Posted on 09/30/2009 5:53:21 PM PDT by jazusamo
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights asked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday to name a Justice Department official to oversee the production of what it called "our overdue information requests" for documents in the dismissal of a civil complaint against New Black Panther Party members accused of disrupting a polling place in the November elections.
Commission Chairman Gerald A. Reynolds, in a letter, said the department has been "largely non-responsive" to requests for information since questions about the dismissal were first raised in June and had turned over "none of the documents" being sought.
Mr. Reynolds said that after seeking to work with department subordinates to get access to the documents, the commission turned directly to Mr. Holder in August but had still not received any of the requested information, including documents on previous voter intimidation investigations "so we could determine whether the departments action in the NBPP case constitutes a change in policy and, if so, what the implications of that change might be."
He said the commission knew the departments Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) had begun an inquiry into the case and that the department had asked to delay any response until that investigation was complete, but said the commission would be "sensitive to OPRs internal ethics review as we move forward with our own inquiry."
"The commission will work to accommodate any legitimate concerns the department may have regarding specific requests for information once the department begins its production," he said.
Earlier this month, the commission voted to investigate the matter, saying it would make an "independent judgment regarding the merits of the NBPP enforcement actions (regardless of how the decisions were made) and the potential impact on future voter-intimidation enforcement by the department."
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Well, good luck with that......
Where do you see this going?? I don’t see Justice doing anything about this until forced to, and that force will not come from the Administration. Does the CCR have the stones to force Justice off center on this??
Commission Chairman Gerald A. Reynolds, in a letter, said the department has been “largely non-responsive” to requests for information since questions about the dismissal were first raised in June and had turned over “none of the documents” being sought.
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Holder’s Department of Injustice unresponsive to the Black Panther case? Imagine that...
I agree, the administration won’t do a thing but the CCR started this several weeks ago and it looks like they’re going to follow through, hopefully they’ll continuue.
Out of equity, Holder is going to HAVE to give the KKK one get out of jail free card!
Assho!es are only playing games with this panther complaint. They want to seep their brutha hood issues under the carpet....
Justice for Black Panthers--Attorney General continues to cover up voter intimidation
Dear AG Holder, what in the world are doing refusing to follow the law? You are at least appearing like an un-American corrupt jerk. We’re leaning that way...
Sincerely, V
As I understand it, this was a polling place in a ‘Barack’ stronghold.
The obvious parties under intimidation by these thugs were investigative media, poll watchers or anyone who may have suspected fraud at that location. So much for Obama’s promised ‘Transparency.’
If these guys are allowed to skate, their numbers will increase next election and voter fraud will be much worse. Holder’s dismissal is going to serve only as encouragement for these groups to continue their thuggery.
We are inching closer to becoming a true Banana Republic this way. Of course, this all started in 2000 when Gore brought endless legal challenges to the election result. I will always believe the 2000 election was a turning point towards the worse for our entire electoral process.
With ACORN collapsing, Democrats need more voter fraud at the precinct level on election day to maintain their hold on power, especially if they force Government-run health care on a resistant population who will be motivated to send them packing in 2010.
Holder is probably too busy investigating the Gerald Walpin firing.
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