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Justice Department sues the State of Texas again over voter ID law
by Joseph Earnest August 22, 2013
Newscast Media CORPUS CHRISTI—The Department of Justice has filed a new lawsuit against the State of Texas, the Texas Secretary of State, and the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety over the State’s strict voter photo identification law (SB 14).
The United States' complaint seeks a declaration that SB 14 violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, as well as the voting guarantees of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
Attorney General Greg Abbot responded by saying: "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.
"Just two months ago the U.S. Supreme Court struck down federal preapproval of state election laws. The Court emphasized that the Tenth Amendment empowers states—not the federal government—to regulate elections. The Obama administration continues to ignore the Tenth Amendment and repeated Supreme Court decisions upholding states' authority to enforce voter identification and redistricting laws," he added.
Click here to read or download the entire lawsuit against Texas. (pop-up) Gov. Rick Perry called Holder’s move a blatant disregard for states' 10th Amendment rights and has said the Obama administration’s actions are an "‘end run around the Supreme Court." "The filing of endless litigation in an effort to obstruct the will of the people of Texas is what we have come to expect from Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama," he added. Add Comments>>
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