A curious article today in NOLA.com with this quote:

“The U.S. Justice Department generally has interpreted the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 to forbid reducing the number of districts where minority voters constitute a clear majority of residents. Tucker said attorneys from Justice’s Civil Rights Division don’t give explicit guidance in advance, but he said there was ‘zero chance’ that federal authorities would approve maps that reduce the number of majority-black districts. “

Hold on a second.  Zero chance?  What of the massive Katrina exodus out of the state?  What of natural retrogression?  Is Tucker just saying this, or was he told this?  One must presume the former because the latter would be contrary to the law and common sense.

“For years, New Yorkers in the military abroad have been inadvertently left out of the electoral process,” Cuomo said.  “This measure will rectify the discrepancy between New York state and federal laws regarding special elections.”

That’s not entirely true.  There was one instance where DOJ actually jumped in to protect military voters in a special election.

Here.

“Attorney General Eric Holder’s Justice Department has targeted Gov. Bobby Jindal’s, R-La., administration as part of a rushed investigation into whether Louisiana is complying with federal voting laws. Undercover investigators have flooded the state to interview welfare recipients to determine if state welfare offices are urging them to register to vote.”

Full story here.

Patch.com.

“Port Chester Refuses to Heal”

“Hiring Rye Supervisor’s Brother to Fight DoJ: Nepotism?”

New York Times

The Washington Times covers Congressional reaction to DOJ’s failures in the 2010 election to protect military voters.

Here.

More here.

Will someone act?

Full editorial here.