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Good article explaining why the GAO report is a nothingberder
Posted on 1/17/20 at 8:09 am
Posted on 1/17/20 at 8:09 am
It concisely sums up many of the points posters have made in the boomtown "BOMBSHELL" thread why the GAO is meaningless:
A. Admin has no obligation to release allocated funds by any given date other than by last day of budget cycle
B. Money was in fact released by deadline = no violation.
C. Even if there were a violation, it's a civil offense and certainly not a high crime or misdemeanor
D. A remedy is contained in the Impoundment Control Act (ICA) to sue to force the administration to release the funds
The Right Scoop linking to Ed Morrisey piece
And as many have noted, violations of the ICA have been routine in past presidencies. So to the extent that there was any violation of this highly technical administrative law (which appears unlikely), citing it as a basis for impeachment and removal from office will ensure the impeachment and removal of every president to come.
Congrats dims & MSM, y'all went full tard on this one.
A. Admin has no obligation to release allocated funds by any given date other than by last day of budget cycle
B. Money was in fact released by deadline = no violation.
C. Even if there were a violation, it's a civil offense and certainly not a high crime or misdemeanor
D. A remedy is contained in the Impoundment Control Act (ICA) to sue to force the administration to release the funds
The Right Scoop linking to Ed Morrisey piece
And as many have noted, violations of the ICA have been routine in past presidencies. So to the extent that there was any violation of this highly technical administrative law (which appears unlikely), citing it as a basis for impeachment and removal from office will ensure the impeachment and removal of every president to come.
Congrats dims & MSM, y'all went full tard on this one.
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Posted on 1/17/20 at 8:11 am to PhDoogan
Posted on 1/17/20 at 8:14 am to Walkthedawg
Draining the swamp is going to take another 12 years 
Posted on 1/17/20 at 8:23 am to PhDoogan
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Congrats dims & MSM, y'all went full tard on this one.
Just this one?
Posted on 1/17/20 at 8:28 am to PhDoogan
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Good article explaining why the GAO report is a nothingberder
If the GAO was an actual accountability office, they would have burnt this country to the ground a long, long time ago...
Posted on 1/17/20 at 8:35 am to PhDoogan
A question for those that know.
If we were to go off of the assumption that it falls under the category of a high crime or misdemeanor....
Wouldn't the fact that this remedy is already in place require the suit to happen & be successful, then still be ignored, in order for it to even qualify as a true violation.
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C. Even if there were a violation, it's a civil offense and certainly not a high crime or misdemeanor
If we were to go off of the assumption that it falls under the category of a high crime or misdemeanor....
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D. A remedy is contained in the Impoundment Control Act (ICA) to sue to force the administration to release the funds
Wouldn't the fact that this remedy is already in place require the suit to happen & be successful, then still be ignored, in order for it to even qualify as a true violation.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:11 am to Weekend Warrior79
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Wouldn't the fact that this remedy is already in place require the suit to happen & be successful, then still be ignored, in order for it to even qualify as a true violation.
Yes. The GAO's conclusion further overlooks that the civil remedy is only available after the administration decides that it is not going to spend the money, sends a special message to congress withing 15 days of that decision. No such decision was ever reached, since the money was release in full within the deadline.
Even had congress wanted to have brought such a civil suit, it could only done so after the Comptroller General determined there was a basis for doing so, and then only after 25 days of continuous congressional session.
The only way I could ever see this coming anywhere near criminal would be if congress successfully sued the admin which thereafter refused to comply with a lawful judgment (i.e. contempt of court).
So there are layers upon layers of reasons that the GAO's conclusion that the ICA was violated is not only misleading and premature, the GAO is simply wrong.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:15 am to Weekend Warrior79
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Even if there were a violation, it's a civil offense and certainly not a high crime or misdemeanor
Probably best way to explain it is it is akin to an audit finding...
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:18 am to The Maj
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Probably best way to explain it is it is akin to an audit finding...
Perhaps an audit finding made by you, and not the IRS, in time to correct your books before April 15.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 10:42 am to PhDoogan
This is much ado about nothing. The monies were disbursed before the budget cycle. This is just about ginning up faux outrage. Also to innoculate Biden for the campaign because he is problematic with his gaffes.
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