Posted on 10/29/2010 7:11:28 AM PDT by NCjim
The Justice Department has tried to hide the involvement of high-level political officials in the dismissal of a controversial voter-intimidation lawsuit against members of the New Black Panther Party, a federal commission concluded in a draft report.
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights said the department's reversal in the case, which drew criticism from conservatives, indicates that its Civil Rights Division is failing to protect white voters and is "at war with its core mission of guaranteeing equal protection of the laws for all Americans.''
The Justice Department strongly denied the allegations in the report based on the commission's year-long investigation into the Obama administration's handling of the 2008 case. The Bush administration had filed a voter-intimidation lawsuit against members of the New Black Panther Party in Philadelphia who were videotaped outside a polling place, one carrying a nightstick. The Obama Justice Department dismissed most of the case.
"The department makes enforcement decisions based on the merits, not the race, gender or ethnicity of any party involved,'' said Tracy Schmaler, a Justice Department spokeswoman. "We are committed to comprehensive and vigorous enforcement of the federal laws that prohibit voter intimidation.''
The 131-page report is the latest fallout from dismissal of the case, which triggered outrage from conservatives and congressional Republicans, two internal Justice Department inquiries and the civil rights commission investigation.
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move along, nothing to see here
I hope our new Congress investigates this and hands down indictments based on their findings.
Mike
A note to the United States Department of Injustice:
I can see November from my house!!!!!!!!!!
Corruption running rampant in DC?
Congressional Oversite committee meetings are going to be such fun next year. Popcorn sales are going to go through the roof here at FR.
Ah, come on! All of us know that it was really Obama himself who ordered his bros not be prosecuted!
This story is exhibit A in the case of why Americans should be armed to the teeth unlimited by govt contrived schemes. Gun banners say govt will protect us. Who will do that job when govt is the aggressor? One thing you can bet on is eventually govt will be the aggressor.
All of us also know there will be no way to prove it.
Mr. Holder can look forward to two full years of testifying...
Mr. Holder can look forward to two full years of testifying...
Mr. Holder can look forward to two full years of testifying...
This ought to be only the beginning of investigations into election election rigging and vote fraud by Democrats.
Racist POS is goin’ down!
gnip
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