We are a nation of laws, not of men. There are a number of institutions which have as their purpose, the protection of our citizens from actions of our government. It is critical that those institutions be perceived by the people as fair, unbiased, and non-political. One of those institutions is the Department of Justice. Can we expect unvarnished justice from Justice?
Many have been disappointed by the actions of the Attorney General as a result of many of his actions. One, however, seriously challenges his credibility. This matter began with the November 2008 elections. It became well known that at a number of voting places in Philadelphia, members of the new Black Panthers appeared to intimidate those seeking to vote. If this is true, it is a violation of law. What did they do?
The Black Panther members were accused in a civil complaint with using threats and intimidation, with one carrying what was described as a weapon. In fact, there was a default judgment against the Black Panthers because they failed to appear to contest or defend against the charges. OK, there was an offense, the Black Panthers were charged and the judgment of the court was against the Black Panthers. So what’s the problem? While there was a conviction, the Department of Justice moved to dismiss the charges. Was there a miscarriage of justice? Were these people wrongly charged? I think not. If there was ever a valid complaint of voter intimidation, this was it. By the way, I commend your attention to a number of YouTube videos of the event. They are frightening. See what you think.
I was troubled to find that to the Black Panthers, I am a “cracker” and not likely to be invited to their parties. Imagine my disappointment!
Well certainly when these matters came to the attention of the Attorney General, he exercised is unbiased authority and reversed the position of Justice. Not quite. In fact, Attorney General Holder upheld the position of Justice and was charged by the Justice Department investigators, who left the Department, of doing so for racially motivated reasons. Apparently, the investigators were told to drop the case. It seems that no such cases would be considered by the civil rights division of Justice. The claim is that no cases involving white victims would be considered by Justice. The investigators claim that they were told that there would be no cases against racial minorities. Well, that will certainly cut down the work load! Justice has maintained that it enforces the laws against voter intimidation to assure every American citizen can vote without fear of intimidation. Sure! Right!.
Holder, in upholding the actions of the Justice Department recently claimed that the claimed voter intimidation was much different than what “my people” historically faced. Since he is the Attorney General of the United States, am I one of his people? Do I have the same protections as other people? You can’t make this up. Go to Google and YouTube and see it for yourself.
The matter still seems to have life. The Civil Rights Commission took up the case to determine whether Justice had acted appropriately. According to the Chairman of the Commission, Justice withheld relevant documents and relevant officials’ and supervisors’ witness testimony. They believe Justice instructed their employees not to comply with the Commissions’ subpoenas. (Have you ever failed to comply with a subpoena from Justice? Hope not.) They have to review the matter based on incomplete, incorrect and changing explanations from Justice. Justice is supposed to enforce the law in a race-neutral fashion. It does seem their decisions are based on race, not race-neutral circumstances. I think we deserve an Attorney General and a Department of Justice for all Americans.
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