent
 
Nothing fruitful in arguing that only one party even did anything to be proud of, or that only one party is responsible for all the evil in the world. The truth is both have done some good work here and there, and both have done shome **** work.
 
only one sold forty thousand assault weapons to mexican drug cartels and lost track of em until they showed up beside dead agents

holder's an embarrassment

he fits right in
 
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I'm sure they do, or at least some do, but generally, not to be seen in public. You'll notice outside of grandstanding, no one has yet gone after Holder. Begs the question doesn't it, putting your supposition in doubt?

No it means they want to find facts to show proof. Holder is trying to stop them from finding the facts
 
No it means they want to find facts to show proof. Holder is trying to stop them from finding the facts

You have to find facts to support that as well. They're doing it right. You're not. you're leaping to conclusions because you want it to be true.
 
It happened. We know it happened. We know it was a huge screw up. These things happen in administrations and I can't really explain why they happen but Obama will get a pass. Holder needs to go.
 
It happened. We know it happened. We know it was a huge screw up. These things happen in administrations and I can't really explain why they happen but Obama will get a pass. Holder needs to go.

He's the most likely to have played a role. If he did know, and wasn't misled, I'll agree with you.
 
He's the most likely to have played a role. If he did know, and wasn't misled, I'll agree with you.

I don't think it matters. It happened under his watch. If things are going on like this under his watch, he takes the hit. I'll also note that I'm not saying this simply to make Obama look bad. I'd be willing to bet that similiar things have gone on under other administrations also. It blew up this time though and Holder should go.
 
I don't think it matters. It happened under his watch. If things are going on like this under his watch, he takes the hit. I'll also note that I'm not saying this simply to make Obama look bad. I'd be willing to bet that similiar things have gone on under other administrations also. It blew up this time though and Holder should go.

I agree a little. But, I would not expect him to running every show, and as I understand this, there was a problem with communication. Not sure he is responsible for that. Still, I'm open to evidence, and do see him as the most likely fall.
 
You have to find facts to support that as well. They're doing it right. You're not. you're leaping to conclusions because you want it to be true.

No I am going by facts we know.You ignore the facts
 
as I understand this, there was a problem with communication. Not sure he is responsible for this.

as director of his dept?

you're not sure he's responsible?

LOL!

and testimony under oath isn't evidence, huh?

think much?
 
If he did know, and wasn't misled, I'll agree with you.

if he DIDN'T know, he needs to go

to be unaware of FORTY THOUSAND ASSAULT WEAPONS sold by THREE separate agencies of his dept to MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS---UNTRACKED...

you don't demand mere competence from your cabinet members?

LOL!

more power to you

holder fits right in in this white house---incompetent and lacking transparency

the entire cabinet, from geithner to napolitano to sebelius, chu and salazar, is an embarrassment

standards, anyone?
 
I think what we see here is nothing new from demo's and liberal progressives that have infiltrated, and taken over the democrat party in this nation.

When it is a republican in office then every tid bit is under scrutiny, right down to Boo at some points advocating that Bush go to jail. Yet when there is something like this 'Fast and Furious' debacle coming out of the Obama administration, the call is not for investigation, rather obfuscation, excuse making, and abdication of responsibility. Totally redacted pages requested by congress and the only thing showing on them? The page number and agency they came from..Yet Boo says 'Well we don't know'.... WE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE THEY ARE HIDING IT, COVERING IT UP!!! :doh

Yet, Boo wants us to turn logic, and fact on its head when it comes to observing what THIS ADMINISTRATION does. That's right I said this administration, the entirety of such, including Obama. Unless Presidents, whom in the past have worked closely with their own AG's, example see Kennedy, now all of the sudden when Obama may have appeared to have bumped his head and fell backwards into a pile of **** we are led to believe that he knows nothing? Come on people, get real here.

How much excuse making are we to put up with, from this liar in office that is NOT transparent, is NOT doing what he campaigned on, and now wants another term, to do what finish the job of destruction he started?

Start the impeachment process.

j-mac
 
I agree a little. But, I would not expect him to running every show, and as I understand this, there was a problem with communication. Not sure he is responsible for that. Still, I'm open to evidence, and do see him as the most likely fall.

It's the same as my complaints with the non action concerning the financial shenanigans. Sarbane's-Oxley was supposed to hold responsible a CEO for a bogus financial statement whether he knew it was bogus or not.

Holder is responsible whether he knew or not. This is why I despise government. They refuse to hold anyone accountable for anything. The only time they do is when it's clear the politics is going to hurt their political standing.
 
It's the same as my complaints with the non action concerning the financial shenanigans. Sarbane's-Oxley was supposed to hold responsible a CEO for a bogus financial statement whether he knew it was bogus or not.

Holder is responsible whether he knew or not. This is why I despise government. They refuse to hold anyone accountable for anything. The only time they do is when it's clear the politics is going to hurt their political standing.

Holding responsible means that when someone srews up, you pull them in and handle it. So, if Holder didnt know, he calls in those who do, and seeks the appropriate action. That is being responsible. Now, in evaluating Holder, we have to ask, should he have know? Was he responsible for the lack of communication? Did he hold those below accountable? If he did not address this appropriately, then he should face the music.
 
So, if Holder didnt know, he calls in those who do, and seeks the appropriate action. That is being responsible.

which he hasn't done, all holder has done is try to make melson take the fall for the entire dept, dea and fbi included, and try to limit the atf's communication with congress

remember?

Now, in evaluating Holder, we have to ask, should he have know?

you have to ask?

if holder should have know?

forty thousand assault weapons sold to mexican drug cartels by three different agencies...

it might beg a sober question...

should he have know?

LOL!

think much?

Was he responsible for the lack of communication?

it's his dept

who else would be accountable, the janitor?

with logic like this, who needs links to south wales
 
I think what we see here is nothing new from demo's and liberal progressives that have infiltrated, and taken over the democrat party in this nation.

When it is a republican in office then every tid bit is under scrutiny, right down to Boo at some points advocating that Bush go to jail. Yet when there is something like this 'Fast and Furious' debacle coming out of the Obama administration, the call is not for investigation, rather obfuscation, excuse making, and abdication of responsibility. Totally redacted pages requested by congress and the only thing showing on them? The page number and agency they came from..Yet Boo says 'Well we don't know'.... WE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE THEY ARE HIDING IT, COVERING IT UP!!! :doh

Yet, Boo wants us to turn logic, and fact on its head when it comes to observing what THIS ADMINISTRATION does. That's right I said this administration, the entirety of such, including Obama. Unless Presidents, whom in the past have worked closely with their own AG's, example see Kennedy, now all of the sudden when Obama may have appeared to have bumped his head and fell backwards into a pile of **** we are led to believe that he knows nothing? Come on people, get real here.

How much excuse making are we to put up with, from this liar in office that is NOT transparent, is NOT doing what he campaigned on, and now wants another term, to do what finish the job of destruction he started?

Start the impeachment process.

j-mac

j, I never even called on Bush to be impeached. Your memory is faulty once again. True, I stated he broke our agreements, which is breaking international law, unenforcable as that is. And he did in fact lie, to the people, and was less than honest overall. But, I did not call for him to be impeached or to go to jail. It wouldn't have hurt my feelings mind you, and it wouldn't have been unjust. And I never used the think ing that he was guilty because we didn;t know (ummm, that was your side using the entire absence of evidence stuff). Instead, I pointed out we did know, had actual evidence, and pointed out that absence of evidence meant we didn't have ****.

The AFT is a separate organization, with a separate head. As is the FBI and other such groups. Holder is unlikely to be involved in each and every operation. He would have to be superman in order to know every detail.

J. your side really has to get not only better are understanding the arguments you confront, but remembering what was said. :coffeepap
 
He would have to be superman in order to know every detail

forty thousand assault rifles is an AWFUL LOT OF DETAILS

LOL!

think much?

holder's a clown

he's found a home
 
At least 122 firearms from a botched U.S. undercover operation have been found at crime scenes in Mexico or intercepted en route to drug cartels there, according to a Republican congressional report being issued on Tuesday.

Mexican authorities found AK-47 assault rifles, powerful .50 caliber rifles and other weapons in late 2009 that were later linked to the U.S. sting operation to trace weapons going across the border to Mexico, the report said.

Guns from the program, dubbed "Operation Fast and Furious," also were found at the scene of the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in the border state Arizona last December. It is not clear if they were the weapons responsible for his death.

The agency [the ATF] said another 274 weapons were recovered in the United States and, so far, about a dozen were found at U.S. crime scenes, according to information given to Grassley obtained by Reuters.

Issa's committee will hold a hearing later Tuesday with current and former ATF officials including those who worked in the U.S. embassy in Mexico who complained that they were kept largely out of the loop about the scope of the operation.

Guns from U.S. sting at Mexican crime scenes: report | Reuters

holder's an embarrassment

seeya in committee, chums

it's gonna be the atf in mexico versus atf arizona, tuesday

there's an awful lot of resentment there, it appears
 
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