So Whose Head Has Rolled At the Justice Department For Dismissing The Black Panthers? Umm...Only The Guy Who APPROVED The Action

Most of us are still in shock over Eric Holder's dismissal of the charges against the Black Panthers who saw fit to intimidate voters last year at polling sites and at the same time, we've been waiting for those responsible for this dismissal to be fired. Well, finally...someone HAS been fired but hold on a minute, it wasn't the one who dismissed the case, oh no, it was the guy who approved the complaint to move forward!

From The Washington Examiner:

Main Justice reports that Christopher Coates, head of the Justice Department's voting rights division, has been removed from his post and replaced.
But no, the administration isn't doing damage control after it mysteriously dropped voter intimidation charges against three members of the Black Panther Party who rather openly intimidated Philadelphia voters on Election Day 2008. Rather, the administration is getting rid of the official who initiated the charges

But let's face it...does anything at this administration surprise us at this point?

Black Panther case: Has a head rolled?

Main Justice reports that Christopher Coates, head of the Justice Department's voting rights division, has been removed from his post and replaced.
But no, the administration isn't doing damage control after it mysteriously dropped voter intimidation charges against three members of the Black Panther Party who rather openly intimidated Philadelphia voters on Election Day 2008. Rather, the administration is getting rid of the official who initiated the charges:

Coates signed off on the controversial voter intimidation complaint against the New Black Panther Party and three of its members, filed in the waning days of the George W. Bush administration. The Obama DOJ’s decision to dismiss most of the charges in May has become a political controversy for the administration.

Coates is among those who were subpoenaed to testify about the Black Panther controversy before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.