American Spartacus Moment: Contempt of Congress

Congress is poised to hold Holder “in contempt of Congress”. Yet again, neither the Republicans or the Democrats, neither the executive or legislative branches, or the media have demonstrated any competence in handling or addressing this program and the proper determination of accountability and responsibility. Why should Congress bother to put their efforts into managing the investigation of this program in an intelligent, responsible and ethical manner when they could have used this opportunity to serve the interests of the American people?

I guess you can’t expect better of them. They are rewarded for acting irresponsibly. Congress wins their position by acting in self-serving and self-aggrandizing ways. Their respective parties only provide them with recompense if they tow the party line and do the party’s bidding.

So do I expect Congress to find Holder in contempt? Yes. Do I expect the consequences to be the same as it has been when previous Republican and Democratic public servants have been cited with the same contempt? Yes. Do I believe the public interest will have been served? No.

What I am waiting to see is whether there will be an “American Spartacus” movement.

What is an American Spartacus moment you may ask? It’s exactly what you should have reflected it to be. We should start seeing people standing up and declaring, shouting and demanding that “I am in contempt of Congress!” I am willing to be the first, because there is no doubt that I have contempt for Congress; and perhaps I am an American Spartacus.