Eric Holder v. Texas (Voting Rights)

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Holder announced Thursday that the Justice Department would ask a court to require that Texas get clearance from the Justice Department before making any new changes to voting laws over the next decade.

The move comes about a month after the Supreme Court struck down a key section of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, and signals a new front in the Justice Department's political battle with states over imposing new rules and restrictions on voting.

In a speech given at the annual National Urban League conference in Philadelphia, Holder said his request to the federal court in San Antonio, Texas, would be on the basis of a preclearance provision similar to that of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/eric-holder-texas-voting-rights-act-supreme-court-preclearance-nul-speech-2013-7#ixzz2a5rHz7vU

[leftyohiolib]

1. wishing him luck

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2. me too

perfect example of why it is important to have a democrat in the white house.

[Scurrilous]

3. K & R

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4. kicked

for visibility