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WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Time for transparency in New Black Panther case. The U.S. Commission on Civ?

By Glenn Reynolds

WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Time for transparency in New Black Panther case.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has attempted to investigate the dismissal, only to meet resistance from Obama?s Department of Justice at every turn. J. Christian Adams, a career attorney in Justice?s voting rights section, testified before the commission last month, but only after resigning his position due to ?the corrupt nature of the dismissal, statements [by Obama appointees] falsely characterizing the case, and most of all, indefensible orders for the career attorneys not to comply with lawful subpoenas investigating the dismissal.? Justice is now blocking another career attorney at Justice, Christopher Coates, from testifying on the case. Coates, who led the Justice Department?s voting rights section, reportedly objected to dismissal of the case, at which point he was removed from his post and transferred to South Carolina.

This case matters. What?s at stake is the fair and honest administration of justice, something the Obama administration seems to regard all too lightly. If, as Adams testified, Obama?s Justice Department consciously ignores voting rights violations allegedly committed by minorities, that is a big deal. We need transparency now, to restore faith in government.

Read the whole thing. Plus this: “Thomas Perez, Obama?s appointee to head the Civil Rights division at Justice, is apparently so busy suing Arizona law enforcement and blocking Ivy League colleges from using the Amazon Kindle that he doesn?t think flagrant violations of the laws protecting voters are worth his time.” Well, we’ve never faced a civil rights threat like the Kindle before . . . .

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on August 19, 2010 (boomark / email).