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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Government/legal narrative or report excerpt (likely from house oversight committee production)
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Summary
This document page, marked with a House Oversight footer, details political events from late 2010. It covers the legal battles and eventual Congressional repeal of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy involving President Obama and Judge Virginia Phillips. Additionally, it outlines Attorney General Eric Holder's opposition to California's Proposition 19 (marijuana legalization) following pressure from DEA chiefs and the Mexican government.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Barack Obama | President of the United States |
Discussed the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy repeal at a town hall meeting.
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| Virginia Phillips | Federal Judge |
Issued an immediate and permanent ban on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'.
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| Eric Holder | Attorney General |
Warned against California's Prop 19 and stated the DOJ would enforce federal drug laws.
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| President of Mexico | Head of State |
Pressured Holder regarding Prop 19.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Congress |
Repealed the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law in December 2010.
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| Department of Justice |
Stated opposition to Proposition 19 under Holder.
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| DEA |
Nine former chiefs pressured Holder regarding Prop 19.
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| Bush administration |
Mentioned in relation to torture allegations which Holder would not prosecute.
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| Appeals Court |
Set aside Judge Phillips' injunction.
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Timeline (3 events)
December 2010
Locations (2)
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State voting on Prop 19 to legalize marijuana.
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Mentioned in reference to its President.
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Relationships (1)
Holder having been pressured by... the president of Mexico
Key Quotes (2)
"This is not a situation where I can, by the stroke of a pen, end this policy"Source
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"Let me state clearly that the Department of Justice strongly opposes Proposition 19. If passed, this legislation will greatly complicate federal drug enforcement efforts to the detriment of our citizens. We will vigorously enforce the [law] against those individuals and organizations"Source
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Two days later, to the dismay of Obama--who told a town hall meeting that he was restricted because the "Don' t ask, don' t tell" policy was written into law, adding, "This is not a situation where I can, by the stroke of a pen, end this policy" --he wanted Congress to repeal it after the November midterm election, but Federal Judge Virginia Phillips upset that timetable by issuing an immediate and permanent ban on what she considered to be unconstitutional. This ruling was not a spoof, though it was treated as one by an appeals court that set aside her injunction. In December 2010, Congress repealed the 17-year-old law.
Nor was it a spoof when Attorney General Holder—having been pressured by nine former DEA chiefs, plus the president of Mexico--warned that if Prop. 19 was passed, making California the first state to legalize pot, the federal government would not look the other way, as it has done with medical marijuana. Holder (who wouldn' t prosecute the Bush administration for promulgating torture) explained:
"Let me state clearly that the Department of Justice strongly opposes Proposition 19. If passed, this legislation will greatly complicate federal drug enforcement efforts to the detriment of our citizens. We will vigorously enforce the [law] against those individuals and organizations
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