DOJ Refusal To Enforce US Law Could Lead To Scandalous Ex-VA Head Getting Her Job back

[easyt65]

One of the very 1st things Barry did when he assumed the role of President was to declare to the nation that because HE personally disagreed with the law he and his administration would NOT enforce the Defense of Marriage Act, a LAW passed by Congress.

This was the 1st act of a Constitution / Law-violating President who has made it standard operating procedure to treat US Law as an 'a la carte' menu, ignoring whatever laws he disagreed with or which presented a roadblock to his own liberal agenda.

From the DOMA to existing Immigration Law and now to the Veteran Affairs reform law, Obama and his hand-picked Constitution/Law-violating Attorney Generals have continued...and continue...to openly, blatantly violate / refuse to enforce existing US Law:

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"Lawmakers are fuming over what they describe as a "shameful" decision by the Justice Department that could help the former head of the scandal-scarred Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital get her job back.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch, in a letter sent Tuesday, notified House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that the DOJ would not defend a key provision of the Veteran Affairs reform law, passed in the wake of the scandal over officials covering up long patient wait-times.

The provision in question had helped uphold the expedited firing of the Phoenix official at the heart of the scandal, Sharon Helman."

Helman had been fired in November 2014 amid criticism not only over the wait-time cover-ups at the Phoenix VA but also unreported gifts.

Lynch's decision could put Helman back on the job."


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The VA scandal, which resulted in veterans dying while waiting excessive wait times for health care, was exposed, partially resulting in Helman being fired. Obama immediately promised to fix the problem - since then the media has reported that the problem (going back to 2014) has NOT been resolved.

To make matters worse, in an attempt to protect more corrupt, inept Obama administration employees, AG Loretta Lynch has now openly declared she will NOT fulfill her duty of enforcing existing US Law. Her refusal to enforce this provision within the VA law, as reported, will more than likely result Helman taking back over....with the VA pretty much in the same shape it was left in when she was fired!


Lawmakers furious at DOJ move that could protect fired VA official | Fox News

 

[daws101]

One of the very 1st things Barry did when he assumed the role of President was to declare to the nation that because HE personally disagreed with the law he and his administration would NOT enforce the Defense of Marriage Act, a LAW passed by Congress.

This was the 1st act of a Constitution / Law-violating President who has made it standard operating procedure to treat US Law as an 'a la carte' menu, ignoring whatever laws he disagreed with or which presented a roadblock to his own liberal agenda.

From the DOMA to existing Immigration Law and now to the Veteran Affairs reform law, Obama and his hand-picked Constitution/Law-violating Attorney Generals have continued...and continue...to openly, blatantly violate / refuse to enforce existing US Law:

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"Lawmakers are fuming over what they describe as a "shameful" decision by the Justice Department that could help the former head of the scandal-scarred Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital get her job back.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch, in a letter sent Tuesday, notified House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that the DOJ would not defend a key provision of the Veteran Affairs reform law, passed in the wake of the scandal over officials covering up long patient wait-times.

The provision in question had helped uphold the expedited firing of the Phoenix official at the heart of the scandal, Sharon Helman."

Helman had been fired in November 2014 amid criticism not only over the wait-time cover-ups at the Phoenix VA but also unreported gifts.

Lynch's decision could put Helman back on the job."


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The VA scandal, which resulted in veterans dying while waiting excessive wait times for health care, was exposed, partially resulting in Helman being fired. Obama immediately promised to fix the problem - since then the media has reported that the problem (going back to 2014) has NOT been resolved.

To make matters worse, in an attempt to protect more corrupt, inept Obama administration employees, AG Loretta Lynch has now openly declared she will NOT fulfill her duty of enforcing existing US Law. Her refusal to enforce this provision within the VA law, as reported, will more than likely result Helman taking back over....with the VA pretty much in the same shape it was left in when she was fired!


Lawmakers furious at DOJ move that could protect fired VA official | Fox News

Faux news?

 

[JimBowie1958]

Democrats are so corrupt that they fear if any of them gets convicted it could start a chain reaction of ple deals with other accused corrupted minions.

So they fight, deny and make counter accusation toward anyone demanding that the criminals be prosecuted.

 

[waltky]

Helman was ultimately fired for accepting thousands of dollars in gifts...

Veteran Groups Intervene in Fired Phoenix VA Director Lawsuit
Sep 27, 2016 | WASHINGTON — A dozen veteran and military groups have entered the legal fight with former Department of Veterans Affairs executive Sharon Helman in hopes they can salvage a law allowing the department to fire top managers more quickly.

A federal appeals court this month allowed the Veterans of Foreign Wars, AMVETS, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and nine other groups to join the lawsuit between Helman and the VA. They argue the law used to fire her is constitutional and should be upheld. The outcome will determine the future of the 2014 law that allows executives to be terminated in three weeks with no option for an appeal and was part of an effort by Congress to root out a "corrosive" management culture after the VA's national wait-time scandal. The VA announced it would abandoned the law in June — potentially handing Helman a win in court — because the Justice Department decided it violated the rights of the roughly 300 executives employed by the sprawling department. "This ruling is an important win for us," the attorney for the veteran and military groups, Michael Morley, wrote in an email to Stars and Stripes. "Most basically, it shows that the court takes our arguments seriously and will not invalidate the [law] without considering them."

If the groups prevail, the VA could continue to expedite its firings of executives guilty of wrongdoing, which supporters including veterans groups hope will help fix the troubled department. Otherwise, Helman could win her lawsuit and the VA will return to the previous firing guidelines used for all federal executives. Morley, when reached by phone Monday, said the court has allowed the groups' argument that the streamlined firings are constitutional to be added into the lawsuit. Now, Helman and the VA will likely file responses with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the coming weeks and there could be oral arguments heard in December or January, he said. The lawsuit also includes the National Association for Uniformed Services, Reserve Officers Association, Non-Commissioned Officers Association, Marine Corps League, Army Reserve Association, Marine Corps Reserve Association, U.S. Army Warrant Officers Association, Special Forces Association and Jewish War Veterans of the United States.

Sharon Helman, director of the Phoenix VA Health Care System.​

Helman is suing the VA over her firing in 2014 when she was director of its Phoenix hospital system. A whistleblowing doctor triggered a national scandal with claims that veterans in Phoenix had died while waiting for care. Federal audits found secret wait lists were kept there and at VA health care facilities across the country to hide long delays. Helman was ultimately fired for accepting thousands of dollars in gifts that included a paid trip to a Disney theme park and concert tickets. An appeals judge found in December 2014 that the VA did not have grounds to fire Helman for the wait-time issues. But the law used to fire her quickly has been at the center of the case. In the wake of the 2014 scandal, Congress passed the new rule streamlining the firing of executives implicated in wrongdoing. It allowed an administrative judge to make a final decision on a termination appeal within 21 days and included no option for a further appeal.

Like other federal executives, VA managers had been able to appeal their termination to the Merit Systems Protection Board in a process that could typically take months. Concerns over the legality of the quick firings bubbled up even before the law was passed and the VA later told Congress it had misgivings. The firing rule suffered a major blow in May when the Justice Department said denying any appeal after an administrative judge's decision violates executives' due process rights and is unconstitutional. The VA followed in June with the announcement that it would no longer firing executives using the expedited rules.

Veteran Groups Intervene in Fired Phoenix VA Director Lawsuit | Military.com

 

[JimBowie1958]

Helman was ultimately fired for accepting thousands of dollars in gifts...

Veteran Groups Intervene in Fired Phoenix VA Director Lawsuit
Sep 27, 2016 | WASHINGTON — A dozen veteran and military groups have entered the legal fight with former Department of Veterans Affairs executive Sharon Helman in hopes they can salvage a law allowing the department to fire top managers more quickly.

A federal appeals court this month allowed the Veterans of Foreign Wars, AMVETS, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and nine other groups to join the lawsuit between Helman and the VA. They argue the law used to fire her is constitutional and should be upheld. The outcome will determine the future of the 2014 law that allows executives to be terminated in three weeks with no option for an appeal and was part of an effort by Congress to root out a "corrosive" management culture after the VA's national wait-time scandal. The VA announced it would abandoned the law in June — potentially handing Helman a win in court — because the Justice Department decided it violated the rights of the roughly 300 executives employed by the sprawling department. "This ruling is an important win for us," the attorney for the veteran and military groups, Michael Morley, wrote in an email to Stars and Stripes. "Most basically, it shows that the court takes our arguments seriously and will not invalidate the [law] without considering them."

If the groups prevail, the VA could continue to expedite its firings of executives guilty of wrongdoing, which supporters including veterans groups hope will help fix the troubled department. Otherwise, Helman could win her lawsuit and the VA will return to the previous firing guidelines used for all federal executives. Morley, when reached by phone Monday, said the court has allowed the groups' argument that the streamlined firings are constitutional to be added into the lawsuit. Now, Helman and the VA will likely file responses with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the coming weeks and there could be oral arguments heard in December or January, he said. The lawsuit also includes the National Association for Uniformed Services, Reserve Officers Association, Non-Commissioned Officers Association, Marine Corps League, Army Reserve Association, Marine Corps Reserve Association, U.S. Army Warrant Officers Association, Special Forces Association and Jewish War Veterans of the United States.

Sharon Helman, director of the Phoenix VA Health Care System.​

Helman is suing the VA over her firing in 2014 when she was director of its Phoenix hospital system. A whistleblowing doctor triggered a national scandal with claims that veterans in Phoenix had died while waiting for care. Federal audits found secret wait lists were kept there and at VA health care facilities across the country to hide long delays. Helman was ultimately fired for accepting thousands of dollars in gifts that included a paid trip to a Disney theme park and concert tickets. An appeals judge found in December 2014 that the VA did not have grounds to fire Helman for the wait-time issues. But the law used to fire her quickly has been at the center of the case. In the wake of the 2014 scandal, Congress passed the new rule streamlining the firing of executives implicated in wrongdoing. It allowed an administrative judge to make a final decision on a termination appeal within 21 days and included no option for a further appeal.

Like other federal executives, VA managers had been able to appeal their termination to the Merit Systems Protection Board in a process that could typically take months. Concerns over the legality of the quick firings bubbled up even before the law was passed and the VA later told Congress it had misgivings. The firing rule suffered a major blow in May when the Justice Department said denying any appeal after an administrative judge's decision violates executives' due process rights and is unconstitutional. The VA followed in June with the announcement that it would no longer firing executives using the expedited rules.

Veteran Groups Intervene in Fired Phoenix VA Director Lawsuit | Military.com

And yet she is a Democrat and will likely get no substantial punishment for her crimes.

 

[OKTexas]

One of the very 1st things Barry did when he assumed the role of President was to declare to the nation that because HE personally disagreed with the law he and his administration would NOT enforce the Defense of Marriage Act, a LAW passed by Congress.

This was the 1st act of a Constitution / Law-violating President who has made it standard operating procedure to treat US Law as an 'a la carte' menu, ignoring whatever laws he disagreed with or which presented a roadblock to his own liberal agenda.

From the DOMA to existing Immigration Law and now to the Veteran Affairs reform law, Obama and his hand-picked Constitution/Law-violating Attorney Generals have continued...and continue...to openly, blatantly violate / refuse to enforce existing US Law:

-------------------


"Lawmakers are fuming over what they describe as a "shameful" decision by the Justice Department that could help the former head of the scandal-scarred Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital get her job back.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch, in a letter sent Tuesday, notified House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that the DOJ would not defend a key provision of the Veteran Affairs reform law, passed in the wake of the scandal over officials covering up long patient wait-times.

The provision in question had helped uphold the expedited firing of the Phoenix official at the heart of the scandal, Sharon Helman."

Helman had been fired in November 2014 amid criticism not only over the wait-time cover-ups at the Phoenix VA but also unreported gifts.

Lynch's decision could put Helman back on the job."


---------------------

The VA scandal, which resulted in veterans dying while waiting excessive wait times for health care, was exposed, partially resulting in Helman being fired. Obama immediately promised to fix the problem - since then the media has reported that the problem (going back to 2014) has NOT been resolved.

To make matters worse, in an attempt to protect more corrupt, inept Obama administration employees, AG Loretta Lynch has now openly declared she will NOT fulfill her duty of enforcing existing US Law. Her refusal to enforce this provision within the VA law, as reported, will more than likely result Helman taking back over....with the VA pretty much in the same shape it was left in when she was fired!


Lawmakers furious at DOJ move that could protect fired VA official | Fox News

Not only should she have been fired, but the State of AZ should have prosecuted her for depraved indifference murder.