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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Gosar: 'Sad Day when America Rejoices' about Holder's Resignation
via Breitbart Feed
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), one of the first members of Congress to call for
Attorney General Eric Holder to resign over Operation Fast and Furious, said
it’s a “sad day” in American when the country “rejoices” over the
resignation of an attorney general.
“It's a sad day when America rejoices about the news that the Attorney
General of the United States is set to resign,” Gosar said. "His place in
history will be marked by shameful violations of the rule of law and
despicable circumvention of the Constitution. The integrity of our
government, our Republic, fundamentally relies on the principle that no
person, not even the president or the nation’s chief law enforcement
officer, is above our laws.”
Gosar has led efforts in the House to get Holder to resign, offering a
resolution of "no confidence" in Holder and working to get his colleagues on
board with efforts to hold Holder accountable for his misdeeds. In 2013, at
the beginning of this Congress, Gosar offered another resolution, this time
calling directly for Holder’s resignation.
“Over the past six years this Department of Justice has been defined by its
failures and complete disregard for accountability,” Gosar said. "From the
death of Brian Terry in the Fast and Furious gun running operation, to
spying on journalist James Rosen, to tapping the phone records of the
Associated Press, and most recently the unconstitutional Bergdahl prisoner
exchange, as well as the IRS scandal, there is no question that Eric Holder
leaves behind a legacy of lawlessness, incompetence, and hyper partisanship.”
Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, who was murdered by illegal alien drug
smugglers with Operation Fast and Furious weapons, was killed in Gosar’s
district in Arizona. Gosar is a member of the House Oversight Committee,
which eventually led the charge to hold Holder in criminal and civil
contempt of Congress.
“I have been relentless in my pursuit to hold Eric Holder accountable for
his actions and will not rest until the door officially hits him on his way
out," Gosar said. “The American people and U.S. Senate must ensure his
replacement is a strict constitutionalist and not a partisan hack. Moving
forward, our challenge begins now with rebuilding the trust of the American
people and a return to fully upholding the laws of our country.” |
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