SEAN HANNITY

Holding Holder Accountable Tensions ran high this week as Attorney General Eric Holder took the hot seat before the House Judiciary Committee. Holder found himself answering questions on a range of topics including marijuana laws, states defining marriage, immigration laws, ObamaCare and Fast and Furious.  The overall trend among many of these issues is a dangerous one: selective enforcement of our laws.  In the hearing this week, Holder claims to have a "vast amount" of discretion in prosecuting federal laws.  That means that he feels the Justice Department, under his leadership, has the freedom to decide what should and shouldn't be enforced in particular situations. From DOMA to immigration laws to policies related to drug enforcement, this administration, with Eric Holder at the helm of the Justice Department, has decided that it can simply pick and choose which laws (or parts of laws) to enforce and which ones to ignore.  This is important because it undermines our rule of law and makes our laws become political tools that the administration can use to push its own agenda at the expense of the integrity of the system.   Holder Held To The Fire The most explosive exchange took place between Congressman Louie Gohmert and Holder over Operation Fast and Furious.  It has been almost four years since U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was killed at the hand of guns that our own government "walked" across the Mexican border.  Yet still to this day, the executive branch has withheld pertinent documents related to the investigation into the operation. In 2012 the House voted to hold Holder in contempt for refusing to turn over documents related to Fast and Furious.  In this latest hearing, Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert questioned his department's inadequate transparency on this issue. He then proceeded to explain that being held in contempt is a big deal to him.  While Holder can say that, it is hard to believe it because if it was such a big deal then he would have made sure that his department turned over the appropriate information to Congress.  But that still hasn't happened.  Judging by his actions, rather than his words, I'm inclined to understand why Congress feels that these contempt charges clearly didn't matter all that much to the attorney general. We've talked a lot about Obama's imperial presidency.  But the executive department as a whole, including Eric Holder's Justice Department, is similarly abusive of our rule of law.  Congressional oversight is important because it keeps the executive branch in check from running away with too much power.  That is important because without checks and balances and proper oversight, one branch can run roughshod over our Constitution and ultimately our freedoms. Lerner in Contempt? This week the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will vote to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress. Lerner was the former director of the Office of Exempt Organizations during the height of the targeting of conservative Tea Party groups.  She has twice appeared before Congress and refused to testify. As a result, the Congress seeks to hold her in contempt for her failure to comply with Congressional subpoenas. This is important because the legislative branch has a duty to check the power of the executive.  Unfortunately we've witnessed an executive branch that is growing in power, abusing the rule of law and stonewalling Congress in an effort to skirt transparency and accountability. Obama once promised we would get to the bottom of this scandal and Lois Lerner holds key information that the public deserves to know. For more on this, read the House Contempt Report.  >>TV Tonight (10pm ET on Fox News) Senator Rand Paul has an idea for protecting our nation's pilots.  Sean has the latest.