Black Caucus calls for removal of Darrell Issa from Oversight Committee

[babylonsister]

http://thegrio.com/2014/03/06/black-caucus-calls-for-removal-of-darrell-issa-from-oversight-committee/


Black Caucus calls for removal of Darrell Issa from Oversight Committee
by theGrio | March 6, 2014 at 11:14 AM


House Committee hearings are rarely must-see television, but a heated exchange between Oversight chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and the ranking Democratic member Rep. Elijah Cummings yesterday was unprecedented.

Issa was holding hearings to investigate alleged political bias within the IRS. When he deemed witness Lois Lerner uncooperative and tried to prematurely end the proceedings, Cummings fought back.

“Mr. Chairman, you cannot run a committee like this. You just cannot do this. We’re better than that as a country, we’re better than that as a committee,” he said.

Cummings later called out the entire investigation for not being bipartisan, while Issa tried to cut his microphone. The incident got national coverage and has provoked Rep. Marcia Fudge, the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, to call for Issa’s removal from the Oversight Committee.

In a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner, Rep. Fudge wrote, “Under the applicable Rules of the House, we strongly encourage you to take disciplinary action against Mr. Issa and force him to present himself before the American people on the House floor with an apology.”

It’s unlikely that Boehner will move to reprimand Issa, who he has given relative free reign during his tenure.

Still, according to Fudge: “Mr. Issa not only violated House Rules 9 and 23, he also violated the rules of the committee he chairs. According to Oversight & Government Reform Committee Rule 9 and House Rule 11, each member is allowed five minutes to question a witness during a Congressional hearing. Mr. Issa blatantly disregarded this rule when he adjourned the hearing and denied committee members the opportunity to speak in the middle of the customary five minutes afforded to Ranking Member Cummings. Mr. Issa is a disgrace and should not be allowed to continue in a leadership role.”

Fudge read her entire letter to Boehner on the House floor this afternoon.

[gopiscrap]

1. Issa needs to be removed from Congress altogether

I wish the taxpayers in his district would become more aware of how much his goose chase is costing them and the rest of the country both in dollars and waste of time!

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. With coverage like we had last night

On the local CBS affiliate, getting aware ain't gonna happen.

None wants to rock the boat of the wealthiest man in Congress.

I will do a blog post, but I doubt this will even be read by one Vista resident.

[malaise]

4. That's scary

He should be removed

[calimary]

5. Well, here's what you can do.

issa's district is the 49th California district.

My husband and I BOTH called the TOLL FREE CAPITOL HILL SWITCHBOARD NUMBERS (see below, in my sig line) and complained - and guess what? Even identifying as Californians, we were cut off!

I called back and pointed out that I was from one of his cities (Newport Beach) and I STILL got hung up on. Next time, I got shoved over into the message machine. I checked his Facebook page - there are startling posts there from people who are thanking him for telling that Cummings character where to go. OUTRAGEOUS!!!
https://www.facebook.com/darrellissa

Well, the TOLL FREE numbers are below. His district office number is (760) 599 - 5000. You're more apt to get a human person on the end of the line - but if you say anything that isn't complimentary, they'll probably cut you off and send you to message.

From Wikipedia: The district covers the northern coastal areas of San Diego County, including cities such as Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad and Encinitas, as well as a small portion of southern Orange County.[2] Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is located within the district.

So there's Newport Beach, Vista, Oceanside, Poway, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Temecula, Bonsall, Fallbrook, Temecula, Perris, Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano (where the swallows would return every St. Joseph's Day).
Vista District Office; 1800 Thibodo Road, #310; Vista, CA 92081; Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone].

Sometimes it helps if you call and say you're from one of those cities. Here's a handy guide for finding zip codes in case you're asked (for proof that you're from there - sometimes they ask what zip code you're calling from):
http://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org
Oceanside: 92054
Carlsbad: 92008
Encinitas: 92024
Poway: 92064
San Clemente: 92672
Capistrano: 92675
Temecula: 92590
Vista: 92084
Fallbrook: 92028
Newport Beach: 92663
Bonsall: 92003
Perris: 92570
Dana Point: 92629

Some details about this fuckwad:
http://www.crewsmostcorrupt.org/mostcorrupt/entry/darrell-issa
http://mediamatters.org/research/2011/01/11/report-media-ignore-rep-issas-alleged-criminal/174997
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/darrell-issa-wealth_n_3786778.html

I'm calling both his Washington and his district offices. You'll likely be hung up on, shoved over to the message machine, placed on extended hold (ignore) or - well, hung up on. But I think we should keep doing it ANYWAY. What he did to Elijah Cummings was HORRID, DISGRACEFUL, REPREHENSIBLE, and DOWNRIGHT UNAMERICAN!!!!
Doesn't matter if you get hung up on. CALL ANYWAY!!!! And then CALL BACK!!!!!!

I found it interesting that with him and his websites, it seems to be a one-way-only communication. They want YOUR information but trying to find theirs is difficult. Whenever you find a "Contact" or "Contact Me" link, it's always a form YOU have to fill out. So I went ahead and did some extra digging. Now you have everything and anything you need. Btw - the district is about 61-and-some percent Anglo. And I think it was something two or three percent African American. Figures. Twenty-some-odd percent Latino, also.

[Iliyah]

11. Thanks for the information!

Issa can be defeated and I'm getting tired of DUers who claims defeat at every corner, especially with Ms. Davis in Texas. If a Black man can win the presidency twice by george - Issa and Abbot can be defeated.

That said, again, GOP = superiority (in their tiny little minds).

[kristopher]

14. Are you really from his district???

Issa is scum, but we think of him that way largely because of his willingness to lie.

If you want to encourage a denial of service attack on his phones, that's a great idea. It doesn't require misrepresenting oneself to do that though, his actions affect the entire nation and we have a right to call and express our beliefs.

[Jefferson23]

19. +100

Thanks..perfect tool box.

[Bluenorthwest]

27. Newport Beach is CA 48th Congressional District, Dana Rorbacher (R-Batshit Bay Club)

nt

[calimary]

28. Aha, good! Thanks. I must have misread the map a little.

But rohrabacher we could do without, also.

And no kidding about the &quot R-Batshit Bay Club)"! He's total, complete, and unabridged.

[Phlem]

15. Issa needs to removed from our country all together.

-p

[FiveGoodMen]

18. I'll see your country and raise you the planet.

[Phlem]

21. Nice!

I fear we might have an alien invasion if we move him past our solar system.



-p

[FiveGoodMen]

22. Oh, the next planet over would do just fine.

Then the aliens won't notice.

[PumpkinAle]

2. Of course Boehner won't do anything

they are cut from the same cheap cloth - lying sacks of boiled wool scum.

[Scuba]

6. Why is it only the Black Caucus? Why aren't all Dems in the House signed on to this letter?

Are they offering the media an excuse?

[spanone]

7. EVERY caucus should be calling for this!!!!

[adirondacker]

26. +1000. nt

[RoccoR5955]

8. Issa needs to be removed to a new residence.

It's called The Crowbar Hotel.
There, he can pound rock salt into the many rat holes that they have in their dungeon!
He belongs there, with the damn rats!

[UTUSN]

9. R#35 & K n/t

[aquart]

10. Boehner hoping mega-rich Issa will give him a sinecure someday?

[bullwinkle428]

12. Won't go anywhere as the Pukes hold all the power in the House, but I

still applaud their efforts to show the world what a piece of crap Issa is.

[MynameisBlarney]

13. Removed, then perp-walked

to the nearest cell.

[lsewpershad]

16. Democrats

should refuse to attend any hearing led by this clown.

[Enthusiast]

17. Can Issa's ass!

Just another right wing lying asshole.

[mulsh]

20. Issa is doing exactly what Boehner and the GOP want him to do; treat the black

members and our president with as much contempt as he thinks he can get away with. Issa is only a shade less contemptuous of white Democratic members.

The hoods are off in the GOP. Ikeep waiting for one of them to end their a speech with "my victory" ala David Duke.

[Cha]

23. Good on Rep Martha Fudge!

thanks babylonsistah!

[leftyohiolib]

24. he's since apologized so all is well now

[DirtyDawg]

25. What needs...

...to happen is that Issa be 'removed'...period. Surely there's somebody out there that he's screwed over enough at one time or another that would love to 'off his ass'...all they would need to know is that there's a ton of us that would be eternally grateful.

[merrily]

29. Yeayyyyy. Go, Dems. He's a criminal and an oaf.