Second editorial  in one day:

“From the Civil Rights Commission’s report last week on the voter-intimidation case, here’s what Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez said in written testimony about why the Justice Department dropped charges against Black Panther Jerry Jackson: “The Department placed significant weight on the response of the law enforcement first responders to the Philadelphia polling place on Election Day. A report of the local police officer who responded to the scene … indicates that the officer interviewed Mr. Jackson, confirmed that he in fact was a certified poll watcher, and concluded that his actions did not warrant his removal from the premises.”

Fine: The officer merely had no evidence Mr. Jackson had broken local laws. However, Mr. Jackson’s status as poll watcher was irrelevant to the later federal charges. Poll watchers have no more right than anybody else – indeed, they probably have less excuse – to threaten or menace voters.”