A Huge THANK YOU.. Attorney General Eric Holder

[Peacetrain]

for all you did.. all you accomplished.. and all you tried to get put forward.

And thank you for staying until we get another A G in place..

You have stood in the storm in a thankless job, and kept on trudging forward.

[NightWatcher]

1. and thanks for harrassing legal medicinal cannabis co-ops while leaving Wall St crooks alone

Now we'll start taking bets on where he gets a job, I'm guessing as a lawyer at Goldmann-Sachs...

Prove me wrong Eric, take a job at NORML

[JI7]

2. HUGE THANKS from me

[samsingh]

3. do you remember his harassment of medical marijuana places?

[leftstreet]

7. Now, now. I'm sure he was a 'reluctant' drug warrior

+1 to your post

I certainly remember!

[woo me with science]

4. Eric Holder's Greatest Hits

(And I mean "hits&quot

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-w-whitehead/attorney-general-eric-hol_b_2900647.html

Attorney General Eric Holder: If the President Does It, It’s Legal
John W. Whitehead
Attorney, President of The Rutherford Institute, and author of 'A Government of Wolves'

.....
The military can detain anyone, including American citizens, it deems a threat to the country. Not only has the DOJ persisted in defending a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act that sanctions indefinite detentions of Americans, but it has also blasted the federal judge who ruled the NDAA to be vague and chilling as overstepping the court’s authority and infringing on Obama’s power to act as Commander in Chief.

Presidential kill lists and drone killings are fine as long as the president thinks someone might have terrorist connections. Holder has gone to great lengths to defend Obama’s use of drones to target and kill American citizens, even on U.S. soil, as legally justifiable. In fact, a leaked DOJ memo suggests that the President has the power to murder any American citizen the world over, so long as he has a feeling that they might, at some point in the future, pose a threat to the United States.

The federal government has the right to seize the private property—cash, real estate, cars and other assets—of those suspected of being “connected” to criminal activity, whether or not the suspect is actually guilty. The government actually collects billions of dollars every year through this asset-forfeiture system, which it frequently divvies up with local law enforcement officials, a practice fully supported by the DOJ and a clear incentive for the government to carry out more of these “takings.”

Warrantless electronic surveillance of Americans’ telephone, email and Facebook accounts is not only permissible but legal. According to court documents, more Americans have had their electronic communications spied on as a result of DOJ orders for phone, email and Internet information—40,000 people alone in 2011—and that doesn’t even begin to take into account agencies outside Holder’s purview, terrorism investigations or requests by state and local law enforcement officials.
....

Much, much more at link, including:

* Judicial review is far from necessary.
* Due process and judicial process are not the same.
* Government whistleblowers will be bankrupted, blacklisted, blackballed and in some cases

banished.

* Government transparency is important unless government officials are busy,

can stonewall, redact, obfuscate or lie about the details,

are able to make the case that they are exempt from disclosure

or that it interferes with national security.

* When it comes to Wall Street, justice is not blind.
* Not all suspects should have the right to remain silent.

I'll pass on the adulation, as this administration with Holder has aggressively defended and *expanded* the Bush administration's dismantling of the Constitution and some of the most important foundations of our democratic system.

[leftstreet]

5. +1

[Rex]

6. Oops.

nt

[Scuba]

8. + another

[99Forever]

10. Thanks for reminding us that we aren't all gullible, complacent chumps. n/t

[Cha]

9. Thank you, Peacetrain.. many many people are thanking AG Holder.. those who know what all

he has accomplished.

mata @mataharikrishna
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Holder will stay on the job through confirmation of the new AG. Brilliant. Welcome to your tight corner, GOP senators. ::smirk::

6:12 AM - 25 Sep 2014 28 Retweets 12 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/later-today-2/

And, the rwingers hate AG Holder and there's many who don't even know all that he's accomplished.. but, He will be missed(if the Senate confirms the next AG chosen by the President)..

HumanRightsCampaign ✔ @HRC
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Some AGs await history, others make history happen. AG Holder was LGBT community's RFK & we’re deeply grateful.-Chad Griffin @TheJusticeDept
5:10 AM - 25 Sep 2014 65 Retweets 49 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/rise-and-shine-912/

Federal Government Sues Companies Over Anti-Transgender Discrimination Claims

An historic first from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

snip//

WASHINGTON — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed lawsuits Thursday against two companies accused of discriminating against transgender employees, the first time the federal government has brought suit under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect transgender workers.

The two complaints, filed in federal courts in Florida and Michigan, are the latest — and most ambitious — steps in a series of aggressive moves taken by the commission in the past several years to advance LGBT rights under existing laws

More~
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-government-sues-companies-over-anti-transgender-disc?utm_term=2lz4kze#3r557d0

Ryan J. Reilly ✔ @ryanjreilly
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Holder, per #DOJ official, has no immediate plans to step down and wants to focus on causes like #Ferguson during remaining days.
5:02 AM - 25 Sep 2014 287 Retweets 79 favorites

Culture of Truth @Bobblespeak

Eric Holder will leave as soon as Obama's choice to replace him is approved by the U.S. Senate.
In other words, he's not going anywhere.

4:51 AM - 25 Sep 2014 49 Retweets 16 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/rise-and-shine-912/

ThisMagicalEarth @MagicalEarth
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Due to AG Holder's efforts, federal prison population DROPS by roughly 4,800. 1st time in decades. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FEDERAL_PRISON_POPULATION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT … #ProudofAGHolder
8:34 AM - 25 Sep 2014 28 Retweets 10 favorites

Nancy LeTourneau @Smartypants60
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To understand AG Holder’s legacy, you have to start with some awareness of just how much Dubya’s admin f*cked up DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
7:30 AM - 25 Sep 2014 74 Retweets 38 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/president-obama-speaks-at-the-u-n-meeting-on-ebola/


TheObamaDiary.com @TheObamaDiary
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President Obama to AG Holder: "In good times & in bad, you have been there for me. I am proud to call you my friend."
10:45 AM - 25 Sep 2014 164 Retweets 93 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/president-obama-announces-ag-holders-departure/



Ms. Net @NETRetired
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#Hannity 2 humble, awesome brilliant African-Americans who make USA proud: @BarackObama #POTUS & AG Holder! Dare u RT
12:55 PM - 25 Sep 2014 57 Retweets 25 favorites