clownboy
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Re: Resolution Directing the House sergeant-at-arms to “Arrest Lois Lerner for Contem
No, that's not how it works. Congress can hold her in contempt for as long as they wish and can indeed arrest and jail her.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress
And until that is decided, this is going to go nowhere. How about they actually get a ruling on THAT part, before the Republicans look even more silly with this "arresting" business.
It's clear there hasn't been a consensus on whether she actually waived her 5th amendment rights because there are "legal experts" that have said she hasn't waived them and there are those that have said she has. Without that being decided by courts, the GOP are just spinning their wheels.
No, that's not how it works. Congress can hold her in contempt for as long as they wish and can indeed arrest and jail her.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress
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