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Plan to Vote Holder in Contempt The Daily Caller The Democrat Party’s resistance to holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress is crumbling. Utah Democrat Rep. Jim Matheson said Tuesday he plans to vote in favor of holding Holder in contempt over his refusal to comply with a subpoena into the Operation Fast and Furious scandal. “It just compounds the tragedy when both sides play politics instead of releasing the facts. The Terry family, the public and Congress deserve answers,” Matheson said in remarks first reported by the Salt Lake Tribune in his home state. “Sadly, it seems that it will take holding the attorney general in contempt to communicate that evasiveness is unacceptable.” To make matters worse for Holder, President Barack Obama and the Democrat Party, more Democrats are expected to join Matheson in holding Holder in contempt. House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, the House Democrats’ chief vote-counter, isn’t even sure how many Democrats will break ranks. According to the Associated Press -- which framed the Democrat defections as a result of the NRA’s decision to score the vote -- Hoyer wouldn’t say how many Democrats he expected to vote in favor of Holder in contempt, but confirmed he expects some, like Matheson, to abandon party lines. These Democrat defections cut sharply into the narrative House oversight committee ranking Democrat member Rep. Elijah Cummings, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the White House and Holder himself have created around this scandal. They have all claimed that House oversight committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa and House Republicans are motivated by partisan politics in pursuing this issue, something that Matheson and other Democrats’ vote would undercut. READ FULL SOURCE ARTICLE Editor's Note: Interesting that when it is an election year, Democrats examine their votes and political actions to make sure it won't hurt them with their constituents. Shouldn't they always be voting this way?? Aren't they actually supposed to represent their constituents first and their political affiliations second? Doesn't seem despicable that this isn't always the case? The BasicsProject.org informational and educational pamphlet series is now available for Kindle and iPad. Click here to find out more... The BasicsProject.org informational and educational pamphlet series is now available for Kindle and iPad. Click here to find out more... The New Media Journal and BasicsProject.org are not funded by outside sources. We exist exclusively on tax deductible donations from our readers and contributors. Please make a tax deductible donation today.
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