Yesterday, the Teapublican-controlled House of Representatives voted to find Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. If I could speak directly to Mr. Holder, I would offer my congratulations.
I think most American citizens are in contempt of this Congress!
As Ive previously written, the charges that Mr. Holder is withholding vital information on Fast and Furious that would expose corruption in the administration is fantasy. Contrary to Congressman Issa and the National Rifle Associations bizarre conspiracy theory, the ATF did not let guns walk across the border in order to create an outcry for stricter Arizona gun laws.
Ive read conspiracy theories about UFO cover-ups that are more plausible than that!
We dont need some crazy conspiracy to draw attention to the need for common sense gun laws. All we need is to focus attention on the fact that there are now more deaths each year as the result of guns than from auto accidents. Further, what is the sense of allowing anyone over 18 to purchase enough assault weapons and handguns to outfit a small army? Was that really the intent of the Second Amendment? And, if so, do we really want to allow buyers to turn around and sell them to others without a license or background checks?
Too bad there isnt a mechanism to allow ordinary citizens to officially cite Congress and the NRA for contempt. Oh wait…there is. All you have to do is vote the NRA-supporting Teapublicans out of office this November.