EDITORIAL: Felons vote, soldiers don't

The Washington Times ^ | October 20, 2010 | Editorial

[jazusamo]

Justice Department disenfranchises military, protects Black Panthers

The Obama Justice Department is doing everything it can to boost Democrats in the upcoming election. It's helping stifle military votes, facilitating criminal voting and encouraging intimidation at the polls by deep-sixing the New Black Panther voter-intimidation case.

In an Oct. 15 letter representing the views of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich tied together the department's mishandling of military voting rights and the Black Panther case. Mr. Weich wrote Rep. Frank Wolf, Virginia Republican, to give assurance that Justice would "not take any action that would be inconsistent with applicable whistleblower protections" against civil rights lawyer Christopher Coates for recent sworn testimony highlighting department abuses. The official also defended Justice's order to Mr. Coates - which Mr. Coates defied - not to testify about the Black Panther case or broader policy issues.

Mr. Weich then switched gears to put out some gratuitous disinformation about his department's record. "With respect to voting rights," he claimed, "the Department is actively working to ensure the successful enforcement of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment [MOVE] Act 2009 so that members of the Armed Forces and citizens living abroad receive their ballots in time to vote in the upcoming federal election." This bears no relation to reality.

[Lumper20]

Roger That. I would add Hugh Hewitt,too. His father was a Bataan death march survivor.I kid you not. His dad and mine worked together in 67-70. They are long gone. I believe he is pro military and writes and speaks effectively.

[Lumper20]

Let me re phrase that maybe it was another Hewitt I know, whose father was at Bataan plus mainland Japan for slave labor.