Department of (Black) Justice in Washington

It is amusing to watch the growth and spread of a really nasty, smelly scandal.  It begins as a whiff, grows to a smell and then, with a bit of luck, swells to a noxious stench.  Exactly that has happened in the United States' Department of Justice (DoJ).  Under the 'leadership' of Eric Holder, one of Obama's uber-Lefties, there have been a number of dubious decisions in different areas but the most blatant concerns the case of two Black Panther militants dressed in quasi-military uniforms, carrying nightsticks and standing outside a voting station in Philadelphia in an obvious attempt to intimidate voters as this photo from The Washington Post illustrates: 

** FILE ** Originally photographed for the National Geographic Channel show "Inside," King Samir Shabazz (left) and Jerry Jackson pose showing the "black power" sign with their fists on June 8, 2008, in Philadelphia. (National Geographic Channels/© Marco Williams/M2 Pictures)

Holder's DoJ dropped all serious charges and gave them the merest tap on the wrist by way of punishment.  Glenn Beck, amongst others, picked it up and bit by bit the story has unravelled.  It began with the political appointees in the DoJ swearing on oath that they had nothing to do with the decision to drop charges which was taken lower down the management line by full-time lawyers of the DoJ.  Then one of these full-timers swore on oath to an enquiry that in this and other cases he had been put under pressure by members of Holder's team.  Yet another lid, hitherto firmly held down to avoid the stench escaping, is about to be lifted by the internal inspector at the DoJ, the man responsible internally for ensuring that the law is followed, who now says, after some hesitation, that he will conduct an enquiry.  By now, observers were holding handkerchiefs in front of their noses but today there might well be an explosion likely to force the use of gas-masks because, according to Pajamas Media:

Christopher Coates, former chief of the Justice Department’s Voting Section, is set to testify Friday before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is crucial to the panel’s investigation of allegations that the Obama administration has not enforced the nation’s civil rights laws in a race-neutral manner. 

Meanwhile, an outside pressure group, Judicial Watch, pursuing a private case against the DoJ has used FoI requests to unearth reams of e-mails between the political officials and their underlings concerned with the case.  The contents of these e-mails remain obscure but no doubt the lawyers acting for Jucicial Watch will force full disclosure.

In any event, Christopher Coates's testimony today could blow Obama's DoJ team to smithereens.  According to reports he was quickly moved away from Washington by Holder's team perhaps because he has a formidable reputation as a man of total integrity who insists that the law be applied without respect to people's skin colour.

Watch this space - or better still, watch Fox News!

 

Comments

[Mike Cunningham]

As with the DoJ, so with the once-free Press of America.

As I posted upon my own site, because a Buffalo newspaper published the criminal records of victims of a drive-by shooting, some 700 'angry Black residents' held a meeting, and demanded an apology, because the newspaper published the truth about the victims.

[David Duff]

Mike, see my post above, er, when Ive written it, of course!

[RightwingHippyChick]

I can't help to think that there is way more than misplaced loyalty involved, because let's think a moment what all has to happen before we're getting to this point...

Dropping this case was a HUGE favour. And it was dangerous too, because it got so far that it could only be done in the public glare (and it was very late in the process too... hmmm....)

People like that clearly have a price (so much we have established) so... what was it?

[David Duff]

'Chick', I think they call it 'dishonour amongst thieves'!