A veteran Justice Department section chief has been transferred out of the DC office to the US Attorney's office in South Carolina after he recommended going forward on a civil complaint against members of the New Black Panther Party for disrupting a Pennsylvania polling place in last year's elections. The complaint was later dismissed by Obama administration political appointees in the Justice Department. I have to think that being sent from DC to SC is a serious demotion....
Is anyone worried about our freedoms yet?
Here is an excerpt from the article:
Justice Department insiders said Mr. Coates' transfer was not unexpected, despite the fact that many within the department consider the veteran prosecutor as key to efforts by Justice to apply federal civil rights laws in a fair and neutral manner.
Members of the Civil Rights Commission also have questioned whether the decision to drop the New Black Panther Party complaint constituted a departure from long-standing enforcement policy and whether the dismissal might lead to more voter intimidation.
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---Katie
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