Posted on 07/25/2013 8:31:34 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Rep. John Lewis praised Attorney General Eric Holder's push to place the state of Texas under pre-clearance requirements for voting laws under Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act. In an interview with the AJC today, the Atlanta Democrat said he thinks North Carolina should be next.
"I'm very encouraged to see the Attorney General and the Department of Justice take this position. I think it's long overdue. ... Without Section 4 I think it's so fitting and appropriate for the Department of Justice to take the action. And I wish they would take a serious look at what has happened in the state of North Carolina right now also."
Since the Supreme Court struck down the Section 4 formula of the Voting Rights Act which put mostly Southern states -- including Georgia -- under federal "pre-clearance" for new voting laws, any state can move forward with a voting law without seeking federal approval. They can still be hit with a lawsuit under Section 2 if the law is discriminatory, a protection that many argue is sufficient.
Texas moved swiftly after last month's court decision to put its disputed Voter ID law into place. The DOJ is now siding with the plaintiffs in a case involving redistricting maps, requesting pre-clearance for the whole state.
North Carolina's Republican-dominated legislature has drawn scrutiny -- and mass protests -- for several initiatives, including a slew of new voting restrictions. The bills include a strict Voter ID law, slashing early voting, not allowing parents to claim college students as dependents if they vote where they go to school and other measures that could harm turnout among historically Democratic constituencies.
(Excerpt) Read more at ajc.com ...
Remember - Obama Senior was in Selma. Of course he was.
Rep. John Lewis?
Guam STILL hasn’t capsized!
John Lewis can go stick his head up his b*tt; where does this Georgia Democrat go off telling North Carolina what to do?..
John Lewis is black. Amerika is ruled by blacks now, so John assumes he can place requests of his fellow black rulers.
FUJL
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