campaignspot.nationalreview.com — Back in 1998, when testifying before Congress about the need for a federal hate crimes law, then Deputy-Attorney General Eric Holder was asked for amp... . . .
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New AG Appointee Advocated To Stifle Speech On Web
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... As tragic as Columbine was, Holder’s reaction to stifle free speech on the internet is nonetheless disturbing. Combine his zeal for what he may consider “reasonable regulations” along with his advocacy for a federal hate crime law(H/T to National Review), and internet users may find themselves in a world of legal woe after the Obama administration takes over in January. ...
Free speech? Come on. How will that promote tolerance?
protein wisdom —
... : The court has really struck down every government effort to try to regulate it. We tried with regard to pornography. It is gonna be a difficult thing, but it seems to me that if we can come up with reasonable restrictions, reasonable regulations in how people interact on the Internet, that is something that the Supreme Court and the courts ought to favorably look at. - May 28, 1999 NPR Morning Edition [my emphasis] Given Holder’s advocacy for “Hate Crimes” legislation, one is left to ponder just what might come to count as a “reasonable” restriction or regulation on ...
David Brooks in Fantasyland
The Sundries Shack —
... stop addressing this post to Brooks now, because there’s no chance he’ll read this and if he does, it’ll only provide fuel for his next column on how mean other conservatives are to kindly old him. Truth is, though, he really is living in a fantasy land. There is no way, given Holder’s opinon of your Second Amendment rights , his apparent ignorance of what happened with Elian Gonzales even though he was deeply involved in the case, his basic honesty , his basic knowledge of hate crimes (even though he was pushing for new hate crime laws), or his ...
Incoming Attorney General Hostile to Civil Liberties
Stop The ACLU —
... Holder also has advocated hate-crimes legislation to prosecute people whom state prosecutors refuse to prosecute because of a lack of evidence. To justify broadening federal hate-crimes law, he cited three examples where state prosecutors refused to prosecute, citing a lack of evidence. In each, a federal jury acquitted the accused, finding them not guilty. Advocates of a broad federal hate-crimes law ...
Federal Hate Crimes Bill Will Erode Civil Liberties and Undermine Constitutional Safeguards Against Double Jeopardy
Stop The ACLU —
... decision. Supporters of the hate crimes bill also see it as a way to prosecute people even in cases where the evidence is so weak that state prosecutors have decided not to prosecute. Attorney General Eric Holder has pushed for the hate crimes bill as a way to prosecute people whom state prosecutors refuse to prosecute because of a lack of evidence. To justify broadening federal hate-crimes law, he ...
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Eric Holder on Gun Control
www.talkleft.com 11/19/2008 — Eric Holder has always been a strong supporter of gun control. From his Weekly Briefing on March 20, 2000 (available on Lexis.com): I want to add my voice to those who are calling on Congress to finally -- to finally -- pass these very common-sense gun measures. First, to require child ...
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volokh.com 11/21/2008 — Earlier this year, Eric Holder--along with Janet Reno and several other former officials from the Clinton Department of Justice--co-signed an amicus brief in District of Columbia v. Heller. The brief...
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www.thenation.com 11/19/2008 — Quick! Name the veteran Department of Justice insider who, shortly after the USA Patriot Act was signed into law and at a point when the Bush administration was proposing to further erode barriers to governmental abuses, argued that dissenters should ...
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ERIC HOLDER ON GUN CONTROL:
As Deputy Attorney General, Holder was a strong supporter of restrictiv…
pajamasmedia.com 11/21/2008 — ERIC HOLDER ON GUN CONTROL:
As Deputy Attorney General, Holder was a strong supporter of restrictive gun control. He advocated federal licensing of handgun owners, a three day waiting period on handgun sales, rationing handgun sales to no more than ...
ERIC HOLDER ON GUN CONTROL:
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campaignspot.nationalreview.com 11/20/2008 — The fact that Attorney General nominee Eric Holder is no friend to gun owners is not a surprise. What may be a surprise, and worthy of examination at ... . . .
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The Case for Accepting Obama's Nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General:
volokh.com 11/21/2008 — Like co-blogger Orin Kerr, I tend to believe that Republicans shouldn't fight the confirmation of Eric Holder, Obama's nominee for attorney general. Most of the objections to Holder articulated by...
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Senate offers Clinton new options —
CNN Political Ticker 11/20/2008
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CNN Political Ticker 11/20/2008
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Reuters: Politics 11/20/2008
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