Posted on 08/07/2009 5:27:36 PM PDT by jazusamo
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Friday demanded for the second time that the Justice Department explain its dismissal of charges against members of the New Black Panther Party who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place during the November elections, saying a previous response was "largely non-responsive" and "paints the department in a poor light."
In a letter to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., the commission said it is "answerable" to the president, Congress and the public to ensure that civil rights laws are enforced and that it had the authority to subpoena witnesses and documents to guarantee laws are being followed by federal agencies, including the Justice Department.
It also accused the department of failing to properly respond to members of Congress who have asked about the decision to dismiss the New Black Panther Party complaint, saying its responses to congressional inquiries also were "non-responsive" and contained "factual errors and ... questionable legal claims."
The commission's five-page letter also says the Justice Department's undated response, which was received June 20, did not answer the commission's most basic questions, "which impairs our duty to investigate potential voting deprivations and federal enforcement policies."
"We trust that your response to this letter will provide us with the information necessary to make significant progress in our investigation," the letter says.
Todd F. Gaziano, an independent member of the commission, said the Justice Department's response did not answer questions posed by the panel, adding that there were no examples, as requested, of any similar cases or any explanation of the legal standards used in judging the case.
"We are entitled to a complete and satisfactory explanation on how this decision was made," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Newsflash: Only leftists and their thugs have civil rights.
For real or just something else to make us think that a government agency is ACTUALLY doing their job properly?
Makes one wonder with the current administration.
Your guess is as good as mine, I don’t expect much. :)
I did not know that the US Commission on Civil Rights has such power. And this time, I am glad it does and I hope they pursue this because that fact that eric holder had this dropped off the map STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN!
Thank you, AM.
I agree, Holder is in this up to his eyeballs.
It won't matter that he has no legal power to do that - he ignored the law when he fired Mr. Walpin (the inspector general) with no adverse consequences, so why should this be any different?
Thank you to the US Commission on Civil Rights.
Allowing this intimidation to stand just opens the door for more of the same - and, indeed, just what we are seeing now with the Union Thugs at the Town Hall Meetings.
More and more America is becoming like a Hugo Chavez run Venezuela - or worse!
Obama's Hugo Chavez take over of private corporations and firing of private citizens are at the root of the American awareness of how rotten this presidency really is and the distrust for it to decide our medical future is tantamount to total ruin of our country. Enough is Enough Obama!
Speak out! Speak out loudly and often....this is our country not some community organizer's for UNIONS - UNIONS are getting a free ride STILL....by the way in part, this Obama WelfareHealthCare bill would not take place for four years from now....why is he in such a hurry....America is waking up to the Snake Oil he has & is peddling.
One must be color blind to objectively discern this case.
Excellent point...It’s unbelievable that was dropped like a hot rock by the media even though they are in the tank for Zero, that was a blatant breaking of the law by him.
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The answer is obvious. The Holder Justice Department didn’t want to hurt those poor “New Black Panthers”.
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