Cornyn Presses For Fast and Furious Probe in Texas
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn asked congressional colleagues this week to investigate whether the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) ran a gun-walking program in Texas, the latest in his months-long effort to put the heat on the Obama administration over the controversial Fast and Furious operation.
His request came the week after he sponsored a measure in the U.S. Senate that received rare bipartisan support: an oversight requirement that would help bar any future operations like the Arizona-based Fast and Furious. And it got some traction on Wednesday as two lawmakers investigating the program ...
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Lee Dunkelberg via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Anything to take attention away from his effort to kill jobs and financial recovery.
Don Hill via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Has anyone shown that Fast & Furious is not a holdover from the Bush administration?
grol grol
Cornyn should make some attempts at solving the wrongdoing in his own state first.
Consider what just happened in a federal court in Texas. A Dallas business owner was involved in a civil dispute and paid millions of dollars to lawyers, and when he objected to additional fees after settling the case, they had a “friendly” judge seize all of his possessions, without any notice or hearing, and essentially ordered him under “house arrest” as an involuntary servant to the lawyers. The business owner has been under this "servant" order for 10 months and is prohibited from owning any possessions, prohibited from working, etc..
...and some quotes from the judge:
THE COURT: "I'm telling you don't scr-w with me. You are a fool, a fool, a fool, a fool to scr-w with a federal judge, and if you don't understand that, I can make you understand it. I have the force of the Navy, Army, Marines and Navy behind me."
THE COURT: "You realize that order is an order of the Court. So any failure to comply with that order is contempt, punishable by lots of dollars, punishable by possible jail, death"
http://www.lawinjustice.com has an explanation of this case.
John Burton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/10/emails_bush-era_embassy_prosecutors_office_approved_atf_gun_walking_tactic.php?ref=fpb
John Burton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/10/wide_receiver_the_bush_administration_had_its_very_own_atf_gun_walking_scandal.php
Cynthia Tannehill Faulk Ryland via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Hmmm...usually, as a capable, responsive, corrrect-thinking senator, Cornyn makes a great paperweight.
Dale H Curry via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Yes, Senator, anything to keep the focus of all those failed Bush Policies he supported, and still does, that lead us to this economic situation. A situation for which you and your party refuse to do anything about in the chance it could be supportive of this President.
V Marshall
Sen. Cornyn
I also think that the families in Mexico who lost loved ones as a result of these weapons deserve a full accounting of what happened.
V Marshall
@ Don Hill
why does it matter whose administration is responsible. While they are in office they represent ALL of us and should be expected to uphold the laws of the US. When they fail to do so, they should be held accountable by ALL of us not just voting members of the other team. Have we become so morally bankrupt in this country that we judge actions by whether or not there is a (D) or (R) after the person's name?
Wallis Parnelle
Find they actually created this disqusting gun mess of 40,000 deaths so far, that any present serving politician in Texas, as having any opinion, concerning the FBI effect to clean up exported assault weapons. I have not seen one word from them to try to solve the mess from the Texas side of the border. Cornyn's hands are covered with the blood of women and children as much as Perry's non-action, of guns and the slaughter. And billions of good tax dollars are continueing to be wasted.
Adele Roberson
John Cornyn in his haste to try to make our President look not qualified for anything, is stamping his feet and wanting a "thorough Investigation of"
This is going to be hilarious.
While the Feds are crawling all over the South looking for gun runners they will surely come across all the private Texans smuggling guns into Mexico . All these years... BIG BUCKS.!
Most of the ReThugs so called "investigations" are a complee waste of time and money.
Maybe, just this once... this investigation will reallly bear some fruit.
Adele Roberson
Cornyn is probably the worst Senator this State has ever had . And that really covers a lot of "Worst"
I LOL this week when I saw him standing proudly behind the ReThugs
Golden Child Marco Rubio while Rubio tried to explain his problems. Cornyn, standing behind Rubio... so proud.
Poor Cornyn... if he does not win the next election he will have to just rely on his pension to live like a king...
He is certainly not capable of making a living in the real world.
Hell, his beautician probably costs him a thousand dollars a month. He is another Texas, just like Perry. Even their mirrors and combs cost a bundle.