The Priorities Of The Obama Justice Department

Yesterday’s Washington Times reported on how the Justice Department is dealing with two distinct classes of voters. 

According to the article:

“Obama Justice Department outrages never cease. The politically charged gang led by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is more interested in helping felons vote than in helping the military to vote. Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, has put a legislative hold on the already troubled nomination of James M. Cole to be deputy attorney general until the attorney general ensures full protection for voting rights of our military (and associated civilian personnel) stationed abroad. The senator is right to raise a ruckus.”

At the same time the Obama Justice Department is undermining the law that insists that miltary absentee ballots be mailed 45 days before an election, the website of the Justice Department devotes a large section – 2,314 words – to advising felons how to regain voting privileges. 

According to the article:

“… Justice Department official Rebecca Wertz told a Feb. 1 conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State that the new law’s requirements(mailing military absentee ballots 45 days before an election) are somehow open to interpretation. On July 28, an attendee at that conference – heretofore uninterviewed – told The Washington Times that Ms. Wertz‘s message was “totally undermining” the law. The earlier reports actually underplayed the effect of Ms. Wertz‘s comments. “It was even more pronounced at the meeting,” said the source. “She undermined [the law] right in front of everybody. When I heard what she was saying, I thought: ‘You’ve got to be kidding!’ … It was a clear reversal of roles for Justice to no longer be enforcing the law.”

Senator Cornyn is holding up the nomination of James M. Cole until Eric Holder takes steps to ensure that the 45-day rule will be enforced.  Among other things, Senator Cornyn is asking that the Justice Department provide a state-by-state accounting of compliance efforts.  I, for one, hope Senator Cornyn sticks to his guns.  Our military deserves the right to have their votes counted.