Sunday, June 27, 2010
"Exasperated members see obstruction at DoJ "
Both parties are having trouble getting information from the Department of Justice...
Jordy Yager reports at theHill.com:
"Meanwhile, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), outlined three issues to The Hill where he says the DoJ has refused to cooperate with his attempts at congressional oversight: the closure of the Guantánamo Bay military prison, allegations of criminal misconduct by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and the DoJ’s dismissal of the voter intimidation case, United States v. New Black Panther Party.
'Rather than making good on his promises [of] openness and transparency, President [Barack] Obama and his administration officials appear committed to a standard of secrecy and stonewalling of Congress,' Smith said. 'All this silence, stonewalling and secrecy begs the question — what is the administration trying to hide?'"
