The DOJ pleading is here.
“How Southern Republicans aim to Make White Democrats Extinct”
US News and World Report. Answer: the Voting Rights Act.
Injustice releases October 4
You may have noticed over there on the left side of the page, (<—-) a link to pre-order my new Regnery book Injustice. I can’t thank our friends enough who have already written about the book without even having seen it. At least they spelled the name of the book correctly, and hopefully all future articles will continue to at least spell the name of the book correctly. It is great to be with a publishing house like Regnery with their long history of promoting individual liberty and good government. Being published by the the same publisher that published William F. Buckley’s first book, God and Man at Yale, as well as other great books and authors over the last 50 years is quite an honor.
There will be plenty of time to discuss what’s in the book, but suffice to say it deals with voter fraud, the Justice Department and our electoral system. Most of all, it is about the importance of the rule of law. I will be out and about in the weeks and months after the book is released, perhaps to a city near you. I will try to post a schedule as it becomes known. I can promise one thing about the book, if you care about elections, the rule of law, and the integrity of the system, you will enjoy the book. Stay tuned.
Justin Levitt and Ed Still on bypassing DOJ
No surprise here. In the Birmingham News, Justin Levitt and Ed Still wonder why Alabama went straight to court. The court-costs-too-much and partisan talking points are featured prominently. The reporter at the Birmingham News (Mary Orndorff) did not speak with anyone who could provide contrary background on why going straight to court is the better option for Alabama. Instead, three critics of Alabama’s decision are cited. I will detail some of the reasons why states cannot expect a fair review by submitting plans to Justice in my forthcoming book, Injustice.
Florida agrees to allow civil rights groups to intervene
No objection from Kurt Browning to intervention by various civil rights groups in the Section 5 lawsuit to approve new election procedures in 5 counties in Florida. Miami Herald.
Texas redistricting trial: “Closing arguments draw questions”
Houston Chronicle. “Unlike the plaintiffs, who used their closing statements Thursday to reiterate their objections to the state’s redistricting maps, the state’s attorneys came under aggressive questioning from the panel of three federal judges presiding over the trial.
Judge Xavier Rodriguez, a former Texas Supreme Court judge who was named to the federal bench by President George W. Bush, repeatedly questioned Schenck, asking if the state felt compelled to apportion the four new congressional districts to reflect the fact that most of the state’s population increase came from minority populations. Schenck denied the state had any such obligation. “
NPR: “Do voting law suppress fraud, or Democrats?”
NPR story on voter fraud. Interviews with reporters for Rolling Stone and the Brennan Center for Justice.
The Economist on Voter ID
The Economist has this piece on Voter ID. Vote Fraud Denier Tova Wang makes an appearance in the article.
Washington Post: GOP rewriting state election laws to hurt Democrats
Texas Section 2 redistricting case may freeze in place
Business Week has a piece saying the Section 2 challenge to the Texas redistricting maps may not resolve until after the district court in D.C. decides whether to preclear the maps under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.