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Gothmog

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32. The Civil rights and voting rights section had been gutted by the bushies

Reply to LawDeeDah (Reply #9)

Thu Sep 25, 2014, 04:11 PM

Sep 2014

Political hacks had been illegally hired such as that idiot Christian Adams and these hacks were encouraged to leave. These sections are now active and doing their job.

That is a major accomplishment

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Not happy that Eric Holder is resigning. [View all] MoonRiver Sep 2014 OP

Holder reportedly wanted to resign at the end of the President's first term cali Sep 2014 #1

still its bad timing drray23 Sep 2014 #2

Voting rights, too, with midterms coming up. merrily Sep 2014 #5

Not leaving until a replacement is approved... brooklynite Sep 2014 #15

Yes, I know. merrily Sep 2014 #17

You think Obama asked for his resignation? merrily Sep 2014 #3

Nor am I, elleng Sep 2014 #4

A DOJ source said Holder's been talking about it on and off for merrily Sep 2014 #8

We have been so lucky Peacetrain Sep 2014 #6

Eric Holder rebuilt the voting and civil rights sections of the DOJ Gothmog Sep 2014 #7

Apparently to some (even here), that voting and civil rights work he did, means he is spineless. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #9

I have never seen anyone here say anything of the sort. cali Sep 2014 #13

Nor have I. MoonRiver Sep 2014 #14

I saw one today using that exact word, and others saying similar derogatory things. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #20

so im me. cali Sep 2014 #23

It was used generically, Holder is spineless... - edited LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #25

Wall Streeters will never be prosecuted TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #27

Not all of them, that's for sure. And maybe none at the very top. LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #28

holder is not spineless trueblue2007 Sep 2014 #18

The Civil rights and voting rights section had been gutted by the bushies Gothmog Sep 2014 #32

Fine then. Ginsberg should retire & Eric Holder should take her place. misterhighwasted Sep 2014 #10

How awesome would that be! MoonRiver Sep 2014 #11

6 Years in an Administration is Rare These Days Stallion Sep 2014 #12

lol! yeah, republicans would never dream of filibustering that one! unblock Sep 2014 #26

Maybe he doesn't want to be the AG who closes the book on Trayvon LittleBlue Sep 2014 #16

His legacy will be not prosecuting fraud from the financial collapse, nor war crimes Romulox Sep 2014 #19

Or his legacy will be rebuilding the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ.... PragmaticLiberal Sep 2014 #21

No "or" about it. Whatever else he is remembered for, protecting the banksters will be first. nt Romulox Sep 2014 #22

For you, maybe; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #31

it will be both his work on civil rights and his failure on Wall Street criminality cali Sep 2014 #24

the criminality aspect of Wall Street is not off the table. One win at a time. Will anyone give kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #30

Not one single executive prosecuted for the crimes that lead to the 2008 meltdown. Rex Sep 2014 #29