Maybe you know the answer....It’s my understanding that though Obama dropped the civil case, it was Bush who did not move forward on a criminal case....any idea why?
Bush not moving forward is a smokescreen.
The election was in early November 08 and Bush & Co. were out 10 weeks later.
I posted links to videos that explains exactly what happened.
To see those videos Click Here
There are 4 YouTube videos. 3 with Megan Kelly Fox News interviewing the man Adam who was involved in prosecuting the case and 1 video of King Samir Shabazz. Each video is about 10 min.
http://blogs.ajc.com/cynthia-tucker/2010/07/12/bush-doj-decided-new-black-panthers-no-major-case/
However, there is a piece (by mediate.com) that points out that in May of 2009 there was an injunction against Shabazz and claims there was a great deal of misreporting.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/new-black-panther-chief-malik-shabazz-on-king-samirs-kill-white-babies-comment/
So, the truth- a difficult thing to come by is elusive at this point. Why didn't Bush go after Shabazz? He was probably gun shy and wanted to hand it off to the next administration.
Why doesn't Holder go after Shabazz? My speculation only- Because of the political fallout in his own 'minority' support groups. That, and perhaps some blatant bigotry.
My understanding is that the Black Panthers were convicted at a trial in which they refised to show up. They were convicted in absentia.
Probably another attitude of’the white man doesn’t hold any law over me’.
The group was awaiting sentencing & during that time frame, Holder dropped the charges.
I don’t know how ‘charges can be dropped’ when there is already a conviction & in one part of the case- one guy convicted admitted to what they did.
This administration is running a ‘Justice Department” which is anything but.
They are creating chaos over everything.
Here is a good explanation as to why this ‘Bush’s fault’ meme is faulty:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2551048/posts
Interesting that it was brought just as Bush is leaving, or Obama is coming in. LOL!
So, Bush, as a parting 'gift' to the DemocRATs either instructed his DOJ people to bring the case right then, or the DOJ folks brought it themselves as Obama came into office! Ha!
Talk about dirty tricks! Perhaps this was a 'time bomb' for the Obama administration, designed to attack their Justice Dept. Either way the Obamsky's lose. If they prosecute the case they're 'Uncle Toms', and if they don't their 'bigots'. J. Christian Adams doesn't resign when Bush leaves, no- he waits to see how the case develops, then resigns and goes public when the Obamskys drop the case. Now he is the 'brave patriot' going public, -oh and by the way he now works for Pajamas Media. I am going to wait for the book to come out. -Just around election time.
I need to buy more popcorn.
Bush is a pragmatist. Apparently there was no evidence that people were too afraid to cast their votes, and the two men did not commit battery. Voter intimidation cases are very hard to win; only three have been successfully prosecuted in 45 years. Timing and location were probably factors, as well; a majority black district and a self-identified black president-elect.