This may come as a shock to Lois Lerner, but the House of Representatives has the authority to jail her unless she changes her mind about refusing to answer questions about her role in the IRS scandal. Essentially, what is required for that to happen is for a House majority to vote for a motion holding her in contempt and House Speaker John Boehner to then direct the House sergeant at arms to arrest and confine her. Under the Constitution, the House can do that under its “inherent contempt” authority, which was initially exercised in 1795 during the First Congress and on multiple occasions thereafter. Lerner could be held until January 2015 when a new Congress is seated, which could issue another subpoena and throw her in the clink again if she still balks at testifying.
I don't think she WILL go to prison.
Eric Holder has been being held in Contempt of Congress for almost two years now, and he's not in prison.
How Lois Lerner Evaded Charges The Obama Administration's latest gift to the former IRS tax-exempt chief came recently when U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ron Machen informed the House of Representatives that he would not file charges...
The National Review has the exchange:An irked Eric Holder didn’t take too kindly to Representative Louie Gohmert’s mention of the House’s holding him in contempt two years ago.“You don’t want to go there, buddy,” Holder said during...
House Committee to File 3 Criminal Charges Against IRS Official Lois Lerner… And Contempt Charges! The Politico reported:The House Ways and Means Committee will vote this week to formally ask the Justice Department to pursue criminal charges against...
Very odd. Issa says he doesn't know why she changed her mind. Does that mean she has not been granted immunity? What's going on? From Fox: Former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner, a central figure in the IRS scandal, will appear...
From Hot Air: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said embattled IRS official Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment rights and will be hauled back to appear before his panel again… “The precedents are clear...
