Posted on 03/30/2011 7:08:41 AM PDT by sunmars
The Justice Departments Office of Personnel Responsibility (OPR) has concluded an investigation finding that politics played no role in the handling of the New Black Panther Party case, which sparked a racially charged political fight.
After reviewing thousands of pages of internal e-mails and notes and conducting 44 interviews with department staff members, the OPR reported that department attorneys did not commit professional misconduct or exercise poor judgment and that the voter-intimidation case against the Panthers was dismissed on a good faith assessment of the law and not influenced by the race of the defendants.
The OPRs findings were released in a letter Tuesday to Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.) that was signed by department attorney Robin Ashton.
The probe was an outgrowth of a political controversy over a 2008 voter-intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party. Some conservative lawyers, politicians and commentators have said that the Justice Departments Civil Rights Division improperly narrowed that case part of broader allegations among conservatives that the Obama Justice Department has failed to protect the civil rights of white voters. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and other Justice officials have strongly denied the charge.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Just as a point of information—were there a lot of white people walking past Black Panthers? I’m not saying this ‘cleared of all wrongdoing’ crap is for real, but was this one incident the same as blacks being kept out of schools, which they were?
Again, I’m asking—how many people did this involve, in terms of voters who’ve reported intimidation and Black Pinheads at how many voting places, etc.?
Fire them all in January 2013. Every one.
As far as I concerned, it happened and it ought to be treated as a serious matter. Very straightforward. But Holder looks back 60 years or so and says, "You crackers deserve it."
Is Holder Afro-American?
Exactly.
These two Obama recess appointments; assured the outcome wanted named in this article.
Roberta Achtenberg, Commissioner, United States Commission on Civil Rights
Marty R. Castro, Commissioner, United States Commission on Civil Rights
Whitewashed
This incident was much, MUCH more serious than blacks being kept out of school. Because this incident struck at basis of our entire republic - the right to exercise, freely, the right to vote. Once we forfeit the right to fair and free elections, we have started down the slippery slope to being a banana republic. Banning blacks from schools, as much as we might abhor it it, took away ONE right. If you take away the free vote you take ALL my rights as a citizen.
Moreover, it is the purpose of the federal government, most especially the Justice Department, so see that the rule of law is upheld. In school segregation, the STATES tried to enforce segregation and the federal government, correctly, opposed that violation of the Constitution. When there were literacy tests for voting, it was the STATES interferring with the right to vote and the federal government opposed it.
In the Black Panther Case there was a DEFAULT JUDGEMENT against the Black Panthers. All Justice had to do was show up and receive the verdict. But they dismissed the case rather than accept a verdict they didn't like.
Junior’s sign should read “BS-666”
Where did I say anything about ‘moral equivalence’?
I asked what I asked, for the reason I said.
So far, no one’s actually answered the question—they’ve been making ‘moral equivalence’ comments.
The idea that this ONE incident (how many people were intimidated? how many people didn’t vote in this one voting place, this one time?) is worse than what blacks have had to endure in this country is ridiculous.
The ‘moral equivalence’ is coming from people who’ve been going on about this incident—ONE incident—as if it’s WORSE than all the crap blacks endured in the past. (PAST being the key word.)
There’s this bizarre need in the supposed party of ‘self reliance and America-can-do spirit’ to get in on the victimization.
No one’s answered my simple questions—they’ve just called names and whined.
That’s my answer, I guess. Victims R Us.
Stuff that happened in the 1950s holds no interest for me. The race card has expired, but AG Holder likes to bring it up anyway.
Good - this will be one more reason Obama will lose the 2012 election - guaranteed. Holder needs to be fired - he is a detriment to the entire administration.
Now, what is the next step on bringing our “Justice Department” to justice? This isn’t the end of this story - just a prediction.
I saw it happen live on TV in 2008 on Fox News - the whole thing was incredible and worse than what is generally being reported. It’s on tape. Watch the video - priceless and criminal.
Rick Leventhal of Fox News is the reporter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wwAsjErHeU
I agree it is a serious matter. I agree with you on Holder. History indeed does matter.
an investigation finding that politics played no role in the handling of the New Black Panther Party case
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