But he dug his heels in on many issues. Thanks for the issues which have changed.

and how he had to rebuild the Justice Department

his lying us into war, sinking the economy, failing to respond to Katrina

they forget his politicization of the Justice Department

Eric Holder: A nation of cowards

In honor of Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement today, I'd like to invite you to listen to the speech he gave to staff at the Department of Justice during Black History Month 2009. No U.S. Attorney General has ever spoken more boldly or acted more aggressively on behalf of civil rights for all Americans.

Mahalo! I'm sure you saw smartypants' tweet in the OP.. She's on it!

"No U.S. Attorney General has ever spoken more boldly or acted more aggressively on behalf of civil rights for all Americans." and, of course, HRC has glowing appreciative words for AG Holder, too..

HumanRightsCampaign ✔ @HRC
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Some AGs await history, others make history happen. AG Holder was LGBT community's RFK & we’re deeply grateful.-Chad Griffin @TheJusticeDept
5:10 AM - 25 Sep 2014 65 Retweets 49 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/rise-and-shine-912/

nt

announced his leaving and the previous thread I'd been working on with more details. I hate to see this man leave after all his good work.

bet we handle at least another appreciation thread.

I was shocked when I read yesterday he was leaving.. but then I started reading more and realized he might not even be going anywhere if the Senate doesn't confirm Pres Obama's new appointment.

In the mean time he's going to focus on Ferguson for one very important Civil Rights issue!..

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Holder, per #DOJ official, has no immediate plans to step down and wants to focus on causes like #Ferguson during remaining days.
5:02 AM - 25 Sep 2014 287 Retweets 79 favorites

"We stand with Ferguson, Attorney General Eric Holder says.."

FERGUSON, Missouri (CNN) —We're with you.

"That's the message Attorney General Eric Holder says he delivered to the people of Ferguson, Missouri, when he visited Wednesday to check in on the federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer.

"This attorney general and this Department of Justice stand with the people of Ferguson," he told reporters Thursday in Washington."

Read more: http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/we-stand-with-ferguson-attorney-general-eric-holder-says/27663244#ixzz3ETVGnCcI

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Holder, per #DOJ official, has no immediate plans to step down and wants to focus on causes like #Ferguson during remaining days.
11:02 AM - 25 Sep 2014



AG Holder to step down following six-year tenure

By Steve Benen

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Political procedures aside, Holder is leaving the Attorney General’s office with a legacy more impressive than much of the political world generally appreciates.

Regular readers may recall that I’ve long been impressed with Holder’s progressive accomplishments, which haven’t always been front-page news, but which have made a significant difference in the lives of millions of Americans.

The A.G., for example, has shown amazing leadership on the issue of LGBT rights. He’s challenged Republican restrictions on voting rights. He’s fought for sentencing reforms. He’s condemned “Stand Your Ground” laws and showed effective leadership during the crisis in Ferguson. He cleared the way for Colorado and the state of Washington to pursue marijuana legalization. He’s worked to reverse the disenfranchisement of the formerly incarcerated.

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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/ag-holder-step-down-following-six-year-tenure#break

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/later-today-2/

You wouldn't know this if you read GD right now. There are a few having a hatefest on Holder right now. No wonder the man is stepping down. He is hated almost as much as this President. I can't for a minute imagine why, oh wait I believe I got it!


http://www.democraticunderground.com/11878907#post9

Thats key! . I don't think Holder is going away as quickly as the folks going on about the Holder Doctrine hope they will.

I gotta feeling I'm going to be asking "how's that hopey changey thing working out for you?" this time next year. . Snorty laugh!

Say what?

AG in our country and he'll be focusing on Ferguson and other important issues for his remaining time(how ever long that may be).. we'll see how much the rw hates him.. if they want to get rid of him so bad they want the President's next AG to fill his spot?

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Holder, per #DOJ official, has no immediate plans to step down and wants to focus on causes like #Ferguson during remaining days.
5:02 AM - 25 Sep 2014 287 Retweets 79 favorites

"We stand with Ferguson, Attorney General Eric Holder says.."

FERGUSON, Missouri (CNN) —We're with you.

"That's the message Attorney General Eric Holder says he delivered to the people of Ferguson, Missouri, when he visited Wednesday to check in on the federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer.

"This attorney general and this Department of Justice stand with the people of Ferguson," he told reporters Thursday in Washington."

Read more: http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/we-stand-with-ferguson-attorney-general-eric-holder-says/27663244#ixzz3ETVGnCcI

I thank you Sir for your service~

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Very nice. So glad to know they have our backs and are such a great duo. Very enjoyable thread.

Love, Peace and Shelter.
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Will read the rest tomorrow. Gotta sleep.

Thank you cause it contradicts the crap that is being posted in GD! Yes, mostly without links. Or bogus ones like a poster on DI's thread.

Thanks Cha!

Carnival Cruz said no confirmation until the senate is in control of the devil, I mean GOPers.

"until the senate is in control of the devil, I mean GOPers."

Bon soir Cha!

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"When it comes to criminal justice reform, Attorney General Eric Holder -- who announced today he will soon resign -- waged a revolution from within. Taken individually some of his work seems incremental. Seen as a whole it's quite bold.

In a pivotal 2013 speech to the American Bar Association, Holder said that "too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good law enforcement reason." He boldly worked to change that and could very well go down in history as the Attorney General who began unwinding the war on drugs and steering our country away from mass incarceration.

From rolling back punitive sentencing laws to permitting state-level marijuana reforms to move forward, Holder shifted the U.S. away from some of the failed criminal justice policies of the past generation. I can only hope that this momentum continues to translate into new policies - and that President Obama replaces Holder with someone who is going to carry on his legacy of reform."


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Holder's accomplishments include:

-- Calling on policymakers at all levels to find ways to reduce the number of people behind bars.

-- Supporting efforts in Congress and the U.S. Sentencing Commission to reduce punitive sentencing.

-- Supporting policies that made the sentences of thousands of prisoners shorter and fairer

-- Changing how the Justice Department charges people to reduce the application of draconian mandatory minimum sentencing.

-- Establishing guidance allowing states to legalize and regulate marijuana with less federal interference.

-- Establishing guidance to make it easier for banks to deal with state-legalized marijuana businesses.

-- Promoting efforts to re-integrate formerly incarcerated individuals into society and eliminate barriers to successful re-entry.

-- Working to end the "school-to-prison pipeline", including working with the Departments of Education to scale back "zero tolerance" school discipline policies.

-- Advocating for the restoration of voting rights for the formerly incarcerated.

-- Urging federal law enforcement agencies to identify, train and equip personnel who may interact with a victim of a heroin overdose with the overdose-reversal drug naloxone.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-piper/eric-holder-resignation-drug-war_b_5883950.html

As well as his compelling legacy on Human and Civil Rights~

Edit: Added missing link.

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For that alone, history will be extremely kind to him.

THE PRESIDENT: Well, first on the issue of prosecutions on Wall Street, one of the biggest problems about the collapse of Lehmans and the subsequent financial crisis and the whole subprime lending fiasco is that a lot of that stuff wasn't necessarily illegal, it was just immoral or inappropriate or reckless. That's exactly why we needed to pass Dodd-Frank, to prohibit some of these practices.

The financial sector is very creative and they are always looking for ways to make money. General's job -- I think part of people's frustrations, part of my frustration, was a lot of practices that should not have been allowed weren't necessarily against the law, but That's their job. And if there are loopholes and rules that can be bent and arbitrage to be had, they will take advantage of it. So without commenting on particular prosecutions -- obviously that's not my job; that's the Attorney they had a huge destructive impact. And that's why it was important for us to put in place financial rules that protect the American people from reckless decision-making and irresponsible behavior.


http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/10/obama_oct_6_2011_press_confere.html

Do you think the attackers care if it was illegal or not when they rage at Holder? Right.

Here's another legacy of AG Holder's..

"Holder's Legacy: Steering Away From the Drug War and Mass Incarceration"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1102&pid=25682

Remarkable Civil and Human Rights Legacy!

wind up at the USSC only to be overturned with the usual 5-4 decision? They'll get over it, or they won't.

He will be missed. Awesome commitment to civil rights for all!

President Obama nominates next and how long the Senate takes to confirm.

I'm just going out and you're just dropping in..

I probable won't be able to vote once he's gone.

As Smartypants' tweet said in the OP..

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To understand AG Holder’s legacy, you have to start with some awareness of just how much Dubya’s admin f*cked up DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
7:30 AM - 25 Sep 2014 74 Retweets 38 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/president-obama-speaks-at-the-u-n-meeting-on-ebola/

Sorry, it took so long to get back to you, brave.. I went out and had my day on Kauai and now I'm back for the evening.

So much for that "freedom" the GOP always talks about, huh?

You are correct. Wonder how the hopey changey thing is going to work out for certain folks in 2016 without us?

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Just a snip//

"Before becoming the nation's top law enforcement officer, there was no indication that Eric Holder would ultimately become an advocate for poor people incarcerated in our nation’s prisons and jails. After all, Eric Holder spent most of his professional career as a criminal prosecutor. He started out as a prosecutor in the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section where for 12 years he worked to put away corrupt public officials. During his five years as a judge in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, he earned a reputation as a tough sentencer, locking up countless young African American men for long periods of time."

Much more~
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119616/eric-holders-criminial-justice-legacy