Coates: Obama appointee told me to stop pursuing race-neutral enforcement of Voting Rights Act

Hot Air ^ | SEPTEMBER 24, 2010 | Ed MORRISSEY

[RobinMasters]

PJTV is broadcasting the testimony of Christopher Coates to the Civil Rights Commission live this morning, but they already have his opening statement available in PDF format at Pajamas Media. It contains at least one bombshell, which is that Obama appointee Loretta King ordered Coates to stop asking applicants whether they supported race-neutral enforcement of the Voting Rights Act. The question became necessary because of resistance in the Civil Rights division from career attorneys to enforce the law when it resulted in African-American defendants rather than victims, an attitude that Coates first encountered in the Bush era:

[subterfuge]

Look for Barry to claim ‘executive privilege’ to keep the illegal behavior by Holder and his lackeys from becoming a huge scandal

I think Loretta King will get thrown under the bus at some point. Obama really has no problem ditching his peeps, even though he is the one they "had been waiting for." Too bad for you Loretta.

[highlander_UW]

Criminal charges should be brought up against the Obama administration.

[UCANSEE2]

Black on black crime has never been a problem to the "elite" classes.

Neither has white on white crime.

As long as the 'white' or 'black' victim is NOT THEM.

Black on white, or white on black crime doesn't matter to them either, unless they can use it for political gain by promising to 'fix' it.