Holder asked a federal court in San Antonio essentially to ignore the Supreme Court ruling and continue to require Department of Justice approval for changes made to voting laws in Texas.
We agree with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who said, “The Obama administration’s attempt to assert control of Texas elections is an affront to the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision and hostile to the Constitution. On voter ID and redistricting, the Supreme Court has ruled in Texas’ favor, and we will continue to seek protection from the land’s highest court from overreaching federal government’s action.”