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Speaking in Memphis Tuesday Feb 23

I will be speaking in Memphis on February 23 on the sometimes lawless and always political Department of Justice under Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch. The event is at the Madison Hotel at 11:30 a.m. It is sponsored by the Memphis lawyers chapter of the Federalist Society. Lawyers can obtain an hour of CLE credit […]

Right to Vote: Guam “AG argues rights in territories, states can differ”

PDN link here.   The rights of those who live in the states can differ from the rights held by residents in the territories. That’s one argument Guam’s attorney general’s office is making in a case challenging the island’s long-awaited political status vote. Guam resident Arnold Davis in 2011 challenged the island’s pending plebiscite after […]

Loretta Lynch Questioned on Race Neutral Enforcement Problems at Voting Section

Senator Cruz in his written questions probes into reports that the Voting Section fails to enforce the laws in a race neutral fashion.  Cruz cites “U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Letter from Commissioner Peter Kirsanow to Chairman Charles Grassley, 1-4 (Feb. 3, 2015) (detailing Department conduct, including that of former Deputy Attorney General Julie Fernandes, […]

The Questions Loretta Lynch Needs to Answer

My latest with Hans von Spakovsky at National Review: “Former assistant attorney general Tom Perez specifically rejected reforms to end the biases in Civil Rights Division hiring. Will Lynch commit to implementing the recommendations made by the DOJ inspector general for more equitable and non-partisan attorney hiring? What will she do to stop the harassment […]

Desperately Seeking Shelby

More bad reporting at the Star Tribune.  A Texas voting lawsuit arising out of Pasadena, Texas, decidedly does NOT have the ability to “test” Shelby.  Paul Weber of the AP writes: “Pasadena is preparing to change the makeup of its city council in a way that city fathers hope fosters new development, but that some […]

Five Voter Fraud Myths and Facts

Five Voter Fraud Myths and Truths PJ Media has put together this publication about voter fraud called Crimes Against the Republic. When it comes to voter fraud, there are several myths and several truths of note – enough to leave everyone unhappy. Here are five: 1. Myth: President Obama won reelection because of voter fraud. […]

Wisconsin Firefight: “Free Speech trumps John Doe”

A Tim McCumber column with the Baraboo News
Republic: 
Federal Judge Rudolph Randa summed up in one sentence out of 269 pages what the infamous John Doe investigation against Gov. Scott Walker and his conservative allies was all about —
suppressing the rights of conservatives to free speech and the right to assemble.

He also states in his opinion, “Therefore any attempt at regulation of free speech is subject to the strictest scrutiny, meaning that it is the government’s burden to show that its regulation
is narrowly tailored to achieve the only goal of the regulation — preventing quid quo pro corruption or the appearance thereof as it pertains to elected officials or candidates.”

In essence, the five Democrat district attorneys who created the criminal investigation not only theorized alleged corruption, they couldn’t even come close to creating a case, least of all
proving it. They didn’t have anything. Everything the defendants, Gov. Walker and his conservative allies were doing was legal and above board.

…The John Doe investigators are no better than King George. Using king-like authority they unilaterally moved to suppress a conservative movement that had just won the minds of Wisconsin
voters.

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