Ex-Justice Dept. lawyer can't recall his role in controversial policies(Von Spakovsky)

Source: McClatchy

By Greg Gordon

WASHINGTON - Another former Justice Department lawyer went before Congress on Wednesday with few answers for his Democratic interrogators and a spotty memory.


Hans von Spakovsky, who's seeking a full six-year term on the Federal Election Commission, deflected questions about whether he undermined voting rights laws, saying, "I was not the decision maker in the front office of the Civil Rights Division."


Time and again during his confirmation hearing, he cited either the attorney-client privilege or a cloudy memory for his purported role in restricting minorities' voting rights.


Von Spakovsky couldn't remember blocking an investigation into complaints that a Minnesota Republican official was discriminating against Native American voters before the 2004 election.


Under oath, he also said he didn't recall seeing data from the state of Georgia that would have undercut a push by senior officials within the Civil Rights Division to approve the state's tough new law requiring photo IDs of all voters. The data showed that 300,000 Georgia voters lacked driver's licenses. A federal judge later threw out the law as unconstitutional.



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Yet another bushie giving Congress the middle didget. It is going to be so sweet to see these arrogant punks go to the hoosgow.

Well, since he's looking for a job, perhaps he needs to keep looking. The FEC needs competent people; perhaps Mr. von Spakovsky can hook on with some white shoe Republican sinecure firm (if they'll have him).

demonstrates a lack of competence.

There is a mass outbreak of idiocy and amnesia.

Better than being approved by the Senate and serve til 2011.

Recess appointments are only good until the end of each Congressional session. In this case, when the 111th begins in 2009. Wouldn't have to put up with a holdover.

Just make sure it doesn't get out of committee. Otherwise, backstabber Lieberman will vote for him.