I find it ironic that the people who are supposed to be working for the people of this nation can't even answer a simple question. I don't think I have heard anyone, republican or democrat answer any question with a simple answer. Why must they dance around the damn question? Just give a fucking answer!
We are so smart as citizens of Utah and the United States of America to have elected Mike Lee as a Senator to represent us and Utah in the US Senate. Thank you Senator Lee for serving and doing what we sent you to do. I am proud of what you are trying to do for us and our Republic.
If the actions of the president are at odds with the constitution, why is it taking so long to get anything more than questions asked of Holder? Where are the positive actions taken to stop this usurpation of congressional power?
Exactly ! Nobody is accusing Obama of making "too much" use of his executive power. We are accusing him of exceeding his executive authority. He can use his power all day long, there is no limit on that and that is his right. It is when you try to use your power to exceed your authority that is when we have a legal problem. Same thing for the congress. There is no limit on the number of laws they can pass to use their legislative power. There is a limit on what they can pass though. These are totally different things.
It gets pretty good around 9:30. Lee delivers a smack-down and holder smirks away any suggestions of "usurpation and lawlessness." I guess I would too if I were part of an usurpatious and lawless administration.
Finally! Someone's challenging Obama about all the picking and choosing what parts of a law (written and signed) to delay and/or implement. I sincerely hope Sen. Mike Lee follows through with this and doesn't let it go. We cannot have an executive branch that continually picks and chooses what laws IT deems fit to be enforced and which ones if feels are inadequate. The most lawless administration in my lifetime.
Holder’s hesitation(s) in responding to Lee’s questions and his stumbling answers show that he hadn’t been ‘briefed’ as to what to say and how to back up and support the pres. If he had his leaders’ expertise as an orator he could have weaseled his way around the tough questions.
This is a form of wiretapping. A normal citizen can get 20 yrs in prison for that why should our Dictator and the NSA be allowed to do this and not be tried for felonious charges?
“I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” James Madison “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” James Madison
Thank You Senator Lee. Finally someone who knows the right questions to ask. Holder, obviously didn't have the answers, but as Obama's yes man, he defended to Obama to the end.
Yes, saying "I'm going to ignore Congress and established law" is Category One - within his Constitutional powers . . . Why isn't Eric Holder in prison . . . are at least not practicing law for the rest of his life?
"...acting in a Constitutional way..." Con Law as taught in Law School is not about acting in accordance with the Constitution, but rather how to do what you want by weaseling around the restrictions. This is only necessary as a member of the state as the Constitution places restrictions on the State and not the citizen.
I don't like how we let democrats get away with the "I don't know" or "I don't remember" answer. I can't stand that. Every time a really solid question is asked, it's always "I don't remember" and then we just move on as though that's an acceptable answer. Other than that, I like what Senator Lee did here.
It is important to note, in this instance, that the action of deferring the mandate was a graduated enforcement in contrast to a refusal to enforce - which is the gravity of the concern here I take it. Had the president stated he refuses to enforce the law indefinitely, almost assuredly this would be a violation unless he deemed it unconstitutional. As such, litigation to that effect would define and limit such actions. This has not occurred to my knowledge, probably because he has not REFUSED to enforce. What the president has done under his Executive Authority provided in the Constitution (The Executive Power shall be vested...) in determining HOW to enforce a duly passed law, to my understanding, is a sensible adjustment to phase-in enforcement, not a refusal to enforce. In fact, current law gives Executive Departments the authority to implement such phased in transitions in certain circumstances. For example, in section 7805(a) of the Internal Revenue Code ("the Secretary [of the Treasury] shall prescribe all needful rules and regulations for the enforcement of this title, including all rules and regulations as may be necessary by reason of any alteration of law in relation to internal revenue"), the Treasury Department is granted the administrative authority to grant transition relief when implementing new legislation. This authority has been used to phase in and postpone the application of new legislation multiple times across administrations (Tax Relief Extension Act of 1999, Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part IV of 2011, Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008, etc.) You may cry foul and say what prevents them from indefinitely postponing laws. I would argue the court system does. While current judicial interpretation allows the executive to phase in legislation, it does not allow legislation to be “unreasonably delayed” (Federal Administrative Procedures Act) Another protection is in Heckler v. Chaney where the Court found that if an executive agency has consciously adopted a policy that amounts to abdication of its statutory responsibility, the Court has the obligation to order them to enforce the law.
Holder attack Lee by bringing up, 'Respect for your legal analytical skills, uh, including you're clearly your fathers' son' Well, clearly most do not have 'any' respect for Holder's legal skills which he displays here as being of an affirmative action nature
6:30 & 9:30! Absolutely Breathtaking! Would you hire this Attorney to handle your Dog's last Will and Testament? How foolish can an A.G. be? I would have just shut my mouth, and taken the hint...
Because, sadly, the alternative is 1000 x worse. Unless you believe 3000 Americans being murdered on 9.11 is awesome leadership and 4 dying in Benghazi is grounds for impeachment.
HNK222 Right HNK. And if Bill Clinton didn't back down twice when he could have killed Bin Laden there never would have been a 9-11 . Truth is Bill Clinton should have been impeached on several unrelated incidents.
James Zurawski So let's get this straight. The fact that George W Bush did NOTHING for 8 years to get Osama bin Laden --even after 3000 Americans died because he refused to heed the dire warnings - THAT is perfectly OK? When George W Bush stayed on vacation the entire summer of 2001 after getting the August 6th PDB, "Bin Laden Determined To Attack Inside US" - THAT is OK? George W Bush BOASTING 5 months after 9.11 that he "didn't think about" OBL and then maintained a stated hands off policy on OBL for the duration of his presidency - THAT was OK! BUT Bill Clinton, who the GOP claimed was "wagging the dog" in pursuing OBL in 1998 when all the GOP cared about was Monica Lewinsky sucking cock - BILL CLINTON didn't do enough? No matter how many THOUSANDS of Americans die due to the colossally inept, impotent GOP "leadership", no matter how many time Democrats have to clean up the catastrophic mess left by the GOP, it is NEVER the GOP's fault when they fuck up royally in office?
Dee B id love it if the people gathered around his big fancy house, went inside with a pair of hand cuffs for each of those bastards and relayed that message to him directly
I'm tired of hearing "I don't know" or "I didn't know" from everyone. It is their JOB to know. How can people who apparently don't know anything ever at all, run a country or even a dept of Govt?
The difference, wingnut, is that executive orders that defy existing laws passed by Congress, or make up law that Congress has not passed, such as Obama's orders to ignore extant immigration law, are non constitutional are should be met by impeachment.
It is not a question of how many but what they are. He can by executive order raise the pay of certain people working for the govt. He can not by executive order change law that are on the books nor can he make general laws by executive order.
Well done. Holder should be in prison. He couldn't know less about his job. His answers are centered on him not knowing anything, or not having done his job. What does he do, what does he know. Give us Lee and McClintock in the white house. Not interested in changing the speed limit on the highway to hell. Interested in changing direction back to the Constitution.
The government answer to metadata collection of enormous numbers is simple, build a bigger building and hire more people to house it! Worry about constitutional questions regarding looking at it later!
"But I also want to assure you and the American People that the president will not act in a way that is inconsistent with the way other presidents have acted in using their executive authority". This does not mean a damn thing Holder. We don't need your empty assurances. We want you to do your job, not try to cover for the president with empty words. Why would this man even make such meaningless statement? Holder, you are not a god, and therefore your word is insufficient.
He made that statement because he and the president have already discussed what they are planning, and Holder knows what's ahead. If the American people get wind of it, we might just have an uprising...which is EXACTLY what we should be having if we want to have any U.S. left to fight for!!!
As the new President of Germany, I promise not to do anything more grievous then any of my predecessors. Now get out of my way, I have decrees to write.
I'd say this is about the first time Holder has heard that there are Categories involved or pertinent to executive orders and that analyses are due in regard to them. Eric, Jr ...learn something today? :)
you know I don't like throwing gas on a fire... and this is going to piss off everyone... but frankly and executive order will likely not have even a fraction of pork a piece of legislation that has drifted ever so slowly through both chambers of congress... test vote after test vote.... deliberating ..... debating .... negotiating behind closed doors..... ensuring nothing is brought to the floor where it would be logged and recorded as congressional record .... don't mean to sound like a agitator but I know I am right... and trust me I am a libertarian and support the bill of rights to the utmost..... but lets not lie to each other.... those fucks in both chambers are nothing more than thieves...
talk is cheap holder, show america the documents that reveal why this legal according you the attorney general, you just saying it doesn't mean shit without proof of why it is.
Holy Crap. Holder seems to have absolutely no clue what Lee is talking about. He has never even reviewed the executive orders! He doesn't even seem to know about J. Jackson's scale!! This guy is the worst AJ in modern US history. The worst!!
Believe me Jaasau, Holder knows exactly what Lee is talking about. He's playing possum hoping that citizens won't start uprising before everything is in place.
I don't know if it is funny or sad but it is one of tha other and I am leaning more on sad. It is sad that I can out talk this guy in my sleep along with tha rest of them, some people just are not interesting. Sad, me out talking this guy, VERY SAD :(
I find it ironic that the people who are supposed to be working for the people of this nation can't even answer a simple question. I don't think I have heard anyone, republican or democrat answer any question with a simple answer. Why must they dance around the damn question? Just give a fucking answer!
We are so smart as citizens of Utah and the United States of America to have elected Mike Lee as a Senator to represent us and Utah in the US Senate. Thank you Senator Lee for serving and doing what we sent you to do. I am proud of what you are trying to do for us and our Republic.
Jail this traitor and sentence him to life at hard labor without parole!
Senator Lee is one of the Smartest People in Congress. If you look at his history the man is Amazing
Excellent job Senator Lee!
If the actions of the president are at odds with the constitution, why is it taking so long to get anything more than questions asked of Holder?
Where are the positive actions taken to stop this usurpation of congressional power?
In the end, what is the difference if someone asks questions, but never takes action? We continue to lose liberty, while they posture.
Its funny how Holder just says "I don't know" when asked a question he doesn't want to answer. Just like a 3 year old kid
Exactly ! Nobody is accusing Obama of making "too much" use of his executive power. We are accusing him of exceeding his executive authority. He can use his power all day long, there is no limit on that and that is his right. It is when you try to use your power to exceed your authority that is when we have a legal problem. Same thing for the congress. There is no limit on the number of laws they can pass to use their legislative power. There is a limit on what they can pass though. These are totally different things.
It gets pretty good around 9:30. Lee delivers a smack-down and holder smirks away any suggestions of "usurpation and lawlessness." I guess I would too if I were part of an usurpatious and lawless administration.
Thank you for fighting the good fight, Senator Lee! Praying more will join you.
Finally! Someone's challenging Obama about all the picking and choosing what parts of a law (written and signed) to delay and/or implement. I sincerely hope Sen. Mike Lee follows through with this and doesn't let it go.
We cannot have an executive branch that continually picks and chooses what laws IT deems fit to be enforced and which ones if feels are inadequate. The most lawless administration in my lifetime.
Holder’s hesitation(s) in responding to Lee’s questions and his stumbling answers show that he hadn’t been ‘briefed’ as to what to say and how to back up and support the pres. If he had his leaders’ expertise as an orator he could have weaseled his way around the tough questions.
What's most disturbing to me is just how good a liar he is.
Great job, Sen. Lee.
GOD bless u Lee. Thank you for being a voice of reason and of the rule of law.
Good job, Senator Lee
There is absolutely no reassuring me of anything that this administration will or will not do Holder...and you can take that to the bank!!!
*Amazing..Just amazing. I want to pass on my gift of hindsight to Senator Lee who i trust so much & dont blame for this blunder named HOLDER..*
This is a form of wiretapping. A normal citizen can get 20 yrs in prison for that why should our Dictator and the NSA be allowed to do this and not be tried for felonious charges?
“I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” James Madison
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” James Madison
though I really enjoyed Senator Lee's assistance through the late hours the night of Senator Cruz's filibuster...... he was fabulous...!
God Bless Senator Mike Lee!
The final half of this is a slaughter. Proud to call Lee my Senator. He crushed Holder.
Thank You Senator Lee. Finally someone who knows the right questions to ask. Holder, obviously didn't have the answers, but as Obama's yes man, he defended to Obama to the end.
Yes, saying "I'm going to ignore Congress and established law" is Category One - within his Constitutional powers . . . Why isn't Eric Holder in prison . . . are at least not practicing law for the rest of his life?
"...acting in a Constitutional way..."
Con Law as taught in Law School is not about acting in accordance with the Constitution, but rather how to do what you want by weaseling around the restrictions. This is only necessary as a member of the state as the Constitution places restrictions on the State and not the citizen.
I don't like how we let democrats get away with the "I don't know" or "I don't remember" answer. I can't stand that. Every time a really solid question is asked, it's always "I don't remember" and then we just move on as though that's an acceptable answer. Other than that, I like what Senator Lee did here.
It is important to note, in this instance, that the action of deferring the mandate was a graduated enforcement in contrast to a refusal to enforce - which is the gravity of the concern here I take it. Had the president stated he refuses to enforce the law indefinitely, almost assuredly this would be a violation unless he deemed it unconstitutional. As such, litigation to that effect would define and limit such actions. This has not occurred to my knowledge, probably because he has not REFUSED to enforce.
What the president has done under his Executive Authority provided in the Constitution (The Executive Power shall be vested...) in determining HOW to enforce a duly passed law, to my understanding, is a sensible adjustment to phase-in enforcement, not a refusal to enforce. In fact, current law gives Executive Departments the authority to implement such phased in transitions in certain circumstances. For example, in section 7805(a) of the Internal Revenue Code ("the Secretary [of the Treasury] shall prescribe all needful rules and regulations for the enforcement of this title, including all rules and regulations as may be necessary by reason of any alteration of law in relation to internal revenue"), the Treasury Department is granted the administrative authority to grant transition relief when implementing new legislation. This authority has been used to phase in and postpone the application of new legislation multiple times across administrations (Tax Relief Extension Act of 1999, Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007, Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part IV of 2011, Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008, etc.)
You may cry foul and say what prevents them from indefinitely postponing laws. I would argue the court system does. While current judicial interpretation allows the executive to phase in legislation, it does not allow legislation to be “unreasonably delayed” (Federal Administrative Procedures Act) Another protection is in Heckler v. Chaney where the Court found that if an executive agency has consciously adopted a policy that amounts to abdication of its statutory responsibility, the Court has the obligation to order them to enforce the law.
Holder attack Lee by bringing up, 'Respect for your legal analytical skills, uh, including you're clearly your fathers' son'
Well, clearly most do not have 'any' respect for Holder's legal skills which he displays here as being of an affirmative action nature
Holder is literally doing what high school boys do when they have not read the chapter and the teacher calls on them.
Go Mike Lee.
"To be honest with you"...Yeah, right Holder
6:30 & 9:30! Absolutely Breathtaking! Would you hire this Attorney to handle your Dog's last Will and Testament? How foolish can an A.G. be? I would have just shut my mouth, and taken the hint...
Another American star is burning Bright.
yes......this was a brilliant articulation of sound principal.
Get yourself a new president America.
Yes, but the heir apparent to that position will likely be Her Thighness... coronation in less than three years. :(
If the USA is stupid enough to elect another Clinton when she couldn't do her job as secretary I vote to leave!
Because, sadly, the alternative is 1000 x worse. Unless you believe 3000 Americans being murdered on 9.11 is awesome leadership and 4 dying in Benghazi is grounds for impeachment.
HNK222 Right HNK. And if Bill Clinton didn't back down twice when he could have killed Bin Laden there never would have been a 9-11 . Truth is Bill Clinton should have been impeached on several unrelated incidents.
James Zurawski So let's get this straight. The fact that George W Bush did NOTHING for 8 years to get Osama bin Laden --even after 3000 Americans died because he refused to heed the dire warnings - THAT is perfectly OK?
When George W Bush stayed on vacation the entire summer of 2001 after getting the August 6th PDB, "Bin Laden Determined To Attack Inside US" - THAT is OK?
George W Bush BOASTING 5 months after 9.11 that he "didn't think about" OBL and then maintained a stated hands off policy on OBL for the duration of his presidency - THAT was OK!
BUT Bill Clinton, who the GOP claimed was "wagging the dog" in pursuing OBL in 1998 when all the GOP cared about was Monica Lewinsky sucking cock - BILL CLINTON didn't do enough?
No matter how many THOUSANDS of Americans die due to the colossally inept, impotent GOP "leadership", no matter how many time Democrats have to clean up the catastrophic mess left by the GOP, it is NEVER the GOP's fault when they fuck up royally in office?
Take away his damned pen, that is a dictatorship.
I impeached obummer in my mind nothing he says holds any weight
bighowardshsn He's actually the president of the United States corporation and not the people. Truth be told, he has no jurisdiction over us.
Dee B id love it if the people gathered around his big fancy house, went inside with a pair of hand cuffs for each of those bastards and relayed that message to him directly
I'm with you on that!
amen, amen i say to you...MAGA
"Uh, um..." "...that, um..." "Well, um..." Can you say caught flatfooted?
It's rather ironic watching this after Trumps executive orders in 2019
Nicely done.
Soon comes an Executive Order to shut down TH-cam for exposing the naked king
why do they all act like it isn't going on right now, we need people that respect the law, not talk about it!!!!!!
I'm tired of hearing "I don't know" or "I didn't know" from everyone. It is their JOB to know. How can people who apparently don't know anything ever at all, run a country or even a dept of Govt?
Are you guys talking about my own court records
The difference, wingnut, is that executive orders that defy existing laws passed by Congress, or make up law that Congress has not passed, such as Obama's orders to ignore extant immigration law, are non constitutional are should be met by impeachment.
It is not a question of how many but what they are. He can by executive order raise the pay of certain people working for the govt. He can not by executive order change law that are on the books nor can he make general laws by executive order.
The "Chief Law Enforcement Officer" of the USA belongs in jail.
Well done. Holder should be in prison. He couldn't know less about his job. His answers are centered on him not knowing anything, or not having done his job. What does he do, what does he know. Give us Lee and McClintock in the white house. Not interested in changing the speed limit on the highway to hell. Interested in changing direction back to the Constitution.
The government answer to metadata collection of enormous numbers is simple, build a bigger building and hire more people to house it! Worry about constitutional questions regarding looking at it later!
I want to work with Congress....but if they won't work with me then I will ignore them and and do what I want.
Blub blub blub...😁. Thanks for bringing out his lies!!!
love the CIA spook behind holder.
mike lee is the man
This is a joke. He should have known right there.
it;s about time...
10:30 for the whole point.
not gonna lie, even though i think holder is a despicable human being, i think he is very slick
I love it when Holder says "as we all learned in law school". It is very easy to jab a phony like Mike Lee.
"But I also want to assure you and the American People that the president will not act in a way that is inconsistent with the way other presidents have acted in using their executive authority". This does not mean a damn thing Holder. We don't need your empty assurances. We want you to do your job, not try to cover for the president with empty words. Why would this man even make such meaningless statement? Holder, you are not a god, and therefore your word is insufficient.
He made that statement because he and the president have already discussed what they are planning, and Holder knows what's ahead. If the American people get wind of it, we might just have an uprising...which is EXACTLY what we should be having if we want to have any U.S. left to fight for!!!
They need to change his name sign. Eric Holder is not deserving of having the word Honorable in front of his name. When has he ever told the truth?
As the new President of Germany, I promise not to do anything more grievous then any of my predecessors. Now get out of my way, I have decrees to write.
Yeah, tell that to the Tea Party who got targeted by the IRS.
I'd say this is about the first time Holder has heard that there are Categories involved or pertinent to executive orders and that analyses are due in regard to them. Eric, Jr ...learn something today? :)
Constitution? What Constitution?
wow Holder have you had the time to do anything? Mainly your job.You sir should be fired!
The emperor truly has no clothes.
So when is Lee going to question Sessions on tRumps executive orders?
Shameless...
The bastard Holder always *smirks*..
Mike Lee?? More like Bruce Lee with this beat down!
you know I don't like throwing gas on a fire... and this is going to piss off everyone... but frankly and executive order will likely not have even a fraction of pork a piece of legislation that has drifted ever so slowly through both chambers of congress... test vote after test vote.... deliberating ..... debating .... negotiating behind closed doors..... ensuring nothing is brought to the floor where it would be logged and recorded as congressional record .... don't mean to sound like a agitator but I know I am right... and trust me I am a libertarian and support the bill of rights to the utmost..... but lets not lie to each other.... those fucks in both chambers are nothing more than thieves...
SNEATOR?
talk is cheap holder, show america the documents that reveal why this legal according you the attorney general, you just saying it doesn't mean shit without proof of why it is.
Mike lee you must bow to the dictator....HAAAA JK Keep doing what your doing Mike :)
Holder hasn't got a clue what he's even saying, I really think he needs to go to law school, and put the degree he got back in the bubblegum machine!
Holy Crap. Holder seems to have absolutely no clue what Lee is talking about. He has never even reviewed the executive orders! He doesn't even seem to know about J. Jackson's scale!! This guy is the worst AJ in modern US history. The worst!!
Believe me Jaasau, Holder knows exactly what Lee is talking about. He's playing possum hoping that citizens won't start uprising before everything is in place.
I have a man crush on Mike Lee now.
Nice "song & dance" Holder! And by the way, you opinion stated at the end of this vid is incorrect AND irrelevant.
Eric Holder is a villain.
YT: Nullification is the Rightful Remedy Jury Nullification The Silver Tour
eric holder is pathetic. GOOD JOB LEE! keep up the fight!
I don't know if it is funny or sad but it is one of tha other and I am leaning more on sad. It is sad that I can out talk this guy in my sleep along with tha rest of them, some people just are not interesting. Sad, me out talking this guy, VERY SAD :(
I know nothing.....nuuuthing......
Lies all lies
Lol
Ensanpleredwarmt