Posted on 05/12/2010 11:28:01 AM PDT by jazusamo
At the U.S. Civil Rights Com- mission's upcoming hear- ing on May 14, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez will attempt to explain why the Obama administration dropped federal voter intimidation charges against two New Black Panthers. Clad in paramilitary uniforms and armed with a nightstick, the Panthers had spent several hours on Election Day 2008 stalking the entrance of a voting place in Philadelphia - hurling racial epithets at whites and blacks alike, taunting poll watchers, and intimidating voters who sought to cast their votes for president as well as other candidates on the ballot. These voting rights violations were captured, partially, on video and uploaded to YouTube.
Attempting to defend the Justice Department's decision to change course in this case, the Obama administration's apologists have tied themselves in knots and turned the Voting Rights Act on its head.
Their principal argument is that the Panthers were not scary enough. They contend that two men who dress up like soldiers and stand in the doorway of a voting place brandishing a billy club cannot be prosecuted for voter intimidation in the absence of testimony from a voter who was intimidated, or proof of someone who was turned away from voting. Without such evidence, they argue, it is impossible to prove what the Panthers intended by their actions.
This argument ignores several indisputable facts. First, the videos themselves are clear evidence of the intimidating nature of the Panthers' actions that day, which included one man thumping the nightstick against his open palm, and one shouting that voters should prepare themselves to be "ruled by the black man." Second, multiple witnesses have testified to seeing additional egregious behavior that was not captured on video, including one black Republican poll worker who the Panthers called a "race traitor" and promised...
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I'm not ready to be 'ruled' by any man, or woman. All attempts to do that have failed miserably. I can be killed, but I can't be ruled.
/johnny
Amen to that.
Gee, just imagine if these were white guys caught doing something like this.
The panthers should be at least sued for civil rights violations.
Good point and I’m surprised being Taylor is an attorney and has been so critical of Holder and his thugs. There’s been other articles that that’s been pointed out.
Hopefully this isn’t over, the Civil Rights Commission is empowered by law but Obama and his thugs are good at ignoring law.
They may get away with this... this time.
The list, ping
Excellent.. I guess I'll be suiting up this November to go hang out any my local precinct... NOT!
Let me correct this..
They contend that two BLACK men who dress up like soldiers and stand in the doorway of a voting place brandishing a billy club cannot be prosecuted for voter intimidation
I want to know what Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton were doing during all of this. Those guys profess to be the “champions” of voter rights, voter registration and civil rights.
I pray to God that the next time I go to vote, one of these lowlifes try to block MY entry into the polling station, and I also pray to God that there are cameras there to watch what happens next.
Guess where that nightstick is going to end up?
I suggest dressing up in a full KKK outfit and stand in front of the polls.
See how the administration would handle that one.
Here is the sad truth. Assume a camera or cameras are there from the State-run media. They record the attempt to block you from voting and your subsequent “kicking of their black ass”. Much like the Rodney King video, the State-run media will show you kicking butt, but will fail to show you being blocked from voting. In addition, they will do a
“Joe the Plumber” on you and explain to the viewing audience how you are a racists, a bigot, etc. Moreover, they will go to the hospital and give reports and updates on the Panther’s condition. They will probably even suggest that perhaps it is an issue that Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson need to address - voter anger at the polls. That, my friend,is today’s STATE-run media.
According to the justice department we just have to lower our standards for the behavior of Black people. They are special.
Treating someone differently because of the color of their skin IS racism! You know, I have a dream that some day people will be judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin.
A double standard means that both sides are not equal yet judged as equal. Both sides not being equal means one side is of a higher value than the other.
I guess civil rights are only for minorities.
The content of their character was crystal clear.
The Obama administration apparently approves of that type of character when it serves their needs. I’m surprised they haven’t been given advisory positions.
All of these little battles are just merely probing attacks.
Expect more to come, we “Typical White People” are supposed to “stupidly” assume they are isolated incidents.
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