Schumer asks Holder about voting rights, referring to the Civil Rights Division under Bradley Scholzman as "more like a campaign headquarters than the Department of Justice," and referenced John Tanner's comment about Mary Frances Berry, before asking how Holder would handle the Civil Rights Divison, which he called a "crown jewel" of the Justice Department. Holder agreed and was unequivocal:
The attempts to politicize the department will not be tolerated should I become Attorney General of the United States.
Music to my ears. Now hopefully there will still be a voting rights act to enforce...
-- A. Serwer