Arbo
09-11-2013, 07:28 PM
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Holder-takes-aim-at-Texas-in-challenge-to-voting-4686375.php
The Obama Administration is taking direct aim at Texas in challenging the Supreme Court's recent decision neutralizing key provisions of the Voting Rights Act.
Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that the Justice Department would support a recent motion filed by minority-rights groups, asking a panel of federal judges in San Antonio to place Texas back under preclearance for 10 more years — requiring federal approval for any changes to voting laws.
Holder laid out the federal government's plans in a speech to the National Urban League in Philadelphia.
Based on evidence of intentional racial discrimination in a redistricting case last year, Holder, in prepared remarks, said the “state of Texas should be required to go through a preclearance process whenever it changes its voting laws and practices.”
Don't they have more important things to do than try and continue their oversight in such matters? The SCOTUS has spoken.
The Obama Administration is taking direct aim at Texas in challenging the Supreme Court's recent decision neutralizing key provisions of the Voting Rights Act.
Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that the Justice Department would support a recent motion filed by minority-rights groups, asking a panel of federal judges in San Antonio to place Texas back under preclearance for 10 more years — requiring federal approval for any changes to voting laws.
Holder laid out the federal government's plans in a speech to the National Urban League in Philadelphia.
Based on evidence of intentional racial discrimination in a redistricting case last year, Holder, in prepared remarks, said the “state of Texas should be required to go through a preclearance process whenever it changes its voting laws and practices.”
Don't they have more important things to do than try and continue their oversight in such matters? The SCOTUS has spoken.