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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Lamar Smith issues first DOJ oversight letter
WaPo/ Right Turn ^ | January 6, 2011 | Jennifer Rubin

Posted on 01/06/2011 1:52:22 PM PST by jazusamo

Right Turn has obtained the first oversight letter from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) issued to the Justice Department. While he was in the minority, Smith labored, largely unsuccessfully, on the committee to convince the Democratic chairman to investigate a range of issues, including detainee policy and New Black Panther Party case. He now has the authority to schedule hearings, call witnesses and subpoena documents.

In a five-page letter, Smith notes that there has been "little oversight" as to how the civil rights division has used its budget increases ($22 million in FYI 2010 and $17 million requested in FYI 2011) and why the need for some 164 new positions.

He then gets to the heart of the matter. As I and other outlets have reported, he notes that in the New Black Panther Party case investigation, it came to light that a political appointee, Julie Fernandes, directed Justice Department attorneys "not to bring cases against black defendants for the benefit of white victims."

Smith then details allegations by former Justice Department attorney J. Christian Adams that the department declined to enforce the National Voter Registration Act and its provisions relating to "voter integrity."

(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: black; doj; dojisajoke; fernandes; holder; judiciarycommittee; justicedepartment; lamar; lamarsmith; nbpp; newblackpanthercase; obama; panther; raceneutral; smith
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To: bill1952; tutstar
The use of the word "perspicuous" has demonstrated tutstar's perspicacity.

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21 posted on 01/27/2011 8:49:35 AM PST by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

The enemedia didn’t really pick up much, if any of the NBPP intimidation case.

Washington Times, Pajamas Media, Fox News and some conservative sites reported on it a lot but a lot of people never tune them in.


22 posted on 01/27/2011 9:17:44 AM PST by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo
The poor rats on the committee can do nothing to stop the GOP from conducting full, vigorous and comprehensive investigations of all the Obama flim-flam, shuck and jive, anti-American, WTF crapola. Beautiful.
23 posted on 01/27/2011 10:04:50 AM PST by JPG (Work for conservative change like your country depended on it.)
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To: jazusamo

I want to see the following:

To: Director, Board of Health, State of Hawaii

Subpeona: Bring forthwith the original certificate of live birth for one Barrack (.)bama, Barry Soetoro, or any alias of the person who is the occupant of the US White House. Also bring forth with documentation of every birth that transpired on August 4th 1961 in Hawaii.

Subpeona: To Custodian of Records, Obama, Kapi’olani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital.

Bring forthwith records of the hospital including admittance documents, billings, and the personnel records
of all physicans and other medical staff employed on or about August 4, 1961 together with all records pertaining to births at this hospital from August 1 through August 15, 1961.

Also bring forth all employment records, known addresses then and now for any attending physical or medical personal present at such an event involving (.)bama and aliases.


24 posted on 01/27/2011 10:14:44 AM PST by Mouton
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To: JPG

So true, it is beautiful. Obama and thugs had two years of free reign but that’s over.

I think it’s hilarious the way Elijah Cummings has come out screaming about everything Issa is doing, Elijah’s going to lose.


25 posted on 01/27/2011 10:18:04 AM PST by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo

My Rep.

Go get ‘em Lamar!


26 posted on 01/27/2011 10:21:01 AM PST by green iguana
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To: Mouton

Ditto, but I doubt it’ll happen.


27 posted on 01/27/2011 10:21:08 AM PST by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
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