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| Mandarin Disgruntled That Arpaio Not Cooperating With Political Attack Against Arpaio |
| 2010-08-04 |
| The U.S. Justice Department will sue Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio if he continues to refuse to cooperate with a civil rights investigation. The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division since March 2009 has been investigating Arpaio's operation for alleged discrimination and for unconstitutional searches and seizures. Arpaio has said he believes the investigation is politically motivated. In a letter sent to Arpaio today, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez gave the Sheriff's Office until Aug. 17 to cooperate with the investigation, and to turn over documents requested last year for an inquiry into claims of discrimination based on national origin. "MCSO's refusal to cooperate fully with the Division's investigation makes it an extreme outlier when compared with other recipients of federal financial assistance, which have uniformly recognized their obligation to cooperate with the Division's investigations of alleged discrimination," Perez wrote. "Although we would prefer voluntary compliance in this case as well, we will not hesitate to commence litigation after Aug. 17, if MCSO continues to take the position that it need not cooperate with the Division's investigation." The quote from that bureaucrat needs to be framed. In a single sentence, it screams "political attack", "abuse of office", "bureaucratese", "coercive yet unconstitutional federal authority", "doublethink", and "buzzword blahspeak." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #6 In a letter sent to Arpaio today, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez gave the Sheriff's Office until Aug. 17 to cooperate with the investigation, and to turn over documents requested last year for an inquiry into claims of discrimination based on national origin. "And if we find that the number of "MCSO's refusal to cooperate fully with the Division's investigation makes it an extreme outlier when compared with other recipients of federal financial assistance, which have uniformly recognized their obligation to cooperate with the Division's investigations of alleged discrimination," Perez wrote. So, smartypants, where do you suppose the feds get that money that they give back (mostly) to the states, anyway? |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-08-04 22:53 |
| #5 I heard Sheriff Joe on the radio yesterday. He said that the DOJ has been investigating him for 18 months to support a racial profiling charge. Apparently it's easier to CLAIM a racial profiling charge than it is to PROVE one. I really cracked up when he said he would arrest demonstrators and lock them in the same jail as illegals. poetic |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-08-04 16:20 |
| #4 That would seem to be what they're saying. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-08-04 13:33 |
| #3 Well that wasn't a case of discrimination. You do know that only crackers can discriminate or be racist don't you? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-08-04 12:16 |
| #2 Classic case of selective enforcement. This is the DOJ that will do nothing about Black Panthers blocking voter access to a polling station. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-08-04 12:08 |
| #1 The DOJ bigwigs better start purging their files. Darrell Issa becomes chair in a Republican year, and the power of subpoena comes with it. Clear house at DOJ of the corrupt lying racists |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-08-04 08:57 |