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Obama administration declares new voter rights strategy
Reuters ^ | July 25, 2013 | By David Ingram and Dave Warner

Posted on 07/25/2013 8:09:35 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

The Obama administration embarked on a new strategy on Thursday to challenge voting laws it says discriminate by race, an effort to counter a Supreme Court ruling last month that freed states from the strictest federal oversight.

Attorney General Eric Holder vowed to start in Texas, a conservative stronghold.

Texas' voter ID law requires voters to show a photo ID before casting a ballot, a measure its supporters, mostly Republicans, said is necessary to prevent fraud.

Democrats said it would disproportionately affect the poor and minorities because even getting a free photo ID would require travel to a state office and proof that costs money to obtain, such as a certified copy of a birth certificate.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
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1 posted on 07/25/2013 8:09:35 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So instead of sending millions to Kenya so they can get ID’s to vote, we should send the money to Texas!


2 posted on 07/25/2013 8:14:57 PM PDT by GMMC0987
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; laplata; All

Commie Obama sends out Eric Holder to emit another smokescreen to distract attention from the Benghazi Massacre.

Fearful of beuing Impeached for Dereliction of Duty as CIC, Commie Obama has sent Holder out to joust at Windmills in Texas.

Always a sucker for smokescreen distractions the Liberal Agenda Media (LAM) dutifully will fill a good portion of their 24/7 support time for Commie Obama on the Texas jousting windmill story.

As the jousting windmill story dies down Holder will be sent out to create another smokescreen to prevent his boss from being impeached for the Dereliction of duty in the Benghazi Massacre.

Always oblivious to what Commie Obama is trying to cover up in the Benghazi Massacre, Speaker Boehner will still refuse to Impeach Obama, appoint a Special Prosecutor, or honor the requests of the 1000 Special Forces Petitioners yesterday to appoint a House Committee with subpoena powers.

Senator Cruz is correct on his negative appraisal of Holder, but seems oblivious to the reason Holder is jousting at the impeccable TEXAS Voting Rights identification Windmill.

It is time for the House RINOs to replace Boeher with a Speaker that will issue articles of Impeachment for B. Hussein Obama for his Dereliction of Duty during the Benghazi Massacre.


3 posted on 07/25/2013 8:18:01 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Traitor John Roberts' Commune-Style Obama'care' violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“would require travel”

Wow did ODumbo just stated they are lazy?

Will many people don’t have any problem getting where they want to go when money is involved. I don’t see a problem with it. They can always have a friend, or public transit to take them.


4 posted on 07/25/2013 8:19:39 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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Democrats said it would disproportionately affect the poor and minorities because even getting a free photo ID would require travel to a state office and proof that costs money to obtain, such as a certified copy of a birth certificate.

I knew there had to be a reason you can't enter the Department of "Justice" building in Washington, D.C. without showing a driver's license.

5 posted on 07/25/2013 8:29:28 PM PDT by Standing Wolf
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To: Patriot Babe

This must be one of those made up scandals and distractions he is now talking about.


6 posted on 07/25/2013 8:29:59 PM PDT by jimpick
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To: Graewoulf

Fearful of beuing Impeached for Dereliction of Duty as CIC, Commie Obama has sent Holder out to joust at Windmills in Texas.


Excellent!

Joust with this, joust with that, just keep on jousting and diverting attention is the name of their game and they play it well.


7 posted on 07/25/2013 8:31:54 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

sos they can come up with all kinds of money to give people free digital TV converters and obama phones, but not proper ID? That’s just insane.


8 posted on 07/25/2013 8:34:16 PM PDT by Homer1
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Democrats said it would disproportionately affect the poor and minorities because even getting a free photo ID would require travel to a state office and proof that costs money to obtain, such as a certified copy of a birth certificate.

This is such an utter and obvious lie, and the motive for repeating it over and over is as transparent as air. Why don't the Republicans pound the Democrats on it every time they say it?

All those people who are so poor they can't travel to a state office to get ID--how are they cashing their welfare checks? How did they sign up for welfare in the first place?

9 posted on 07/25/2013 8:34:41 PM PDT by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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Please, please show me more than three US citizens in the entire state who could not get an ID if they wanted one. I’ll figure a way for those poor souls to get one.


10 posted on 07/25/2013 8:35:00 PM PDT by Boojum
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maybe if these people had proper ID, they could get a proper job and wouldn’t need to be gifted an obama phone


11 posted on 07/25/2013 8:35:44 PM PDT by Homer1
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Democrats said it would disproportionately affect the poor and minorities because even getting a free photo ID would require travel to a state office and proof that costs money to obtain, such as a certified copy of a birth certificate.

The irony. It burns.

12 posted on 07/25/2013 8:38:48 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Army dad. And damned proud.)
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To: laplata

Yup. Just picture Holder as Don Quixote, and the Democrat Jackass as his trusty steed.

“A WINDMILL SMOKESCREEN A DAY KEEPS IMPEACHMENT AWAY.”


13 posted on 07/25/2013 8:44:48 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Traitor John Roberts' Commune-Style Obama'care' violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The old strategy of voter fraud seems to be working just fine.


14 posted on 07/25/2013 8:46:47 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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Texas' voter ID law requires voters to show a photo ID before casting a ballot, a measure its supporters, mostly Republicans, said is necessary to prevent fraud...well, say the scamsters like Juan Williams tonight on Fox, such measures aren't needed 'cause there's no evidence of fraud - ignoring the pictures of those two thugs outside the polling station in Phialdelphia in 2008 and all the reports of precincts all over the country showing more votes for Obama than there were voters on their records - there's no evidence because there've been no investigations......
15 posted on 07/25/2013 8:53:23 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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“A WINDMILL SMOKESCREEN A DAY KEEPS IMPEACHMENT AWAY.”


And it keeps anything positive from being accomplished. Obama has never focused on a single thing that needs fixing. He goes from windmill to windmill while killing the country with thousands of cuts.


16 posted on 07/25/2013 8:57:23 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

An obvious ploy to preserve the Demorats’ voter fraud strategy.


17 posted on 07/25/2013 9:01:14 PM PDT by luvbach1 (We are finished.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Their intensions are so transparent.


18 posted on 07/25/2013 9:02:23 PM PDT by mom.mom
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To: GMMC0987

So if they can’t get a free identification card then THEY CAN’T VOTE? If they want a VOICE then they should show that they are WORTHY of that voice. Sheeeeeesh. Can’t get an ID then you are definitely unfit to vote, because you’re obviously a lazy loser with no motivation. Anyone can get an ID if they want to.


19 posted on 07/25/2013 9:11:27 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Some of them prolly don’t have birth certificates, but I’ll bet a lot of them have death certificates.


20 posted on 07/25/2013 9:34:16 PM PDT by batterycommander (a little more rubble, a lot less trouble)
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