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Should Holder be forced to resign.

Should Holder resign

  • Yes he has abused his power

    Votes: 9 90.0%
  • No he has done nothing wrong

    Votes: 1 10.0%

  • Total voters
    10

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It seems Eric has been running Obama's justice dept like a new age Gestapo, time to go Eric


."Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a “possible co-conspirator” in violations of the Espionage Act and authorized seizure of his private emails, a law enforcement official told NBC News on Thursday."


http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_new...s-reporters-private-emails-official-says?lite
 
I prefer "Fired for cause" as opposed to "forced to resign"
 
It seems Eric has been running Obama's justice dept like a new age Gestapo, time to go Eric


."Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a “possible co-conspirator” in violations of the Espionage Act and authorized seizure of his private emails, a law enforcement official told NBC News on Thursday."


Holder OK'd search warrant for Fox News reporter's private emails, official says - Open Channel

He won't be publicly asked to resign. But if this story doesn't die down, if more information comes out, I predict he'll suddenly decide to go into private business.
 
He won't be publicly asked to resign. But if this story doesn't die down, if more information comes out, I predict he'll suddenly decide to go into private business.
I agree, but I don't think it's if more information comes out, but when.
 
Don't hold your breath for that, I think Maggie is on target though.


Another manufactured crisis. I don't think he'll resign or be asked to resign. Keerissst, he's got dozens of poker games to close and legal marijuana clinics to close. He's way too busy to resign. Just too damn busy to arrest banksters and hedge frauds and LIBOR magnates. You act like snoopin' roun' in your emails ain't legal. Woe unto thee. It's the land o' th free. That'd be the gov'ts free to snoop any place they pleases because of the inherited terrorist agenda from GWBush. "They hate us for our freedoms." (GWBUSH-first moron)
 
Another manufactured crisis. I don't think he'll resign or be asked to resign. Keerissst, he's got dozens of poker games to close and legal marijuana clinics to close. He's way too busy to resign. Just too damn busy to arrest banksters and hedge frauds and LIBOR magnates. You act like snoopin' roun' in your emails ain't legal. Woe unto thee. It's the land o' th free. That'd be the gov'ts free to snoop any place they pleases because of the inherited terrorist agenda from GWBush. "They hate us for our freedoms." (GWBUSH-first moron)

Too much coffee this morning or too much Bourbon in your coffee?:lol:
 
He won't be publicly asked to resign. But if this story doesn't die down, if more information comes out, I predict he'll suddenly decide to go into private business.
Usually such decisions are made when something is in its embryonic stage but it's obvious to the insiders its going to be big. Holder has held firm through many scandals that would have made other attorneys general step down. He is the only U.S. cabinet member ever to held in contempt of Congress. AG's usually don't stay in office as long as Holder.
 
I agree, but I don't think it's if more information comes out, but when.

Jennifer Rubin discusses the "co-conspirator" search warrant and how Holder's role seems to be in conflict with what the President has just said: “I am troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may chill the investigative journalism that holds government accountable. Journalists should not be at legal risk for doing their jobs.”

Is Obama now trying to distance himself from Holder?

Rubin also notes that Holder may well be in real trouble himself, and she's dubious about his recusing himself and all his "I dunnos." I agree with her that whether he deliberately misled a judge in the affidavit is worth investigating all by itself.

Holder must go
 
People shouldn't be "forced to resign". If they **** up that bad, they should just get fired.
 
Well, the standard save-face way is to volunteer one's resignation, which is "regrettably" accepted.
 
I don't care what you call it, but he needs to go.
 
I don't think that he should be forced to resign. Politics is about public image, and if Obama thinks that he can weather this with Holden still in his Cabinet, go for it. He's a lame duck anyway - what damage can it do? He already has enough legitimate strikes against him, and people that think he walks on water will not be swayed by this.
 
If Holder himself becomes a subject of investigation, he won't be able to do his job as AG.
 
If Holder himself becomes a subject of investigation, he won't be able to do his job as AG.
Thanks for the link. And many of us would prefer that Holder not do his job as AG. His understanding of the position lacks a one to one correspondence with the actual duties and responsibilities. I have no idea how one recuses one's self without written documentation and directives supplied to staff. Without that, how would anyone know and how would recusal be accomplished? Are we expected to believe that Holder simply didn't read documents pertinent to these investigations that crossed his desk or that staff somehow knew he shouldn't see them? Who believes that?
 
Thanks for the link. And many of us would prefer that Holder not do his job as AG. His understanding of the position lacks a one to one correspondence with the actual duties and responsibilities. I have no idea how one recuses one's self without written documentation and directives supplied to staff. Without that, how would anyone know and how would recusal be accomplished? Are we expected to believe that Holder simply didn't read documents pertinent to these investigations that crossed his desk or that staff somehow knew he shouldn't see them? Who believes that?

You're asking good questions.

BTW, I never thought Holder was an appropriate choice for AG anyway, and the way he handled the Philly voter intimidation was exactly what I expected him to do. I did not expect him to stonewall Congress re the "Fast and Furious" e-mails the way he so brazenly did. I do wonder about a search warrant that describes Jim Rosen as a "co-conspirator." It's too much.
 
You're asking good questions.

BTW, I never thought Holder was an appropriate choice for AG anyway, and the way he handled the Philly voter intimidation was exactly what I expected him to do. I did not expect him to stonewall Congress re the "Fast and Furious" e-mails the way he so brazenly did. I do wonder about a search warrant that describes Jim Rosen as a "co-conspirator." It's too much.
It is. And the idea that Rosen was a flight risk? This guy is on television pretty regularly, I believe. And I see the Judge that signed off on this mess is scrambling to clear his ass. In my experience, such judges are approached for a reason, and it's not just because the person is available. The odor is overwhelming. I've always believed Holder would step over the line in a big way at some point. The only question in my mind was whether or not he would be caught. Now, he's stepped way over the line, and been caught. That's a huge liability to a president already compromised by Benghazi and the IRS, and who knows what else.
 
And not just a flight risk but potentially wearing a disguise. :roll:
 
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