Hey! Dissent Is Patriotic Again!
By Mitch Berg
Well, if it involves alleged Black Panther voter intimidation, anyway
The third-ranking suit in Obama’s Justice department, Thomas Perrelli, allegedly gave the go-ahead to scuttle the suit:
The department’s career lawyers in the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division who pursued the complaint for five months had recommended that Justice seek sanctions against the party and three of its members after the government had already won a default judgment in federal court against the men.
Front-line lawyers were in the final stages of completing that work when they were unexpectedly told by their superiors in late April to seek a delay after a meeting between political appointees and career supervisors, according to federal records and interviews.
The delay was ordered by then-acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King after she discussed with Mr. Perrelli concerns about the case during one of their regular review meetings, according to the interviews.
No word yet on the brand of beer the President intends to order for the Panthers and the voters they allegedly intimidated.
