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6. I posted this as well Cha!

Fri Sep 26, 2014, 07:51 PM

Sep 2014

Ryan J. Reilly ✔ @ryanjreilly
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Holder, per #DOJ official, has no immediate plans to step down and wants to focus on causes like #Ferguson during remaining days.
11:02 AM - 25 Sep 2014

AG Holder to step down following six-year tenure

By Steve Benen

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Political procedures aside, Holder is leaving the Attorney General’s office with a legacy more impressive than much of the political world generally appreciates.

Regular readers may recall that I’ve long been impressed with Holder’s progressive accomplishments, which haven’t always been front-page news, but which have made a significant difference in the lives of millions of Americans.

The A.G., for example, has shown amazing leadership on the issue of LGBT rights. He’s challenged Republican restrictions on voting rights. He’s fought for sentencing reforms. He’s condemned “Stand Your Ground” laws and showed effective leadership during the crisis in Ferguson. He cleared the way for Colorado and the state of Washington to pursue marijuana legalization. He’s worked to reverse the disenfranchisement of the formerly incarcerated.

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http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/ag-holder-step-down-following-six-year-tenure#break

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/09/25/later-today-2/

You wouldn't know this if you read GD right now. There are a few having a hatefest on Holder right now. No wonder the man is stepping down. He is hated almost as much as this President. I can't for a minute imagine why, oh wait I believe I got it!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11878907#post9

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AG Eric Holder Will be Missed(if the Senate Confirms his Replacement)... [View all] Cha Sep 2014 OP

Eric Holder has worked through tough times, he could not wave a magic wand and fix everything Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #1

Thank you, Thinkingabout, for recognizing and appreciating what AG Holder has done! Cha Sep 2014 #2

especially on Civil Rights napkinz Sep 2014 #8

Exactly napkinz.. thank you! Cha Sep 2014 #9

when people talk about the Bush disasters, they always talk about napkinz Sep 2014 #10

I posted this to JAG the other day in AA. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #3

Wonderful addition to this Eric Holder Appreciation Thread, she! Cha Sep 2014 #11

Thanks to read otherwise on DU you would have thought he did nothing.... Historic NY Sep 2014 #36

K&R napkinz Sep 2014 #4

Thanks I have been making an OP but you beat me to it! A combination of a post on the thread that freshwest Sep 2014 #5

Well, AG Holder has done so much greatness for our country, fresh.. I Cha Sep 2014 #15

I posted this as well Cha! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #6

That made an impresson on me, too, she. ".. focus on causes like #Ferguson during his remaining days Cha Sep 2014 #13

K&R Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #7

Mahalo, Cali! Cha Sep 2014 #19

IF they do JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #12

... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #14

Ha ha ha! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #17

Snort~ sheshe2 Sep 2014 #18

Precisely, Gen! AG Holder has done more for Civil Rights than any other Cha Sep 2014 #16

Kicking for AG Holder! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #20

Thank you for your post, Cha. littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #21

Mahalo to you, Littlemisssmartypants! Cha Sep 2014 #22

Kickity... Kick Kick Kick! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #23

Hey she.. thank you, sweetie! Here's a post from HuffPo on another of Holder's Legacies.. Cha Sep 2014 #29

I read a few lines... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #30

K & R Iliyah Sep 2014 #24

+1 Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #46

Kicketty. Kick. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #25

RFK to Obama. I like that. applegrove Sep 2014 #26

Mahalo and Bon soir, applegrove! Cha Sep 2014 #27

"Holder's Legacy: Steering Away From the Drug War and Mass Incarceration" Cha Sep 2014 #28

This is a great picture!! Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #31

Isn't it? Thanks Major! Cha Sep 2014 #32

He might not have jailed any bankers, but he sure put a bug up the ass of the racists. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #33

About those bankers, Tarheel.. from the President's Press Conference.. Oct 6, 2011.. Cha Sep 2014 #34

"But he should've tried, waaaahhhh"! You know the meme. Show trials for what? So they.... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2014 #35

Thanks, Cha! Kath1 Sep 2014 #37

Our Country is lucky to have AG Holder, Kath.. we'll see who Cha Sep 2014 #38

Kicking! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #39

Hey, sheshe.. thank you! Cha Sep 2014 #40

... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #41

I know I'll miss him. bravenak Sep 2014 #42

I freakin' hear that too, bravenak, Damn. AG's Holder has done so much for our Country. Cha Sep 2014 #43

Ditto. Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #47

I missed this post JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #48

Pic of Holder and "the swarm around" his at CBC dinner! Cha Sep 2014 #44

Eric Holder Transformed the Attorney General into an Advocate for the Poor Cha Sep 2014 #45