Another fantastic appointment by President Obama

[sheshe2]

Just a couple of days ago I wrote about President Obama's Race Report Card. In reviewing the list of accomplishments, its impossible to miss the fact that most of them have come from the President's appointments of Eric Holder as Attorney General and Thomas Perez as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Now that Perez is Secretary of Labor, the latter position is open. And it looks like President Obama has chosen another winner...Debo Adegbile.



I was happy to see that my friend Denise Oliver Perez showcased Mr. Adegbile (and the backlash he's getting from the nativists) today. Here's a little about his background from the Leadership Council on Civil and Human Rights.

Debo Adegbile is one of the preeminent civil rights litigators of his generation and a bipartisan consensus builder. His experience as the two-time defender of the Voting Rights Act in the Supreme Court puts him in a class of his own when it comes to understanding the application and enforcement of complex civil rights issues. Add that to his stellar career over ten years at the nation’s leading civil rights law firm—the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund—as well as his work in the Senate and in the private sector, and it becomes clear that Adegbile’s skill set, talents, and experience make him the perfect choice to head the Civil Rights Division.

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As I have often said, we tend to focus on legislative action when evaluating presidential accomplishments. But the primary job of POTUS is to administer the federal government. Nowhere is this more important than in the preservation and advancement of civil rights in this country.

Mr. Adegbile will have some big shoes to fill following the stellar work of Thomas Perez. But based on what I've read about him, he's up to the task. Keep your eye on this young man. And thank you President Obama for another fantastic appointment!

http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2013/12/another-fantastic-appointment-by.html

[Cha]

1. Debo Adegbile sounds really stellar for

heading the Civil Rights Division of the Attorney General's Office, she! Brilliant!

Good job again from(glad she's back!) smartypants!

Thank you for posting this encouraging news, she~

[sheshe2]

2. Thanks Cha, voting rights, women's rights....

"Debo Adegbile is one of the pre-eminent civil rights litigators of his generation," said Wade Henderson, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, who led a telephone conference call today on the nomination. Henderson said he hopes and expects the Senate to confirm Adegbile for the position swiftly and with bipartisan support. Adegbile1

"We are absolutely thrilled that President Obama nominated one of our very own," said Leslie Proll, director of the Washington office of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) where Adegbile worked for a decade.

Adegbile, 46, would be the fourth head of the civil rights division with LDF experience, following in the footsteps of Drew Days III, Deval Patrick and Bill Lann Lee. Sherrilyn Ifill, the current president and director counsel of the fund, said Adegbile is superbly qualified for the "critical work" of the division because of his "deep experience and understanding of civil rights litigation and civil rights law."

Fatima Goss Graves of the National Women's Law Center and Hilary Shelton of the NAACP, which is separate from the LDF, also praised Adegbile and said voting rights will be a major issue on his plate if confirmed, along with other issues including pay and educational equality for women and disability rights.

http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2013/11/obama-nominates-adegbile-to-civil-rights-post.html

[Cha]

3. Voting Rights..Major Major Major.. something we should

have as a matter of course after so many people in our history have fought so long and hard for them. But, then the republicons realized what losers they were and nothing was going to change that.. so, they started taking away The People's Right to VOTE!!



Sometimes Graphics just say it all!

[IrishAyes]

4. Yes, they do.