that is disturbing. and to have political pressure to drop the charges in an indictment needs to come back to haunt holder and obama.
New Allegations, Statements and Hope For GOP Regarding New Black Panther Case in Philly | PhillyNow | A blog about Philadelphia news, politics and culture by Philadelphia Weekly interesting read.
like, this from the National Review of all places, "Perhaps the Panthers should have been prosecuted under section 11 (b) of the Voting Rights Act for their actions of November 2008, but the legal standards that must be met to prove voter intimidation — the charge — are very high. In the 45 years since the act was passed, there have been a total of three successful prosecutions. The incident involved only three Panthers at a single majority-black precinct in Philadelphia. So far — after months of hearings, testimony and investigation — no one has produced actual evidence that any voters were too scared to cast their ballots. Too much overheated rhetoric filled with insinuations and unsubstantiated charges has been devoted to this case."
