http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/voterintimidation/ en-us Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:02:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411823/posts The United States Civil Rights Commission, an eight-member agency that investigates accusations of discrimination, has launched a new offensive against a most unusual target: the Justice Department. The commission is investigating why the Justice Department dropped charges in May against three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in a voter intimidation case that the government won. The Justice Department has defended its actions, saying it obtained an injunction against one member while dismissing charges against the others "based on a careful assessment of the facts and the law." But that explanation hasn't satisfied the commission or Republican... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411823/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:02:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408834/posts The Justice Department has told the federal attorneys who filed a civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party for disrupting a Philadelphia polling place last year not to cooperate with an investigation of the incident by the US Commission on Civil Rights. The commission last week subpoenaed at least two Justice Department lawyers and sought documents from the department to explain why the complaint was dismissed just as a federal judge was about to punish the New Black Panther Party and three of its members for intimidating voters. Joseph H. Hunt, director of the Justice Department's Federal Programs Branch,... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408834/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:32:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2405557/posts At the Heart of the Anti-Obama Protests Is the Scared White Man Overwhelmed by Change By Robert James Taylor Writing about the wave of anti-President Obama protests by white middle class Americans in recent weeks, conservative commentator Patrick Buchanan attributed what was taking place to the rise of “the angry white man.” Buchanan is only partially right. What we are actually witnessing is the near lunatic backlash of white conservatives who have been overwhelmed and frightened by change. Yes, there is definite anger at those anti-health care reform town hall meetings. But if you listen closely to what is being... National Black News Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2405557/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:28:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397107/posts Seventy-one percent (71%) of voters nationwide say they’re at least somewhat angry about the current policies of the federal government. That figure includes 46% who are Very Angry. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 27% are not angry about the government's policies, including 10% who are Not at All Angry........ The data suggests that the level of anger is growing. The 71% who are angry at federal government policies today is up five percentage points since September. Even more stunning, the 46% who are Very Angry is up 10 percentage points from September. Rasmussen Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397107/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:02:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403824/posts The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, frustrated by the Justice Department's failure to explain the dismissal of charges against New Black Panther Party members who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place during last year's elections, has subpoenaed the department demanding records showing how the case was handled. David P. Blackwood, the commission's general counsel, said Tuesday in a letter to the Justice Department that efforts since June to obtain an explanation had proceeded "without any success" and the "dearth of cooperation" had prompted the commission to issue subpoenas. "We are both mindful of the sensitivity of the subject matter involved and... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403824/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:24:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403559/posts The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, frustrated by the Justice Department's failure to explain the dismissal of charges against New Black Panther Party members who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place during last year's elections, has subpoenaed the department demanding records showing how the case was handled. David P. Blackwood, the commission's general counsel, said Tuesday in a letter to the Justice Department that efforts since June to obtain an explanation had proceeded "without any success" and the "dearth of cooperation" had prompted the commission to issue subpoenas. "We are both mindful of the sensitivity of the subject matter involved and... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403559/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:52:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402444/posts ...election day 2008... members of the New Black Panther Party in black berets, black combat boots, black shirts and black jackets intimidated Caucasian voters with racial insults, slurs and a nightstick. Another party member was accused of managing, directing and endorsing their behavior. In January, the Justice Dept filed a civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party. When the court date arrived In April, a federal judge had ordered default judgments against the Panthers after they refused to respond to the charges or appear in court, basically a guaranteed win. The Justice Department was in the final stages of... Washington Times/ The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402444/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:36:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400426/posts DALLAS (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department made the right call in dismissing a voter intimidation lawsuit against the New Black Panther Party and recent questions about that ruling are a "political witch hunt" to discredit Attorney General Eric Holder, the party's leader said this week. Malik Zulu Shabazz, national chairman of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, told The Associated Press the civil lawsuit filed by the federal government had "no merit" because the party doesn't condone voter intimidation. Shabazz said he was speaking publicly about the issue for the first time because he wanted to set the... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400426/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:51:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383881/posts Congressman Frank Wolf (R-Va.), a Philadelphia native, and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, Lamar Smith (R-Texas) sent a letter, on November 10, to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting information ... Tremoglie's Tea Time Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383881/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:58:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2354929/posts Civil Rights Commission Chairman Seeks Responses In Voter Intimidation Case The Chairman of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, Gerald A. Reynolds, has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder seeking answers to their questions about a voter intimidation case in Philadelphia involving the New Black Panther Party (NBPP). It considers the responses "overdue." The letter, dated September 30, 2009, is seemingly an unprecedented action. It asks for Mr. Holder to "instruct Department officials to fully cooperate" with the Commission's investigation, as required by federal law. The correspondence noted that the Commission still has not received any of the... The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2354929/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 02:10:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339260/posts What do you do if you're the Obama administration and you've been caught playing politics with the law? You stonewall the matter until people get tired of trying to get to the bottom of your malfeasance and go away. This seems to be the tactics being used by Obama's Justice Department as they continue to play games with requests from the US Commission on Civil Rights who want answers to questions regarding the dropping of the New Black Panther party's voter intimidation case. Jennifer Rubin has been covering the scandal for Pajamas Media: The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339260/posts#comment Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:42:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2335862/posts According to sources, Rep. Frank Wolf R.Va. and Rep. Lamar Smith R-Tx received a letter today from the Dept. of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility (DOJ) about the voter intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense ( NBP), which was mysteriously dismissed by the DOJ after President Obama took office. Questions about this unusual dismissal have been asked by Messrs. Wolf ... Tremoglie's Tea Time Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2335862/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 23:09:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333899/posts South Phila. Native: ‘I Am A Believer In The Voting Rights Act’ Rep. Frank Wolf R- Va., told The Bulletin in an exclusive interview, that he fully intends to learn why Attorney General Eric Holder’s Justice Department voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit — for which they already obtained a judgment — against two members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense for violation of the Voting Rights Act that occurred last Election Day in North Philadelphia. Mr. Wolf is the ranking member of the House subcommittee, which has jurisdiction of the Dept. of Justice (DOJ). He is an unapologetic staunch... The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333899/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:07:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330229/posts In February, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. noted that it was hard to talk about race, but cowardly not to try. In that spirit, he should answer questions being raised about the dismissal of a voter-intimidation case involving a hate group in Philadelphia. If you missed the incident, it's understandable. It was a YouTube blip on a historic election day. On Nov. 4, two black men in paramilitary uniforms, one wielding a nightstick, were reported harassing voters at a polling place. It had no effect on Barack Obama's landslide win in the city. He doesn't condone the hate group... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330229/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:45:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2311059/posts A particularly heinous election day event happened in Philadelphia where members of the New Black Panther Party in black berets, black combat boots, black shirts and black jackets intimidated Caucasian voters with racial insults, slurs and a nightstick. Another party member was accused of managing, directing and endorsing their behavior. The entire event was captured on videotape. In January, the Justice Dept filed a civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party. When the court date arrived In April, a federal judge had ordered default judgments against the Panthers after they refused to respond to the charges or appear in... washingon times/the lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2311059/posts#comment Sat, 8 Aug 2009 01:40:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311017/posts The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Friday demanded for the second time that the Justice Department explain its dismissal of charges against members of the New Black Panther Party who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place during the November elections, saying a previous response was "largely non-responsive" and "paints the department in a poor light." In a letter to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., the commission said it is "answerable" to the president, Congress and the public to ensure that civil rights laws are enforced and that it had the authority to subpoena witnesses and documents to guarantee laws... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311017/posts#comment Sat, 8 Aug 2009 00:27:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307266/posts For those of you who were wondering what lesson the members of the black hate group, the New Black Panther Party, took from the Justice Department’s dismissal of the voter-intimidation lawsuit against them that it had already won in Philadelphia, there is nothing more illuminating than the posted words of one of the defendants. . . . I has waited all my life for the day that Strong Black men could stand outside a voting poll in a Honk neighborhood and beat republiKKKan voters with a baseball bat to keep the mother*#^*@%s from voting for they racist candidate and walk... Nationa Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307266/posts#comment Mon, 3 Aug 2009 18:12:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2306718/posts One of the most sacred rights and responsibilities of American citizenship is voting. We are supposedly guaranteed that every person's vote is worth as much as every other person's vote. That guarantee has never been perfect, Blacks weren't allowed to vote until the 15th amendment in 1870, and women until 1920's 19th Amendment, but the tradition of the United States has been to aspire toward honest elections. This past election America took a major step backwards, ACORN, perpetuated voter fraud in at least 14 states to the point where some districts had MORE than 100% of registered voters casting ballots.... washingon times/the lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2306718/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2009 22:41:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305826/posts Imagine the Ku Klux Klan in full regalia standing before a polling place deep in Dixieland hurling racial insults at black people arriving to vote in the last election. Imagine further a Republican-run U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) dropping the civil complaint against the KKK that had been filed by a Democrat-run DOJ. Unless you've dropped acid, your fantasy life probably can't get you there. Try reality. The Obama DOJ has admitted dropping a civil complaint filed by the Bush DOJ on Jan. 7, 2009, accusing members of the New Black Panther Party of "wearing black berets, black combat boots,... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305826/posts#comment Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:03:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305833/posts Six months after the election, voter intimidation charges against members of the New Black Panther Party in Pennsylvania were dismissed by the Department of Justice, and this week, some lawmakers are demanding the administration answer why. As WND reported, the government filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia in January, alleging that NBPP members Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson stood outside a Philadelphia polling place in uniform, with Shabazz brandishing a nightstick-like weapon. Reports from the scene also say the pair issued racial threats and insults, and a GOP election monitor said he called police after being... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305833/posts#comment Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:06:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305135/posts In a past national election, a uniformed hate group stood outside a polling place with a two-foot-long police nightstick in hand, screaming racial epithets and threats in a successful effort to prevent citizens from voting and poll watchers from doing their jobs. The Department of Justice investigated, the career counsel approved the institution of a civil complaint, and one was brought. Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305135/posts#comment Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:13:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305120/posts The Justice Department's decision to drop an already-won voter-intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party merits multiple, independent investigations. On Tuesday, Rep. Frank R. Wolf, Virginia Republican, officially asked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to refile the case. Mr. Holder should comply. So far, the Justice Department has stonewalled legitimate inquiry. It has yet to provide records sought by this newspaper back in May. It has yet to answer a July 22 letter from Mr. Wolf that asks 35 questions on 17 different subjects relating to the Black Panther case. Justice has claimed, falsely, that the... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305120/posts#comment Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:19:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304421/posts Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, the No. 3 official in the Obama Justice Department, was consulted and ultimately approved a decision in May to reverse course and drop a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party of intimidating voters in Philadelphia during November's election, according to interviews. The department's career lawyers in the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division who pursued the complaint for five months had recommended that Justice seek sanctions against the party and three of its members after the government had already won a default judgment in federal court against the... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304421/posts#comment Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:47:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2292447/posts His punishment: Not being permitted to brandish a deadly weapon within 100 ft. of a Philadelphia polling station until after the 2012 elections... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2292447/posts#comment Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:59:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2291326/posts Key House Republicans are charging Attorney General Eric Holder of playing politics at the Justice Department. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) said Holder has ignored at least three letters sent over the past month from Republicans demanding to know why Justice dismissed charges of voter intimidation filed against two members of the “New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense” (NBPP). NBPP National Chairman Milik Zulu Shabazz and party member Jerry Jackson both faces charges for violating the Voting Rights Act for engaging in coercion, threats and intimidation and attempted coercion, threats, and intimidation of voters and those aiding voters at a Philadelphia... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2291326/posts#comment Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:02:53 GMT