One wonders how much easier a new Section 4 would be had Eric Holder not overplayed his progressive hand in voter ID and the New Black Panther dismissal.  It certainly would have been a different Congressional environment according to multiple GOP Congressman.  Is that a tradeoff the civil rights industry would have made- New Black Panther permanent injunctions and South Carolina/TX Voter ID in exchange for a new Section 4?  Somehow I suspect the answer is yes; and it isn’t a false choice.  This tradeoff is becoming a legislative reality in the House.  The latest editorial from the Washington Times.

“When the voting law comes up for consideration, Republicans shouldn’t be bullied into restoring provisions that would block voter-ID statutes enacted by the states. Much to the chagrin of congressmen looking for cheap and easy votes, Jim Crow lies in a graveyard in Alabama, and he isn’t coming back. There’s not a single Southern governor left standing in a schoolhouse door. The obstacle to civil rights is Mr. Holder, who wants to keep the backdoor of the polling station unlocked to make it easier to dilute the integrity of the ballot.”