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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Wild Conspiracy Theory Driving The Fast And Furious Investigation
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/06/22/504557/the-wild-conspiracy-theory-driving-the-fast-and-furious-investigation/Here is theory that some Congressional Republicans believe: The Obama Administration intentionally handed over automatic weapons to Mexican drug cartels, who they knew would commit violent acts, because they wanted to scare Americans into supporting stricter gun laws.
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Holder is caught up in a scandal over what happened during Operation Fast and Furious, one in a series of efforts started under former President Bush, in which firearms owned by the U.S. government are intentionally sold to criminals with the hopes that they can be traced back, and criminal activity can be monitored. One such firearm turned up at the crime scene where border patrol agent Brian Terry was killed.
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The man who started the conspiracy theory also rallied people to break congressional windows. Mike Vanderboegh, a man who once called for militias to break the windows of members of Congress because of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, started this conspiracy theory. Rachel Maddow uncovered that Vanderboegh has been encouraging members of Congress to embrace the theory.
Major Republicans, including Darrell Issa, endorse this conspiracy theory. Among those are Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), who is Chair of the House Oversight Committee and is heading up the investigation of Eric Holder. In an interview on FOX, Issa said, very clearly, they made a crisis, and theyre using this crisis to somehow take away or limit peoples Second Amendment rights. He also pushed the theory at an NRA convention. But Issa isnt the only one who is buying in: former Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich just two days ago agreed with the theory. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), and many other Republicans have voiced support for this theory too.
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The Wild Conspiracy Theory Driving The Fast And Furious Investigation (Original Post)
cal04
Jun 2012
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Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)1. Well, not exactly. This is the theory they're trying to PUSH
as a cover for what they're really after--the shutdown of DOJ inquiries into election fraud.
emulatorloo
(44,131 posts)2. Thanks for posting this - will be linking to it