Add witness intimidation to the stew in the Atlantic City vote fraud trial of a city councilman. 

“Superior Court Judge Raymond Batten said Small was trying to send a message to Detective Scott Orman by standing in a courthouse doorway and tugging twice on the lapels of his jacket as the trooper approached from a hallway Tuesday.”

Last night the Quin Hillyer piece on DOJ that has been making the rounds on electronic media was discussed on the O’Reilly Factor.  It’s not often that you hear an article in a publication like American Spectator discussed when you turn on the radio or flip on the TV over and over.   It is probably a testament to the first class prose of Quin Hillyer, someone who has mastered a craft:

“While doing all this, the Holderites operate the least transparent DOJ in decades, treat congressmen and independent agencies with contempt, and claim breathtakingly spurious “privileges” against disclosure of public information.  This isn’t law enforcement and it isn’t justice, but instead is subversive of both.”

My latest at Pajamas Media: “England’s Month of Remembrance.”  Article is here.

The South Dakota Attorney General has announced there will be no charges of offering something of value in a plan on indian reservations to give away chili.  The Argus Leader:

“Republicans filed a formal complaint with Jackley after Democrats held early-vote chili feeds on three reservations in mid-October. They alleged that offering food in exchange to vote violated federal and state laws.”

This is a state level determination.  The Department of Justice could also look into federal charges of offering something of value to vote.

More illegal voting in Wisconsin during the 2008 Presidential election. The AP story is here.

Rep. Debbie Riddle is so interested in voter ID, that she camped out all night long to get a bill filed.  Texas HB 16 will create a photo identification requirement in Texas.  If the bill passes, Texas should go straight to U.S.D.C. in DC to get preclearance and avoid the Justice Department altogether.   More in the San Antonio Express News here.  The Voter ID bill is first in line (1-15 are reserved for bills like the budget). 

WND scattershots some facts.  The substance is this: “New Haven, Dean argued, has allowed people registering to vote to use the ID cards as proof of identification. ‘While we have no proof that the recipients of these ID cards are illegal aliens, it seems likely since the mayor’s argument for the cards focused on helping illegals set up bank accounts and use other city services,’ she said.”

A few more bridges to be crossed here before the destination is reached.

The trial begins in the Atlantic City absentee ballot voter fraud trial involving city councilmembers. More at NBC 40.

The latest from Jennifer Rubin at Commentary.