In a bold move that emphasizes the desperation of the Obama administration, the Justice Dept. has blocked a Texas law requiring voters to show a photo ID to vote in the upcoming presidential elections. A Justice Department official said the law “disproportionately harms Hispanic residents” and prevents them from voting [for President Obama].
“Even using the data most favorable to the state, Hispanics disproportionately lack either a driver’s license or a personal identification card,” wrote Thomas Perez, head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, in a letter to the director of elections for the Texas Secretary of State.
In December, the Justice Department also struck down a similar South Carolina law requiring photo IDs at the polls.
Attorney General Eric Holder said the “unfair” laws discriminated against minorities and could hurt voter turnout among those who helped elect President Obama in 2008.
“The reality is that — in jurisdictions across the country — both overt and subtle forms of discrimination remain all too common and have not yet been relegated to the pages of history,” Holder said in one recent speech, according to the Washington Post.
This news comes amid shocking reports that 52% of Mississippi voters believe President Obama is Muslim.
