Witching hour for Black Panthers--Justice continues to block disclosure into department activities

The Washington Times ^ | January 27, 2011 | Editorial

[jazusamo]

The Black Panther voter-intimidation scandal is approaching the boiling point on four different burners. Evidence grows that the Justice Department is using illegitimate means to keep a lid on legitimate investigations. Because his department can’t be trusted to police itself, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. needs to appoint a special counsel.

On Wednesday, Judicial Watch - a private watchdog - filed a brief in its case seeking release of official memoranda, arguing that government stonewalling, “is about political interference in [Justice’s] decision-making process and [the department‘s] efforts to avoid public scrutiny of that interference.” Most abused is the “deliberative process” privilege, which is intended for discussions made before and during litigation but is being claimed for documents created after the Black Panther case was concluded.

On Thursday night, Todd Gaziano of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights protested, “The department doggedly continues to obstruct this investigation … Even the privileges that are recognized law (as opposed to being newly invented) are not valid against the [Civil Rights] Commission.” His most significant revelation is that, “The department‘s own Office of Legal Counsel has issued at least two opinions, which are binding on the department unless overruled, that came to the same conclusion.”

[jazusamo]

The chances of Holder appointing a special counsel are practically none to none and Glenn Fine of OPR is retiring. We have a criminal for the AG.

[EagleUSA]

Criminals protecting criminals.
Hey liberal America, you voted them in, now deal with it. The law is just a party joke with these thugs.

[Red Badger]

WE DON'T NEED NO STEENKING SPECIAL COUNSELS!!!!!.....

[a fool in paradise]

TRANSPARENCY

[240B]

Eric “the Law is whatever I say the Law is” Holder says, Whitey deserve it anyway.

I wish this was a joke.

[RoseofTexas]

The black panthers are in the same bag as the muslim brotherhood...THIS FOLKS ARE UP TO NO GOOD!!!

[Candor7]

[originalbuckeye]

Perhaps public pressure would help? I can tell you that my Leftist relatives had no idea of the Black Panther intimidation case. Not reported at all in the MSM. To their credit, they were appalled when I showed them the Youtube video.

[Candor7]

[jazusamo]

Good one, he’s deserving of it!

[jazusamo]

You’re correct, the enemedia covered very little if any of that fiasco. I’m sure there are many liberals who would see that voter intimidation for what it was and criticize it, that’s why it was not covered.

[Nachum]

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[lentulusgracchus]

Eric “the Law is whatever I say the Law is” Holder says, Whitey deserve it anyway.

Who was it, Richard III? who offered that other good one-liner, passed down by Shakespeare :

"The laws of England are in my mouth!"

Part of the all-time hit parade of high-handed tyranny.