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New Black Panthers who clearly committed voter intimidation during the election of the first black president

Just Us/New Black Panther Sideshow Continues

By Bob Parks
Monday, December 28, 2009

Prior to the election of the first black president, actions of our present Just Us Department would only be considered the most cynical of parody.

They say good satire has an element of truth, and this black-led Just Us Department appears to be giving certain people a pass…
http://www.mainjustice.com/2009/12/27/v ... ntroversy/

Veteran Civil Rights Division attorney Christopher Coates is no longer chief of the Voting Section, according to the division’s Web site. It could not be learned whether Coates left the department entirely or transferred to another post.

Coates signed off on the controversial voter intimidation complaint against the New Black Panther Party and three of its members, filed in the waning days of the George W. Bush administration. The Obama DOJ’s decision to dismiss most of the charges in May has become a political controversy for the administration.

Let’s sum up how this looks.

A black president, a black attorney general, New Black Panthers who clearly committed voter intimidation during the election of the first black president, and the dropping of all charges against those Black Panthers.

It didn’t look good then and it looks worse today.

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/18382

Voting Section Chief Out Amid Controversy

By Ryan J. Reilly | December 27, 2009

Veteran Civil Rights Division attorney Christopher Coates is no longer chief of the Voting Section, according to the division’s Web site.

There was no official announcement of the personnel change in the long-troubled section, which most recently has been embroiled in the controversy over the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case. Main Justice noticed the change on the Voting Section Web site.

Taking over for Coates in an acting role is Chris Herren, a deputy chief of the section, according to the Web site.

Alejandro Miyar, a spokesman for the Civil Rights Division, wasn’t available for comment Sunday. Coates did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. It could not be learned whether Coates left the department entirely or transferred to another post. UPDATE: Coates is still with DOJ and has transferred to a one and a half year detail for the U.S. Attorney’s office in South Carolina, where he’ll start in January according to Tracy Schmaler, a spokesperson for the Justice Department.

“His new role is the result of conversations Mr. Coates initiated with the Division leadership earlier this year,â€

"Security" patrols stationed at polling places in Philly

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