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The Obama administration has once more gone too far in its "overreach," Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Monday, after the Justice Department objected to the state's new voter photo ID law, saying Texas failed to demonstrate that the law is not discriminatory by design against Hispanic voters.
"Texas has a responsibility to ensure elections are fair, beyond reproach and accurately reflect the will of voters. The DOJ has no valid reason for rejecting this important law, which requires nothing more extensive than the type of photo identification necessary to receive a library card or board an airplane. Their denial is yet another example of the Obama administration's continuing and pervasive federal overreach," Perry said.
"The data they demanded came from matching two separate data sets never designed to be matched, and their agency was warned that matches from these data sets would be misleading," Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade said in a statement.
Andrade said that as a result of the objection, which she called "extremely disappointing," existing law will apply in the May 29 primary election.
"My office will continue working with the Texas Attorney General's Office in seeking to implement the will of the citizens of Texas, as enacted by our duly elected representatives in the Texas Legislature," Andrade said.
Originally posted by Zaanny
Wait a minute here.....
I don't have to show a valid photo ID to vote...
But I sure as hell better have one to buy a lighter.....
Originally posted by andersensrm
Originally posted by Zaanny
Wait a minute here.....
I don't have to show a valid photo ID to vote...
But I sure as hell better have one to buy a lighter.....
What the hell are we doing??????
So what are your guys thoughts on this?