Mississippi SecState Blasts DOJ Employee's Comments About the State's Voter ID Law

Gulflive reports:

Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann issued a response today to the Facebook comments allegedly made by a United States Department of Justice employee.

DOJ employee Stephanie Gyamfi reportedly posted the following statements on the social networking site:

“They never do…disgusting and shameful. Hey, that should replace the state motto! “Mississippi: Disgusting and Shameful.”…forget the magnolia state motto.”

Hosemann responded, “I find these comments unprofessional, unwarranted, irresponsible, and misguided, particularly with Mississippi’s pending voter identification submission before the Department of Justice. I respectfully request the Department of Justice take appropriate disciplinary action against Ms. Gyamfi and to publically clarify its own position that such a statement does not reflect the opinions of its department.

“I do not believe an employee who makes such statements should review any voter identification application by the State of Mississippi, or, for that matter, any state subject to Section 5.

PJM’s Christian Adams first brought Gyamfi’s comments to light on his Rule of Law blog. Gyamfi works in the Justice Department’s Voting Section, which has the power to approve or reject Mississippi’s new law. Her comments obviously destroy any notion that she could rule impartially.