Posted on 07/25/2013 7:25:27 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Sen. Ted Cruz said Thursday that Attorney General Eric Holder is continuing a "longstanding pattern of refusing to follow the law" with his decision to disregard the U.S. Supreme Court and force Texas to seek federal approval for changes to voting laws.
The Texas Republican's comment came in a stern statement in which he also accused Holder of politicizing the Justice Department.
"Holder's refusal to accept the judgment of the U.S. Supreme Court regarding preclearance continues the department's longstanding pattern of refusing to follow the law," Cruz said.
He was referring to the high court's June 25 decision declaring as unconstitutional a Voting Rights Act of 1965 provision that required 11 states to obtain prior Justice Department approval of even minor changes in their election laws.
"Likewise, Holder continues to attack voter ID laws, even though the Supreme Court has concluded that voter ID laws are supported by multiple interests that are unquestionably relevant to the State's interest in protecting the integrity and reliability of the electoral process," Cruz said.
Earlier in the day, Holder told the National Urban League that he would use a little-known provision in the Voting Rights Act to circumvent the Supreme Court while Congress worked to fill in the gaps in the law.
"This is the [Department of Justice's] first action to protect voting rights following the Shelby County decision, but it will not be our last," Holder said. "Even as Congress considers updates to the Voting Rights Act in light of the Court's ruling, we plan, in the meantime, to fully utilize the law's remaining sections to subject states to preclearance as necessary."
Previously, the DOJ used Section 4 of the VRA to block new voting laws in states that had decades ago tried to disenfranchise minority voters. The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, said that Congress needed to create a new formula to determine which parts of the country must seek DOJ approval for changes to their election laws.
DOJ tried to use Section 3 of the VRA in 1992 to block states from making their own election laws. Section 3 allows DOJ to block laws in states that have previously violated the 14th and 15th Amendments.
To the empty worded Senator...
Grow “some” and impeach the unwanted the dumbass. DO something to earn your over generous salary!
He’s not clueless. He knows darned well that he is breaking the law; he just wants to see IF he can get away with it and what anyone will do about it - as in the old playground challenge, “Oh yeh? What’r’ ya going to do about it?” And that is a very good question.
Actually, it's about time to arrest the @ss clown if he sets foot in Texas. Let Obama try to retrieve his butt boy.
“Holder has refused to follow the Law ever since he was appointed and confirmed. Is ANYONE going to hold him to account?”
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is doing his best to stop Holder from gutting Texas whether it’s election laws or gun laws.
Holder is black. No one is going to do a thing and he knows it.
Obama’s administration is the most corrupt in US history. He knows no one is going to do a thing about it because he’s black. He’s been playing victim for far too long to not know how to play it for all it’s worth.
Yes, makes you want to puke, doesn’t it? Except — there are a lot more of US than there are of them - the corrupt Administration. And one of these days ...
Earlier in the day, Holder told the National Urban League that he would use a little-known provision in the Voting Rights Act to circumvent the Supreme Court while Congress worked to fill in the gaps in the law.Thanks Tailgunner Joe.
The same thing that has been done with his contempt charges on him due to gun running and the setup and murder of Officer Terry.....Nothing.
His friends on the other side of the aisle will not follow through and will only pound their chests and go on the TV talking circuits to impress their uninformed voting base.
It will be up to the American Citizen to become the DOJ (Deal out Justice) for our Feral Government.
Witholder will argue that, because Obama is ineligible to be president, he isn't really president now, so the term limit thing in the Constitution doesn't really apply to him.
So, the king can stay on the throne until he decides to step down, elections or not.
The problem lies with nobama. He can control the push and the timing against Texas. I assure you there are more than enough hard-rock Texans unwilling to take much more and they include our good leadership.
I suspect, from observing nobama, that he is smart enough to not push too far and only is interested in impressing his low information voters.
Perry, Abbott and Cruz have drawn a line in the sand. Holder’s and EPA’s antics will be rebuffed. If nobama tries to force, even now against the SCOTUS, look for SHTF to start.
- Yawn -
The President should begin worrying.....
If there is no law, there is no law
Holder’s boss doesn’t follow the law, so why does anyone expect him to?
I like your chutzpah but we are a long way from removing a tyrant.
Exactly. Nothing will happen until the banking system collapses. But turn the credit cards off and the march on DC will begin immediately.
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