Posted on 07/25/2010 10:53:20 AM PDT by Libloather
No Proof in New Black Panther Case: Official
Says No Evidence Supports Charges by Right-Wingers That Obama Admin. Refuses to Prosecute Blacks for Breaking Vote Laws
By David S Morgan
WASHINGTON, July 25, 2010
(CBS) A Bush appointee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights denounced allegations by some pundits that the Justice Department is refusing to pursue a voting rights case against members of the New Black Panther Party because of race, and suggested that the charges being made by right-wing figures are politically motivated.
Conservative broadcasters and websites have claimed that the Obama administration is dropping prosecution of New Black Panther activists who were videotaped outside a Philadelphia polling station on Election Day 2008, making intimidating remarks; one man was carrying a nightstick.
Earlier this month former Justice Department lawyer and Republican activist J. Christian Adams testified to the commission that senior officials in the department are not applying voting rights laws in a race-neutral way, by refusing to press charges against African Americans on these issues.
A recent Media Matters investigation has debunked charges that the Obama administration withdrew criminal charges against the Panthers (in fact, the Bush administration decided not to pursue criminal charges, with Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez testifying that the Bush Justice Department "determined that the facts did not constitute a prosecutable violation of the criminal statutes"; a civil lawsuit was filed in the last days of the Bush administration, and a judgment won by the Obama Justice Department in May 2009).
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Nice touch!
"Former Justice Department lawyer J. Christian Adams made explosive allegations yesterday in testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, saying that a particular Justice Department official openly announced that civil rights laws would not be enforced to protect white voters."
Evidence won't do much good if the DOJ refuses to look at it. WHICH THEY HAVE NOW DONE. The PRECEDENT has been set.
Yup, the very same.
Has anyone ever read their ‘10 point system’? Confused and hostile individuals for sure.
Pt. 2
(summary) Employment for every person or the business should be taken away from the person not hiring.
Pt. 6
(summary) Free Health Care - since their illnesses are a result of being oppressed.
http://www.blackpanther.org/TenPoint.htm
I’d be interested to know what prompted her change of heart. Was it a carrot or a stick?
Maybe OBAMA could give them all CZAR jobs and they wouldn’t be so confused and hostile.
There’s only SEVEN of them. What’s SEVEN more CZARS when you already have around 50?
Are you saying their are only 7 members?
I hear you and would like to know also.
“the Bush Justice Department “determined that the facts did not constitute a prosecutable violation of the criminal statutes”;”
Whew! It’s Bush’s Fault! Knewit.
Why, yes. These are the NEW BLACK PANTHERS, not to be confused with the original BLACK PANTHER PARTY.
There is only one of Jesse Jackson, and he manages to cause problems all over the United States.
Amazing. I knew it was not affiliated with the other organization, but definitley thought it held more members than 7. They sure are creating a lot of problems for only 7 members. Thanks for the info.
To dismiss, ignore, neglect the obvious component of voter intimidation is to invite more of it.
suddenly, the media finds this story....
With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?
Amazing to me that everytime the left trots out a “repub” that supports the left, I’ve never even heard of them...
HF
I see the Ministry of Truth is working overtime.
mongrels, eh
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