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babylonsister

(171,079 posts) Sat May 3, 2014, 08:40 PM May 2014

House Republicans call for special prosecutor on Tea Party targeting

They're on a roll. Benghazi, and now this? When shall they investigate Issa?

House Republicans call for special prosecutor on Tea Party targeting

By Bernie Becker - 05/02/14 02:37 PM EDT

House Republicans plan to vote next week on a resolution that would urge Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS’s improper scrutiny of Tea Party groups.

In a statement announcing the vote, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Republicans have no faith in the investigation that is already being carried out at the Justice Department.

“It is time for Attorney General Holder to appoint a special counsel to investigate the IRS targeting scandal and bring the appropriate charges against those responsible,” Cantor said in a statement.

“This is far too serious a matter to leave to the discretion of partisan political appointees no matter who is in the White House.”

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http://thehill.com/policy/finance/205063-house-gop-wants-irs-special-prosecutor

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House Republicans call for special prosecutor on Tea Party targeting (Original Post) babylonsister May 2014 OP

The Special Prosecutor law expired under Bush. MohRokTah May 2014 #1

What law? babylonsister May 2014 #3

The law enacted after Watergate. MohRokTah May 2014 #6

Do you have a link---I'm not clear about what you're talking about. babylonsister May 2014 #7

Sure MohRokTah May 2014 #9

Thanks for link, have to put it off til tomorrow. nt babylonsister May 2014 #12

NP, people forget that Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton were all MohRokTah May 2014 #15

OFFS! sakabatou May 2014 #2

So GOOD of them to seek to spend MORE of our tax $$$ on this! elleng May 2014 #4

And So GOOD of them to worry about something that matters, babylonsister May 2014 #8

They been hiding under a rock for months? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #5

Note the media framing Newsjock May 2014 #10

I would encouragethe president to appoint a special prosecuteer to investigate hollysmom May 2014 #11

Love the idea but maybe he doesn't want to sink to their level. nt babylonsister May 2014 #13

This proves one thing Andy823 May 2014 #14

So they want a special prosecutor ? SummerSnow May 2014 #16

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

1. The Special Prosecutor law expired under Bush.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2014, 08:45 PM

May 2014

So, um, TOO FUCKING BAD MORONS!!!!!

babylonsister

(171,079 posts)

3. What law?

Reply to MohRokTah (Reply #1)

Sat May 3, 2014, 08:51 PM

May 2014

They're alive and well, and necessary when applicable. This isn't.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_prosecutor

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

6. The law enacted after Watergate.

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #3)

Sat May 3, 2014, 08:59 PM

May 2014

Congress could compel the president to appoint a Special Prosecutor.

Now,they can suggest it, and the president can flip them off.

babylonsister

(171,079 posts)

7. Do you have a link---I'm not clear about what you're talking about.

Reply to MohRokTah (Reply #6)

Sat May 3, 2014, 09:03 PM

May 2014

Special prosecutors are legal; remember Patrick Fitzgerald?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Fitzgerald

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

9. Sure

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #7)

Sat May 3, 2014, 09:06 PM

May 2014

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/counsel/office/history.html

babylonsister

(171,079 posts)

12. Thanks for link, have to put it off til tomorrow. nt

Reply to MohRokTah (Reply #9)

Sat May 3, 2014, 09:29 PM

May 2014

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

15. NP, people forget that Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton were all

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #12)

Sat May 3, 2014, 09:33 PM

May 2014

under far more scrutiny than Dubya.

sakabatou

(42,170 posts)

2. OFFS!

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2014, 08:47 PM

May 2014

elleng

(131,063 posts)

4. So GOOD of them to seek to spend MORE of our tax $$$ on this!

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2014, 08:56 PM

May 2014

babylonsister

(171,079 posts)

8. And So GOOD of them to worry about something that matters,

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Sat May 3, 2014, 09:05 PM

May 2014

like #jobsunemploymentincreasingminimumwageclimatechange/disastersinfrastructureiowotherpeoplebesidesthe1%?

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

5. They been hiding under a rock for months?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2014, 08:57 PM

May 2014

The idea that the IRS 'targeted the Tea Party' was debunked months ago, when it was shown that far more groups on the left were given extra scrutiny than those on the right.

Seriously, it's past time the 'rule' was discarded, and we went back to the actual law on 501c4s or whatever it is they are, that they're not allowed to be political at all. Screw them all, right, left, and center. No more political activity for ANY of them.

Newsjock

(11,733 posts)

10. Note the media framing

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2014, 09:07 PM

May 2014

"Improper scrutiny" is taken as a given in the lead, not an allegation. This is what we're up against.

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)

11. I would encouragethe president to appoint a special prosecuteer to investigate

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2014, 09:14 PM

May 2014

how many congress men are not doing their job and wasting the country's money in investigating the same thing multiple times that are factually proven not to be an issue over and over again - BenghaaaaaZI.

babylonsister

(171,079 posts)

13. Love the idea but maybe he doesn't want to sink to their level. nt

Reply to hollysmom (Reply #11)

Sat May 3, 2014, 09:30 PM

May 2014

Andy823

(11,495 posts)

14. This proves one thing

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2014, 09:32 PM

May 2014

They have nothing else to try and win in November on, no jobs programs, no "replacement" for Obama care, no clue how to fix the things the economy, nothing at all but stupid childish games trying to make the president look bad! All they can hope for is getting the brain dead base all worked up so the will come out and vote for these republican idiots come elution time.

It might be red meat for their "base", but I think the rest of the country wants something to get done, they want to see improvement, jobs, health care, help for veterans and the elderly, they want to move this country ahead and that won't happen if republicans are in charge. This kind of stupidity with trying to make a big issue out of nothing is getting old, and I think if they continue this stupidity it is going to help the democrats, not the republican party of "do nothing"!

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

16. So they want a special prosecutor ?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat May 3, 2014, 09:53 PM

May 2014

But then they want to destroy them politically? Aww, they want to coddle their baby.

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