OPINION

Forget Black Panthers – Congresswoman Warns DOJ of Tea Party Voter Intimidation

Townhall Staff
Townhall Staff  |  Oct 29, 2010
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Armed New Black Panther Party members standing outside of a polling location during the 2008 election might not have raised suspicions of voter intimidation from Attorney General Eric Holder’s Justice Department, but, according to one U.S. Congresswoman, peaceful tea partiers should.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has asked the DOJ to investigate tea party groups for “intimidating black and Hispanic voters” in her district.