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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...
Preliminary facts and thoughts about Eric Holder - Glenn Greenwald
Preliminary facts and thoughts about Eric Holder - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com — (updated below - Update II) Even before there has been a single Cabinet selection announced, I'm already weary from all the gossip and chatter about potential appointees, but, at least for me, the position of Attorney General is different. So much of ... (more) Preliminary facts and thoughts about Eric Holder - Glenn ...
Holder to be named attorney general
Holder to be named attorney general
firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Pete WilliamsPresident-elect Obama has offered Eric Holder the position of attorney general, and Holder has accepted it, according to sources involved in the process. The formal announcement has been held up while Obama transition team ... (more) Holder to be named attorney general
Eric Holder : Wanted Return of Mandatory Minimums and Tougher Pot Penalties
talkleft.com — As U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., Eric Holder sought to raise marijuana penalties and restore mandatory minimum penalties for drug crimes. From the Washington Times, December 5, 1996 (via Lexis.com): Eric Holder yesterday said he will seek to ... (more) Eric Holder : Wanted Return of Mandatory Minimums and ...
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ERIC HOLDER ON GUN CONTROL: As Deputy Attorney General, Holder was a strong supporter of restrictiv…
Instapundit — 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 one per month, banning possession of handguns and so-called “assault weapons” (cosmetically incorrect guns) by anyone under age of 21, a gun show restriction bill that would have given the federal government the power to shut down all gun shows, national gun registration, and mandatory prison ...

Shoot ‘Em While You Got ‘Em
Jules Crittenden — ... Obama’s Clintonian AG’s (mendacious) anti-gun ownership agenda, via Volokh : 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 was filed in support of DC’s ban on all handguns, and ban on the use of any firearm for self-defense in the home. The brief argued that the Second Amendment is a “collective” right, not an individual one, and asserted that belief in the collective right had been the consistent policy of the U.S. Department ...

Eric Holder is "is the second coming of Janet Reno."
AlthouseSays the first commenter on David Kopel's post that stresses Holder's "strong support" of gun control -- he co-signed an amicus brief in District of Columbia v. Heller -- and his role in the "night-time kidnapping of Elian Gonzalez." ...

A Run on Guns
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE — ... Take this for example. Eric Holder, Obama's choice for Attorney General, co-signed an amicus brief in District of Columbia v. Heller. It was filed in support of DC’s ban on all handguns, and ban on the use of any firearm for self-defense in the home. The brief argued that the Second Amendment is a “collective” right, not an individual one. ...

Minions of the Obama Gun-Banning Police State Appear
Daily PunditThe Volokh Conspiracy - Eric Holder on firearms policy: 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 one per month, banning possession of handguns and so-called “assault weapons” (cosmetically incorrect guns) by anyone under age of 21, a gun show restriction bill that would have given the federal government the power to shut down all gun shows, national gun registration, ...

Dark Times II Ahead
TheOtherSideofKim Front Page — ... Via Insty comes this little snippet of information about Comrade Urkel’s likely pick for Attorney-General: ...

What’s Coming
Blue Crab Boulevard — ... No, they’ve merely fallen afoul of a sheriff that spent the bulk of her career as a deputy in the Los Angeles County prison system, and who apparently has issues with trusting those citizens she was appointed to serve. Hutchens’ new policy requires that to get a concealed firearm permit, applicants must prove there is a legitimate threat to their safety and agree to undergo possible psychological, polygraph, or medical testing. Add to that what David Kopel posted yesterday at The Volokh Conspiracy about Obama’s choice for Attorney General, Eric Holder: As Deputy Attorney ...

Links for 2008-11-21 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... to help elect Obama. Although they initially leaned more toward Hillary Rodham Clinton, Latinos gave Obama 67 percent of their votes nationwide, increasing their turnout, delivering several key states and gaining clout in the Democratic Party. They say they earned a seat at Obama's table and plan to remind him that he promised to revive and enact a proposal many favor: a comprehensive immigration overhaul, including a legalization program. ++++++++ Will Obma deliver? Eric Holder on firearms policy: Gun Grabber Earlier this year, Eric Holder--along with ...

links for 2008-11-22
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... Hard to believe that these Lesbian parents did not know how the Catholic Church feels about thier non-traditional family. (tags: gaymarriage) Eric Holder on firearms policy: Gun Grabber Earlier this year, Eric Holder–along with ...

November 23 roundup
Overlawyered — ... blog] And what’s this about Lifshitz funding one of his firm’s clients? [The Street] Per one lawyer, “would be a stretch” for website operator to be held liable for teen’s overdose suicide with webcam running [AP] Carter Wood finishes up weeklong series of posts looking back on the great 1998 tobacco settlement [ShopFloor links to PoL] Eric Holder not a reassuring Attorney General choice for gun rights [Kopel @ Volokh] Law bloggers on Twitter: Anne Reed explains what the fuss is about ...

No On Eric Holder
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... started while Holder was Deputy AG and occurred throughout his tenure. While I, personally, think sending terrorists to countries who will probably make their lives Hobbesian in the sense it will be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” is a great idea and one of the few things Clinton did that I applaud, I only bring the issue up to point out, as in the above cases, Eric Holder does exactly what he is told to do. He is hostile to firearms ownership as we currently understand the idea, he filed an amicus brief against the Heller plaintiffs and ...

Time to put a "Hold" on Holder
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... Court in the Heller decision. I am urging you, as my voice in the Senate, to put a hold, block, reject, and even ask for a withdrawal of the nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General. I mean this respectfully but unequivocally. Thank you for your time. But even the bullet points listed above don't do justice to Holder's role in some of these travesties of justice. A lot more detail here. But the one that still gets under my skin is this one (emphasis mine): Earlier this year, Eric Holder--along with ...

Incoming Attorney General Hostile to Civil Liberties
Stop The ACLU — ... way of getting around constitutional protections against double jeopardy , by allowing reprosecution in federal court of people who have already been found innocent in state court . Civil libertarians like Wendy Kaminer have criticized it for taking advantage of a loophole in constitutional double-jeopardy protections. Holder has also been criticized by civil libertarians for seeking to undermine the Sixth Amendment right to counsel, and by gun-rights advocates for seeking to eviscerate Second Amendment rights recognized by the ...

From Meccania to Atlantis Part 7 – Drenched to the Bone
The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe — ... Moreover, Mr. Holder had played a key role in the gunpoint, night-time kidnapping of Elian Gonzalez by a commando-like unit of U.S. federal agents. On the other hand, he approved the commutation of the prison sentences of 16 unrepentant FALN terrorists. Naturally, Mr. Holder is a vehement proponent of disarming the peace-abiding citizens of his country ( ...

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