Partisan Politics Holds Up Publication of Civil Rights Commission Report

Floyd Reports Abstract: The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights was set to vote on a 131-page draft report about the Obama administration’s decision to drop the Black Panther voter intimidation case today — but a partisan Democratic member prevented the commission from doing its job. Michael Yaki walked out of the meeting before the vote, preventing the commission from reaching quorum, a procedural motion designed to stall for time. A report now seems unlikely to be released until after the midterm elections. However, the left-wing blog Talking Points Memo obtained a leaked copy of the report...