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ProSense

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8. So

Sat Jun 1, 2013, 10:29 PM

Jun 2013

"the original breifs defending DOMA were horrendous and yes, Holder deserves a ton of blame for them. It is one thing to defend a law, it is quite another to do so in the way those briefs were written. I wouldn't be surprised to see them quoted by Scalia in June. (at least I hope it is Scalia and not Kennedy). That said, on civil rights his department deserves mostly kudos. "

...is your point to remind everyone that before the administration moved to correct the civil rights setbacks of the 1990s, it made some mistakes?

OK, now come back to the present.

Again, the reason the President has confidence in Holder is likely because he is one of the best and most accomplished AGs ever.

http://www.justice.gov/accomplishments/

As usual, that's met with spin.

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That hopey changey thing at the Department of Justice [View all] ProSense Jun 2013 OP

The DOJ came through for us in Bibb County, Georgia. Laelth Jun 2013 #1

Republicans have launched an assault on voting rights. n/t ProSense Jun 2013 #3

Nothing new there. Laelth Jun 2013 #17

K&R :) n/t Tx4obama Jun 2013 #2

Kick. n/t ProSense Jun 2013 #4

I don't think anyone disputes Holder's record on voting or civil rights dsc Jun 2013 #5

Interesting ProSense Jun 2013 #6

the original breifs defending DOMA were horrendous dsc Jun 2013 #7

So ProSense Jun 2013 #8

He has been a decent AG dsc Jun 2013 #9

Again ProSense Jun 2013 #10

I don't think that Clinton = perfect dsc Jun 2013 #11

It's not ProSense Jun 2013 #12

you can call me a liar until the cows come home and give birth to aliens dsc Jun 2013 #13

Now you're ProSense Jun 2013 #14

It makes a ton of difference dsc Jun 2013 #20

No, it doesn't. Those are nothing but excuse for Clinton. n/t ProSense Jun 2013 #21

yes being a big honking hypocrite is worse dsc Jun 2013 #22

Worse than what: not inhaling? ProSense Jun 2013 #23

yes it is dsc Jun 2013 #24

Utter drivel. n/t ProSense Jun 2013 #25

Agreed. Let us hope it is Scalia and not Kennedy. Laelth Jun 2013 #18

Metro Weekly on Obama, Holder, DOMA: "Six Months Later" DevonRex Jun 2013 #27

please don't lie about what I said dsc Jun 2013 #28

It figures you'd dig up a ridiculously hyperbolic and debunked five-year-old opinion to post. n/t ProSense Jun 2013 #29

Hyperbolic headings in the piece are disproved immediately by quoted passages. DevonRex Jun 2013 #31

that is what I was referring to dsc Jun 2013 #32

It's like you're ProSense Jun 2013 #34

there is one, and only one, reason I posted that piece dsc Jun 2013 #35

Nope, that's just another excuse. ProSense Jun 2013 #37

I would have posted it originally dsc Jun 2013 #38

Seriously. DevonRex Jun 2013 #41

That is a BIZARRE and INSULTING reply. Deliberately so. DevonRex Jun 2013 #30

that isn't all you did and you god damn well know it dsc Jun 2013 #33

Increasingly bizarre. DevonRex Jun 2013 #36

it wasn't hyperbolic and I purposely didn't post the original brief because I consider them history dsc Jun 2013 #39

Again bizarre. I didn't even come CLOSE TO accusing you of ANYTHING. DevonRex Jun 2013 #40

the anti-holder bs is bs arely staircase Jun 2013 #15

Yes, it is. n/t ProSense Jun 2013 #26

kick Number23 Jun 2013 #16

The DOJ has done a great job in Texas Gothmog Jun 2013 #19

That's good to hear. DevonRex Jun 2013 #43

The fight is still being fought by Holder and the DOJ Gothmog Jun 2013 #47

So the continued pot arrests are not the DOJs fault? Link.... Logical Jun 2013 #42

Thanks for the link. ProSense Jun 2013 #44

BTW, ProSense Jun 2013 #45

That's too boring!!!! alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #46