It doesn't just happen in Philadelphia. Now comes this report of Tuesday's happenings in Houston. It seems the New Black Panther Party is at it again. It is now alleged that the NBPP had white poll watchers booted out of polling places. This report comes from Pajamas Media.
Of course, we know how far this will go in Eric Holder's Justice Department.
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Silly little punk thugs in paramilitary garb. That is about all the NBPP is.
The federal justice department? Good God, Gary, don't you think Rick Perry and the Texas Rangers are capable of handling the situation, without needing federal back-up?
It is indeed a significant matter if the presiding judge (in my state she would be called the Chief Inspector) called in Quantrell X rather than the police. (What a name for a pseudo-Panther - has he ever heard of Quantrell's Raiders? If there's one thing I can't stand, its a would-be revolutionary who doesn't know any history.)
But this "observer" refers to police being called as well. I suspect he may in fact have been exceeding his role as an Observer, to a point that could be fairly termed "interfering with the polls." I know the difference, I was working at the polls from 6:30 am to 9:45 pm. The observers had literally nothing to do.
This guy is obviously white and may even be a Republican. There is no case here. At least not one for the Obama/Holder Dept of Justice who see the laws as written only to protect blacks and Democrats.
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I couldn't agree with Cabbie more. Huey Newton would be turning over in his grave at these guys calling themselves Panthers. (And that's saying a lot, because Huey certainly fell way short of what he preached on his better days -- Pearson's Shadow of the Panther is a credible book, much as I regret that.)
Miggie is not having one of his better days. Federal intervention was not part of the original constitutional scheme at all. If was developed, mostly after 1965, although it was badly needed in 1877, to be invoked when state and local authorities were unable or unwilling to properly protect the rights of all concerned.
If local Houston law enforcement authorities do not respond with a thorough investigation, if state authorities do not step in (in the event local authorities aren't doing their job), then, and only then, would it be an appropriate matter for the federal department of justice.
Miggie, when there IS a blatant failure on the part of local authorities, it usually reflects prejudice against SOME demographic group. People who choose to think of themselves as "white" have seldom been on the receiving end. Perhaps this time one of them is, but it would be far better for all of us to deal with these silly little punks as silly little punks.
Siarlys,
Huey Newton was a thug and a cop-killer. He lived by the gun and he died by the gun. The fact that he got a graduate degree from Angela davis' History of Conscienceness Dept at UC Santa Cruz (America's Wackiest University) doesn't change that one iota.
So is this another non-story like Phila?
The guys name is Quanell X not Quantrell. Don't think Mr. X is as violent as old William. I may be wrong about this but I think he may have left the NBBP. Ay one time he was a NOI member but left that group. Mr. X is well known around the Houston area for getting his face on the news whenever there is some sort of "racial incident." He is mostly just a rather harmless opportunist. This is my opinion. There are however some NBBP members who are probably dangerous.
I still stand by my statement though that most NBBP members are just silly punks and "play actors" to boot. However I do not deny that some could be a danger to the public. Never know.
Huey Newton was a lot more than that Gary. He raised some real hope, in the face of some real hazards to being black in Oakland. Officer Frey was probably just as murderous, although nobody knows exactly what happened. (I'm more concerned about Crystal Grey). We would all like to believe that our police officers are morally upstanding paragons of virtue, but unfortunately, its not universally so. It was a lot less so in Oakland circa 1960. It was routine for Oakland cops to target men they KNEW were cashing their paychecks at local taverns on Friday (having no bank accounts), trump up "drunk and disorderly" charges, roll them for their cash, then not even bother to take them in and book them. There were reasons Newton was popular for a time.
His Ph.D was indeed worthless, like many of the devalued Ph.D's issued for research on the rise of rock 'n roll or whatever. But the real tragedy of his life is that he trashed all the hope he had given people to build himself up. These "New BPP" punks haven't even done as much as Huey did -- they have nothing to betray.
"Officer Frey was probably just as murderous, although nobody knows exactly what happened."
Then why do you pass such a judgement on officer Frey?
So, you agree with the DOJ view that enforcement of the law should be situational, depending on whether you have ever been on the "receiving end."
I thought the law was supposed to apply to everyone equally. Since the Left is big on identity politics, it figures that you would minimize any attack attack on anyone the Party didn't feel was worthy of protection.
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As Ronald Reagan used to say, "There you go again," (Miggie) - summarizing something I didn't say, then talking about how these words I didn't say are off base.
Quote me directly, and I'll take responsibility for it.
Justice Department intervention is appropriate, anytime anyone of any description engages in documented intimidation AND local authorities are unable or unwilling to deal with it, usually because they sympathize with the perpetrator. Again, if there is substantial evidence behind these charges, I doubt that Rick Perry sympathizes with Quannell X enough to restrain appropriate prosecution by state authorities.
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