Holder tries to block voter integrity laws in Texas

Greg Abbott:

“Just days after the U.S. Department of Justice arrested a Texas woman for illegally voting five times in the same election, the Obama administration is suing to stop Texas’ commonsense voter ID law. The U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled that voter ID laws do not suppress legal votes, but do help prevent illegal votes. Voter IDs have nothing to do with race and they are free to anyone who needs one. Eric Holder's outrageous claim that voter ID is a racist plot to disenfranchise minority voters is gutter politics and is offensive to the overwhelming majority of Texans of all races who support this ballot integrity measure.

“By intervening in the redistricting case, the Obama DOJ is predictably joining with Democrat state legislators and Members of Congress and the Texas Democratic Party, who are already suing the State. Also, by challenging the 2011 redistricting plans, Eric Holder is trying to resurrect a law that was never implemented and no longer exists -- and then sue it. The 2011 redistricting plans have been replaced with plans that largely mimic plans drawn by three federal judges.
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I sense bad faith on the part of the Justice Department in an attempt to push the evils of liberalism on the citizens of Texas of all races.  The support for voter ID is overwhelming with all groups.  Where it is in effect, minority voting has actually increased so it is absurd to argue it would suppress the vote.  But this administration does know something about suppressing the votes of opponents after using the power of the IRS to thwart the efforts of several Tea Party groups in the 2012 election.