UPDATE: Administration Refuses to Prosecute Holder

Saturday, June 30, 2012: Surprise, surprise. The Administration that decided not to enforce the immigration laws, the Administration that took the State of Arizona to court over the state's efforts to enforce immigration laws because the Federal govenment refused to do so, now refuses to prosecute the Attorney General for his Contemp of Congress! The Obama Adminsitration no longer makes a pretense about using its power for political purposes and, it seems, they do so without restraint.

As reported in the Washington Post [and reposted on SFGate]:

Deputy Attorney General James Cole explained the decision, which was expected, in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. The letter was released publicly Friday, just over a week after President Obama invoked executive privilege to withhold the documents.

In his letter, Cole said the decision not to prosecute Holder conforms to long-standing Justice Department practice in both Democratic and Republican administrations.

The Justice Department's decision concerns only criminal action, so the House can still pursue civil litigation against Holder. On Thursday, the House voted to authorize civil action, which paves the way for a federal court challenge to Obama's decision to invoke executive privilege.

Republicans dismissed Cole's decision and said the U.S. attorney for the district - who technically has the authority to prosecute Holder - should be able to do so, noting that he is already leading an investigation into the possible leak of classified information by Obama administration officials to reporters.

"If he's neutral enough to independently look for leaks from the administration and not be conflicted, then he has to be equally independent in weighing the statute" approved by the House, said House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) who is leading the Fast and Furious investigation.

Commentary:

My concern is over the clear and present danger to our nation when an administration picks and chooses what laws it will enforce and which ones it will not. I have been a public servant in various capacities for over forty years. I take that responsibility very seriously and part of that is to treat everybody the same, to be even-handed, and to do what is right regardless of what it means for me personally. With this administration it seems its not about doing what is right, its about doing what they want.

It is imperative that in November we elect Godly people who will stand up for what is right regardless of what that means for their career!