Justice Department Subpoenaed in New Black Panthers Case

MojoMan · Dec 9, 2009

Wow. I did not know this was possible.

Perhaps now we will get to see a little of the 'transparency' that Barack Obama boasted about while out on the campaign trail. The handling of this whole matter was rather fishy, to put the matter kindly. In fact, it came across to many people as racially-driven political meddling by Barack Obama and his administration. Now, if Obama tries to interfere with this investigation, that will all but clinch it in most people's minds.

Justice Department Subpoenaed in New Black Panthers Case
Panel cites lack of cooperation

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, frustrated by the Justice Department's failure to explain the dismissal of charges against New Black Panther Party members who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place during last year's elections, has subpoenaed the department demanding records showing how the case was handled.

David P. Blackwood, the commission's general counsel, said Tuesday in a letter to the Justice Department that efforts since June to obtain an explanation had proceeded "without any success" and the "dearth of cooperation" had prompted the commission to issue subpoenas.

"We are both mindful of the sensitivity of the subject matter involved and aware that, in response to similar requests, the department has raised various concerns and matters of privilege," Mr. Blackwood said. "While such considerations carry weight, cooperation with commission investigations is a mandatory statutory obligation.

"Moreover, due to the unique investigative role of the commission - akin to that of a congressional committee - disclosure to the commission of the information sought is both proper and required," he added.

The commission has asked the department why a civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party (NBPP) and three of its members was dismissed after a federal judge in Philadelphia ordered default judgments in the case. The NBPP refused to respond to the charges or appear in court.

The department's Voting Rights Section was in the final stages of seeking the judgments when Loretta King, who was serving as acting assistant attorney general, ordered a delay.

She issued the delay after meeting with Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, the department's No. 3 political appointee, who approved the dismissal, according to interviews with department officials who sought anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case.

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FranchiseBlade · Dec 9, 2009

MojoMan said:

Wow. I did not know this was possible.

Perhaps now we will get to see a little of the 'transparency' that Barack Obama boasted about while out on the campaign trail. The handling of this whole matter was rather fishy, to put the matter kindly. In fact, it came across to many people as racially-driven political meddling by Barack Obama and his administration. Now, if Obama tries to interfere with this investigation, that will all but clinch it in most people's minds.
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You have lost the right to complain about anyone playing the race card. I hope the poor oppressed whites will be OK with all the racially driven politics going on.

Dairy Ashford · Dec 9, 2009

MojoMan said:

Wow. I did not know this was possible.
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Yeah, checks and balances can be a shocking and unfamiliar concept after eight years of mass denial, legal flexibility and brutal, public professional retaliation. I guess once you stop rationalizing torture, outing CIA agents and weaving weapons intelligence out of whole cloth for a couple of minutes, people actually start (gasp) investigating crimes and administering justice.

B-Bob · Dec 9, 2009

This begs the question: why the new moniker?

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