The Republican Lawyer Blog : Department of Justice, Eric Holder

Obomination: Obama’s Department of Obstruction of Justice

Maya Noronha — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:22:00 GMT

What agency did a government watchdog group name the most secretive agency? It’s actually not the CIA.

The most secretive agency is Obama’s Department of Justice. So much for Obama’s promise of transparency. There are 74,000 documents the Department of Justice is hiding from the members of Congress about the Fast and Furious scandal.

In this outrageous program where an American agent died due to guns sold by the United States to drug dealers, the DOJ is just shuffling personnel around instead of taking affirmative actions to punish the wrongdoers. Just a few resignations have been tendered but no officials have been fired in the Department of Justice. Acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Kenneth Melson, Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke and Criminal Division Chief Patrick J. Cunningham, have all resigned.

Frustrated with the Department of Justice’s lack of responsiveness to the probe in Washington, The Arizona state legislature is doing their own investigation. Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin has convened a special panel.

Members of Congress are frustrated too and calling for change at the Justice Department. Now Reps. Cliff Stearns, Mario Diaz-Balart, Bill Huizenga, Cory Gardner, Pete Olson and Mike Conaway have joined over 100 Members of Congress calling for Eric Holder’s resignation. When the law enforcement agency looks more like it’s obstructing justice than upholding it, it sure seems like change is in order.

DOJ Undermines Pentagon, Allows Wisconsin To Ignore Military Voting Protections

Casey Christine Higgins — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:09:00 GMT

Well, the Holder Department of Justice is at it again. After it was reported that the DOJ was encouraging states to apply for a waiver from the requirements of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act, it appears DOJ is continuing to assist states in skirting statutorily mandated provisions aimed at ensuring that the votes of our Military members are counted. Today, the Holder DOJ struck a deal with the State of Wisconsin, allowing it to mail ballots to overseas military voters only 32 days before Election Day, instead of the statutorily mandated 45 days. This comes after the Pentagon denied Wisconsin’s application for a waiver from the 45-day requirement. “The states granted waivers presented thorough and comprehensive plans to protect the voting opportunities for military and overseas voters,” Bob Carey, director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program, said in a statement.

DOJ Whistleblower and RNLA Member, J. Christian Adams wrote: “Wisconsin’s waiver application didn’t even come close to compliance with the MOVE Act. They wanted to send ballots only 29 days before the election. The folks at the Pentagon rightfully denied the waiver request.”

Adams went on to explain:

Instead of aggressively suing Wisconsin immediately after the waiver denial, the DOJ engaged in secret negotiations. An immediate lawsuit would have strengthened the negotiating position of the DOJ as well as preserved various equitable legal arguments, including the argument DOJ waited too long to commence litigation. Instead of doing the right thing, the DOJ did the easy thing and reached a settlement with Wisconsin that undermined the Pentagon’s denial of Wisconsin’s waiver request.

The tough negotiating stance of the Holder DOJ extracted a whopping additional three days out of Wisconsin. Ballots will mail 32 days before the election instead of 29. A consent decree filed Friday will reflect this quisling agreement.

This is a disgrace, plain and simple. Military voters, their families and veterans organizations should be outraged at the Holder DOJ.

Read the full story here.

RNLA Calls on DOJ to Abide by Stated Mission

Justin Riemer — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:37:00 GMT

Today, the RNLA issued a formal letter to Attorney General Eric Holder calling on him to fulfill the Department of Justice's stated mission "to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans." The letter cites specific examples that demonstrate the Department is "putting political considerations first in its handling of certain matters." The RNLA points specifically to the Department's voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit against members of the New Black Panther Party for voter intimidation on Election Day, 2008 and its subsequent failure to give a proper explanation why the case was dismissed. In addition, the RNLA points to the Department's handling of the legislation defunding ACORN.

RNLA Chairman David A. Norcross released the following statement in conjunction with the letter:

"The actions out of the Obama Justice Department have been deeply disturbing to those who believe the rule of law supersedes all else in the administration of justice. It is not the Attorney General's job to pick winners and losers, it is his charge to enforce the laws of our country fairly and impartially. Today's letter issued by the RNLA comes on the heels of news reports that the Justice Department is appealing a recent ruling which stated the government's efforts to block funding to ACORN were unconstitutional. Thus far, Mr. Holder has not exhibited a commitment to vigorously prosecuting ACORN for its crimes against the government and the American people, and one can only hope in this appeal, a vigorous effort is put forward. As Attorney General, Holder's record of administering justice impartially is open to debate, how his department handles these matters will speak volumes as to whether politics is being placed before principle."

Please click here for the letter and here for the press release.