Civil rights hiring shifted in Bush era (Whine Alert)

Boston Globe ^ | July 23, 2006 | Charlie Savage

[RWR8189]

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is quietly remaking the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, filling the permanent ranks with lawyers who have strong conservative credentials but little experience in civil rights, according to job application materials obtained by the Globe.

The documents show that only 42 percent of the lawyers hired since 2003, after the administration changed the rules to give political appointees more influence in the hiring process, have civil rights experience. In the two years before the change, 77 percent of those who were hired had civil rights backgrounds.

In an acknowledgment of the department's special need to be politically neutral, hiring for career jobs in the Civil Rights Division under all recent administrations, Democratic and Republican, had been handled by civil servants -- not political appointees.

But in the fall of 2002, then-attorney general John Ashcroft changed the procedures. The Civil Rights Division disbanded the hiring committees made up of veteran career lawyers

[Fenris6]

So what. These days, "civil rights" is the playground of black racists and shakedown artists. Not as important as it use to be, unless you're one of the Perpetually Indignant.

[Terpfen]

Yet another reason to vote GOP in 2006.

[ClaireSolt]

Humm, those National Bar Assn members are black conservatives, I guess. If those people leaving are anything like that Mary Barry, I say good riddance.

[JohnLongIsland]

in other words, "W" has managed to weed out some of the ACLU plants in the Justice Department, kudos.

[kittymyrib]

Oh...so previous to the Bush administration, these civil rights jobs were set aside for black lawyers. That sounds like quota hiring to me, which is against the civil rights laws in this country.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Wait til they see what happens in the future when, as I actively encourage, veteran's preference in employment and education becomes a much, much stronger factor than the enfeebled state it holds today.

Then, the real whining will begin around capitols and colleges.

[sgtbono2002]

Should read "Lawyers that cant make the grade in private practice were picked out to take up space in the Civil Rights division."

I imagine a lot of graduates from Howard U. will now have to look elsewhere.

[hermgem]

We need to follow through with the same hiring or displacement programs at the CIA, State, FBI.
Accd. to releases it's lawyers that do the leaking or connecting with the NYT.
It's liberal lawyers doing damage, including damaging the country, for the good of the party.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

Absolutely. In my opinion they should abolish the entire division and not renew the voting rights act. Once the Feds create a something it is hard to get rid of the useless bureaucrats.

[q_an_a]

my goodness maybe George Will and Bill Kristol will tell the conservatives that Bush is not doing anything to change government and that all he has done is spend money. Except some things he has done is appoint some very conservative judges, fight a war on two fronts, support Israel and trash France,elect plenty of conservative republicans including John Thune who now wants to distance himself from the President.

But what about energy? The friend of drilling has opened the national forests, taken plenty of changes in rules on ESA birds off lists, reopened drilling on our coastline. Did I mention he appointed some tough people in the FBI, the UN and at the state department? /rant off

[jmaroneps37]

Oh NO! HOW COULD W DO THIS? How could he dare put his own guys in these slots?

[Condor51]

"The Civil Rights Division disbanded the hiring committees made up of veteran career lawyers... Hires with traditional civil rights backgrounds -- either civil rights litigators or members of civil rights groups -- have plunged...Meanwhile, conservative credentials have risen sharply. Since 2003 the three sections have hired 11 lawyers who said they were members of the conservative Federalist Society. Seven hires in the three sections are listed as members of the Republican National Lawyers Association, including two who volunteered for Bush-Cheney campaigns."

hmmmm......

oh well, I tried :-)

[Grampa Dave]

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• Mutual Fund Ownership (%) 42.64
  
  
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When the MS Money stock home page comes up, enter NYT into the search area and hit enter and the following screen will show up re ownership of the NY Slimes stock:

The New York Times Company: Ownership Information

• Shares Outstanding 145.00 Mil
  
  
• Institutional Ownership (%) 83.40
  
  
• Top 10 Institutions (%) 58.60
  
  
• Mutual Fund Ownership (%) 42.64
  
  
• 5%/Insider Ownership (%) 7.77
  
  
• Float (%)
  
  

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2. Send a letter to the fund managers and the CEO's of the mutual fund company telling them why you sold/transferred their mutual fund owning NY Slimes stock. Then demand to know why they are wasting your precious $'s on a treasonous/seditious company which is a terrible investment.
   
   
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   The link below will take you to the SEC site and enable you to use the email form shown on this page. Or you can print the form, fill it out and mail it to the SEC.

   
   https://tts.sec.gov/acts-ics/do/complaint

   
   

4. Send this how to re Mutual Funds with NYT stock to everyone on your email list for a wakeup call.
   
   

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[glorgau]

...who have strong conservative credentials but little experience in civil rights...

it was impossible to obtain experience in "civil rights" if one was conservative.

[donmeaker]

Don't forget women.

Title 9 has eviserated college sports, and women's softball teams have 44 members (with an average of 5 on field at any time) so the few remaining mens sports can exist.

Nevermind that mens sports were at least self sustaining, and that claim can be made about very few women's sports.