Obama DOJ subpoenaed

The Washington Times reports that the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is sick of pussy-footing around with DoJ lawyers and has decided to subpoena them to answer questions about the New Black Panther Party case;

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.

It’s amazing to me that such a blatant case of voter intimidation is so completely ignored by the media and by the Justice Department, especially.

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.

Yeah, the DOJ seems so interested in the rights of terrorists, but screw our voting rights.

Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Legal, Society