EDITORIAL: Menacing turn in Black Panther case--The Justice Department asserts tyrannical privileges

The Washington Times ^ | January 13, 2010 | Editorial

[jazusamo]

The Justice Department told the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to drop dead yesterday. The growing controversy is over a voter-intimidation case involving the radical New Black Panther Party and why Justice is carrying water for the villains. The department's intransigence should frighten Congress because Justice is asserting broad privileges that undermine congressional authority to oversee government's executive branch.

That's why the timing is propitious today for the House Judiciary Committee to consider, and approve, a resolution of inquiry introduced by Rep. Frank Wolf, Virginia Republican. The Wolf resolution would direct Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to "transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, memo or correspondence of the Department of Justice with regard to United States v. New Black Panther Party."

Democrats tempted to kill this resolution today on a party-line vote should understand that they would be setting a precedent with ramifications far beyond this case. The constitutional balance of powers would be fundamentally shifted away from Congress to an unaccountable executive, and future corruption easily could go unchecked.

The Commission on Civil Rights, acting according to explicit statutory authority to subpoena executive departments, demanded that Justice answer 49 detailed questions, with accompanying document requests. In yesterday's response, the department wrote that on the basis of seven distinct claimed "privileges," it objects "to each and every Interrogatory and Document Request."...

[Freedom56v2]

This will be red meat for Beck.

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So much being put on his plate these days...
In addition to his radio show, he could expand his TV show to 3-hours 7 days a week!

[jazusamo]

Thanks, I had CA in mind because I was born and raised there, brass knuckles and some knives fall in the same category as nightsticks as well.

[highlander_UW]

She and the other Rats couldn’t be much more blatant about not giving a damn.

The dems had a congressman who was caught on video tape accepting a bribe, and then they found the money hidden in his freezer and they didn't remove him. That's proof democrats are the party of corruption and no doubt about it.

[Clinging Bitterly]

The popular uprising is coming. Those people (NBPP thugs) were there to say they will visit violence upon us on behalf of the defenders of the status quo when and if they believe it is necessary.

Terrorism as defined.

[jazusamo]

Those thugs will have a whole different attitude one day should things get hot.

[Clinging Bitterly]

Obviously.

I'm not about starting anything but I have rights which I will defend without apology.

[Clinging Bitterly]

Ha. In Oregon our state Supreme Court ruled years ago that all such weapons are protected by the state constitutional right to bear arms.

Billy clubs, brass knuckles, and even switchblades are legal here as a result of that decision, but a significant portion of the ruling was devoted to a series of twisted rationale to avoid it's application to most modern firearms (though I am hoping the upcoming incorporation and it's definitions will force a revisiting of that issue).

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[opentalk]

bttt

[TheGrimReaper]

O'Reilly reported yesterday that the House Judiciary Committee voted 15-14 (straight party line vote) NOT TO FORCE HOLDER TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION regarding the NBPP's voter intimidation case.

Another democrat scandal cover-up aided by a democrat committee cover-up of the cover-up....

Can I possibly keep my head from exploding for 10 more months??