Posted on 07/05/2012 11:18:26 AM PDT by kcvl
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday accused the Justice Department of using data from an “agent of the Democratic Party” to bolster its case for blocking Texas' controversial voter ID law.
Republican Rep. Lamar Smith, who represents Texas, said he’s "disappointed" and concerned by the "unacceptable" move, demanding an explanation in a letter sent to Attorney General Eric Holder.
The letter notes that the Justice Department is using data compiled by a company whose client list has included President Obama’s own election campaign.
"The Department of Justice has a responsibility to enforce and uphold the laws of the land without the influence of partisan politics," Smith wrote. "When the Department goes to court, it represents the United States of America, not the Attorney General’s political party."
Smith's letter comes just days before a federal judge in Washington is set to hear arguments over whether to overrule the Justice Department, which concluded in March that the Texas law requiring voters to have state ID to cast a ballot is illegal under federal law because it disproportionately disenfranchises Hispanic voters.
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In his letter to Holder on Thursday, Smith took direct aim at that firm, citing a “conflict of interest.”
“Though Catalist is technically a private, for-profit company, it is really an agent of the Democratic Party,” Smith wrote. “There is at least the appearance that, rather than election laws that protect Texans’ right to vote in a secure and fair election, Catalist might prefer that Texas’s election laws favor Democratic Party candidates.”
That should get a lot of traction, complaining to Eric Holder.
Republican Rep. Lamar Smith, who represents Texas, said he’s “disappointed” and concerned by the “unacceptable” move, demanding an explanation in a letter sent to Attorney General Eric Holder.
Ya know...can we quit being so diplomatic and just ask WTF?
Exactly!
I thought we had a Supreme Court decision that settled all of this. What happened to that?
Garbage in, garbage out.
I wish Texas could tell them “Do as you please - it is going to be implemented, and if want to vote in Texas, you WILL show a valid picture ID.”
That ruling doesn’t apply equaly to southern states who imposed restrictions to minority voters during and before the voters rights act. This is pay back for Jim Crow and discrimination of the past.
Holder and his boss are playing games with voter ID laws hoping to delay what has already been practice for a long time. No one qualifies with a voters registration card in Texas. Very few people know where they placed their cards. It is much easier to just use their DL and vote.
1) Amnesty
2) Voter fraud, including aliens.
But what about GWB, McCain, Romney? They don't overtly back the crooks as much as Holder, but who expects them to do anything about the invasion and the importation of leftist votes?
See also Smith: DOJ’s Data Firm Poses Conflict in Texas Voter ID Case
1) Amnesty
2) Voter fraud, including aliens.
But what about GWB, McCain, Romney? They don't overtly back the crooks as much as Holder, but who expects them to do anything about the invasion and the importation of leftist votes?
See also Smith: DOJ’s Data Firm Poses Conflict in Texas Voter ID Case
They didn't want to see any ID whatsoever when I voted. I took my drivers license out but they didn't look at it.
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