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Someone explain to me how Eric Holder, has ANY power in Ferguson

The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the Office of the Attorney...
beady-eyed gaped azn
  08/18/14
(George Wallace circa 1963)
Mildly Autistic Kitchen
  08/19/14
we have these things called federal laws that are enforceabl...
violet contagious crotch
  08/18/14
How the fuck does Eric Holder have the power to enforce the ...
beady-eyed gaped azn
  08/18/14
What exactly is he doing in Ferguson that you don't think he...
180 Pea-brained Ticket Booth
  08/18/14
I have no idea. That is the point of the thread. The AP sa...
beady-eyed gaped azn
  08/18/14
It's called federal civil rights law bro.
180 Pea-brained Ticket Booth
  08/18/14
I get that Holder could file a lawsuit based on civil rights...
beady-eyed gaped azn
  08/18/14
he can prosecute crimes based on civil rights violations too...
violet contagious crotch
  08/18/14
Right, he can prosecute crimes. He can also travel there ...
beady-eyed gaped azn
  08/18/14
What did he tell which cops to do? Your quote mentions only ...
180 Pea-brained Ticket Booth
  08/18/14
Does he investigate crimes or does he prosecute crimes? Is h...
beady-eyed gaped azn
  08/18/14
Let me get this straight: you think that DOJ, specifically t...
180 Pea-brained Ticket Booth
  08/18/14
you do realize that as the chief federal law enforcement off...
emerald travel guidebook
  08/18/14
Prosecutors work with cops and investigators to build cases....
racy sick shrine wagecucks
  08/19/14
bro, have you ever read a civil rights case? the federal go...
violet contagious crotch
  08/18/14
shitlib Mizzou politicians begged him to come interfere and ...
cobalt vivacious spot
  08/18/14
14th Amendment
aromatic costumed internal respiration
  08/18/14
How does it feel to be the worst AG of all time
beady-eyed gaped azn
  08/18/14
I doubt you voted for Obama so I don't think you are objecti...
aromatic costumed internal respiration
  08/18/14
Q: Enforceable?
Razzle-dazzle federal market
  08/18/14
A: "Nigs buy land with no nig covenant"
passionate apoplectic den
  08/18/14
Holder can, on a whim, hale any asshole in that town into fe...
transparent macaca
  08/19/14
shockingly retarded thread and op
Outnumbered Windowlicker
  08/19/14


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Date: August 18th, 2014 9:46 PM
Author: beady-eyed gaped azn

The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the Office of the Attorney General which evolved over the years into the head of the Department of Justice and chief law enforcement officer of the Federal Government. The Attorney General represents the United States in legal matters generally and gives advice and opinions to the President and to the heads of the executive departments of the Government when so requested. In matters of exceptional gravity or importance the Attorney General appears in person before the Supreme Court. Since the 1870 Act that established the Department of Justice as an executive department of the government of the United States, the Attorney General has guided the world's largest law office and the central agency for enforcement of federal laws.

http://www.justice.gov/ag/about-oag.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157401)



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Date: August 19th, 2014 7:33 PM
Author: Mildly Autistic Kitchen

(George Wallace circa 1963)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26163991)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 9:47 PM
Author: violet contagious crotch

we have these things called federal laws that are enforceable by the federal government.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157404)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 9:48 PM
Author: beady-eyed gaped azn

How the fuck does Eric Holder have the power to enforce the laws during a riot?

Is he in Ferguson on a fact-gathering mission, and does he plan to file an emergency injunction in the 8th circuit?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157413)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 9:49 PM
Author: 180 Pea-brained Ticket Booth

What exactly is he doing in Ferguson that you don't think he has authority to do?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157425)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 9:53 PM
Author: beady-eyed gaped azn

I have no idea. That is the point of the thread. The AP says that Holder is going "to meet with federal law enforcement authorities investigating the police shooting of an unarmed teenager" and that he "recently authorized a federal autopsy on the body of Michael Brown."

How does he have authority to order autopsies? How does he have authority to control police investigations? He is a fucking attorney tasked with bringing lawsuits on behalf of the United States.

This is a state police power issue, through and through.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157465)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 9:58 PM
Author: 180 Pea-brained Ticket Booth

It's called federal civil rights law bro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157501)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 10:02 PM
Author: beady-eyed gaped azn

I get that Holder could file a lawsuit based on civil rights violations.

I'm asking what the fuck he is doing in Ferguson right now. Is he there to file a lawsuit?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157527)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 10:03 PM
Author: violet contagious crotch

he can prosecute crimes based on civil rights violations too. i reckon that's why he's there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157531)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 10:05 PM
Author: beady-eyed gaped azn

Right, he can prosecute crimes.

He can also travel there and tell what cops to do? Does he control how the National Guard responds to the rioters?

I just don't get it. Is he there to write a brief?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157541)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 10:06 PM
Author: 180 Pea-brained Ticket Booth

What did he tell which cops to do? Your quote mentions only meeting with FEDERAL investigators.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157553)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 10:10 PM
Author: beady-eyed gaped azn

Does he investigate crimes or does he prosecute crimes? Is he going to manage the FBI and give them advice on how to analyze gun powder residue?

That is what I don't get. Its weird as fuck to send the acting attorney general to a locale stricken with martial law. He's a fucking lawyer, not a general or a police officer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157581)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 10:12 PM
Author: 180 Pea-brained Ticket Booth

Let me get this straight: you think that DOJ, specifically the civil rights division, can't conduct investigations?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157589)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 10:16 PM
Author: emerald travel guidebook

you do realize that as the chief federal law enforcement officer, the AGOTUS has the power to direct how federal investigations proceed, right?

the AGOTUS is in the presidential line of succession, for crying out loud (albeit relatively low on the list); what makes you think he doesn't have any power when it comes to the federal government and the enforcement of federal law?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157621)



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Date: August 19th, 2014 1:40 AM
Author: racy sick shrine wagecucks

Prosecutors work with cops and investigators to build cases. Have you never seen a cop show?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26158962)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 9:50 PM
Author: violet contagious crotch

bro, have you ever read a civil rights case? the federal government basically does whatever it wants if anyone says "civil rights."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157438)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 9:47 PM
Author: cobalt vivacious spot

shitlib Mizzou politicians begged him to come interfere and take over

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157406)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 9:49 PM
Author: aromatic costumed internal respiration

14th Amendment

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157422)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 9:56 PM
Author: beady-eyed gaped azn

How does it feel to be the worst AG of all time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157485)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 9:58 PM
Author: aromatic costumed internal respiration

I doubt you voted for Obama so I don't think you are objective

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157499)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 10:14 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle federal market

Q: Enforceable?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157597)



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Date: August 18th, 2014 10:16 PM
Author: passionate apoplectic den

A: "Nigs buy land with no nig covenant"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26157616)



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Date: August 19th, 2014 12:19 AM
Author: transparent macaca

Holder can, on a whim, hale any asshole in that town into federal court on a civil or criminal charge. And by any asshole I mean cops, rioters, local politicians—anyone. He also just happens to be tight with the president, who wields tremendous political power and could literally destroy any one of these assholes careers, and probably their lives, particularly if they happen to be in politics or government. And that's just the first couple of things that come to mind.

You really can't understand why some rinky dink local authorities would fear the attorney general of the fucking united states?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26158426)



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Date: August 19th, 2014 1:13 AM
Author: Outnumbered Windowlicker

shockingly retarded thread and op

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2649572&forum_id=2#26158825)