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Title: Trey Gowdy on Due Process and No Fly List
Post by: Ben on December 15, 2015, 06:53:05 PM

Part of the same committee interview of the same DHS employee that's linked in another thread, but I thought Gowdy's questioning here was excellent and deserving of its own thread:

https://youtu.be/DNDcd1Fe5lg

Title: Re: Trey Gowdy on Due Process and No Fly List
Post by: brimic on December 15, 2015, 07:03:48 PM

Its great theatre, but last I checked, the DHS is still 'in power.'
Gowdy puts on a great show, but the former head of the IRS, head of the BATFE, Eric Holder, and Obama still walk free in this country. Lots of barking, but no teeth. To be fair, Gowdy is probably sincere, but he would never be able to get the neocons in congress on board to actually stop abuses of our constitutional rights.

Title: Re: Trey Gowdy on Due Process and No Fly List
Post by: Battle Monkey of Zardoz on December 15, 2015, 08:28:04 PM

Gowdy is a blowhard. He is good entertainment value, being the poster boy for the "look, see, we are doing something" (something is defined as political masterbation). It's political theater, window dressing for the idiot monkeys. It's meaningless.

Title: Re: Trey Gowdy on Due Process and No Fly List
Post by: Hawkmoon on December 15, 2015, 08:44:48 PM

Ms. Unpronounceable-last-name was clearly unprepared and in WAAAAAAAAY over her head at that hearing.

Title: Re: Trey Gowdy on Due Process and No Fly List
Post by: Doggy Daddy on December 15, 2015, 09:21:27 PM

Quote from: Hawkmoon on December 15, 2015, 08:44:48 PM

Ms. Unpronounceable-last-name was clearly unprepared and in WAAAAAAAAY over her head at that hearing.

As was hinted in the comments, 'twas probably her head that landed her that job.   :laugh:

Title: Re: Trey Gowdy on Due Process and No Fly List
Post by: brimic on December 15, 2015, 09:23:37 PM

This guy got owned too.... he's now collecting a fat federal pension.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avfm2urqdHM

Title: Re: Trey Gowdy on Due Process and No Fly List
Post by: HankB on December 16, 2015, 09:35:25 AM

Quote from: brimic on December 15, 2015, 07:03:48 PM

. . . Gowdy puts on a great show, but the former head of the IRS, head of the BATFE, Eric Holder, and Obama still walk free in this country. Lots of barking, but no teeth . . .

So he's following in the footsteps of the noisy but ultimately ineffectual Darrell Issa.  =(

Seriously, if the admin can simply ignore committee subpoenas, contempt citations, etc., then why even waste money on hearings and investigations that are nothing more than political theater?

Title: Re: Trey Gowdy on Due Process and No Fly List
Post by: lupinus on December 16, 2015, 01:26:19 PM

Quote from: HankB on December 16, 2015, 09:35:25 AM

So he's following in the footsteps of the noisy but ultimately ineffectual Darrell Issa.  =(

Seriously, if the admin can simply ignore committee subpoenas, contempt citations, etc., then why even waste money on hearings and investigations that are nothing more than political theater?

Because then not only would they not be doing anything, they'd look like they were doing nothing. Everyone likes a good circus after all.


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