Most of us have seen the cell phone video of the Black Panthers in Philadelphia intimidating voters.  If you haven’t, here is the link, YouTube.  The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has voiced its outrage at the Justice Department’s essentially dropping charges against the Black Panthers for voter intimidation.  There is an article in today’s Washington Times that points out: 

“Lenore Ostrowsky, a commission spokesman (U.S. Commissions on Civil Rights), told us, “It is rare for a letter from the commission over the last four years to be sent out without any dissent.” There’s good reason for today’s unanimity. One of the Black Panther defendants, Jerry Jackson, is an elected member of Philadelphia’s 14th Ward Democratic Committee and was a credentialed poll watcher for Barack Obama and the Democratic Party when the intimidation occurred. We agree with the concern at the Civil Rights Commission. The Justice Department needs to explain why it is not pursuing charges against these thugs.”

The Justice Department needs to do its job of protecting the rights of American citizens.  The fact that one of the people involved in this was an elected official makes it even more troubling.  I hope the case will be reviewed promptly.