Posted on 09/27/2010 4:46:01 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross
A Republican lawmaker has sternly warned Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. not to take any action against a high-ranking Justice Department official who told the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that the government's dismissal of a civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party was a "travesty of justice."
In a letter, Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, said the testimony Friday of former voting rights section Chief Christopher Coates was protected by federal law and admonished Mr. Holder against any possible punishment.
"I trust that Mr. Coates will face no repercussion for his decision and expect you to inform political and career supervisors to respect his decision," Mr. Wolf said, noting that the federal Whistleblower Protection Statute ensured his right to testify in the New Black Panther Party case.
"Federal officials who deny or interfere with employees' rights to furnish information to Congress are not entitled to have their salaries paid by the taxpayers," he said. "I assure you that I take this statute very seriously and will do everything in my power to enforce it should any negative actions be taken against Mr. Coates."
Mr. Coates had been subpoenaed by the commission but was ordered by the Justice Department not to testify in the case. He told the commission he wanted to attend the meeting "to present testimony to comply with the outstanding subpoena served on me as part of your statutory investigation."
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So I guess now, in America, we have to worry when we are telling the truth.
We need to have a congressman warned the head of the Department of Justice, that he cannot take unfair, illegal, and immoral retribution against the speaker of the truth. One would think that this would go without saying, that he would not need a warning or an admonishment. But I guess in the new Obama America, nothing is given anymore, and up is down, black is white, right is left, and were all heading to hell in a handbasket just as fast as we can go…
So I guess now, in America, we have to worry when we are telling the truth.
We need to have a congressman warned the head of the Department of Justice, that he cannot take unfair, illegal, and immoral retribution against the speaker of the truth. One would think that this would go without saying, that he would not need a warning or an admonishment. But I guess in the new Obama America, nothing is given anymore, and up is down, black is white, right is left, and were all heading to hell in a handbasket just as fast as we can go…
And the lest we forget… This POS Eric Holder was the attorney for the tax cheat who fled the country to Switzerland, best friend forever of Bill and Hillary Clinton, ... Mark Rich.
“Judicial Watch Sues DOJ for Documents Detailing White House Involvement in Black Panther Case...”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2594292/posts
“DOJ Claims No Records Exist; Press Reports Document Nine Meetings between Associate Attorney General Perrelli and White House between March 25 and May 27, 2009”
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Another report has stated that one of the 2 black panthers who were video taped intimidating citizens at the poles visited the White House. The White “Hut” denies it stating it is a case of a different person with the same name. Oddly the name was “Samir Shabazz”. Does anyone believe there are 2 people in the U.S. with that name???
Which Malik Shabazz Visited White House in July 2009, Mr. President?
In July 2009, when Congress began looking into the matter, someone named Malik Shabazz visited the private residence at the White House.
Sadly only Conservatives have to worry with this Injustice Dept. When a ‘racist’ (white man......never mind he has been awarded civil rights honors in the past) tells the truth the minority will NOT be prosecuted. I guess that ‘minority’ would be Holder and his cronies at this point.
Kudos to Representative Frank Wolf.
Holder and his cronies = Brown alert?
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