At National Review: A bunch of racists at the Justice Department expect blacks, and everybody else, to show picture ID. Justice’s website repeatedly states: “Photo ID is required to clear security at all locations.” As Jeff Aronson observed in the New York Post: “Before a citizen can enter the US Department of Justice’s office to complain about the need to produce a photo ID before voting, that citizen will need to produce a photo ID to gain entry.” Such bigotry! Holder can curb ethnic bias at once by scrapping his department’s photo-ID rule. Next, Holder should visit Washington’s Union Station. A bunch of racists decided that ‘Amtrak customers 18 years of age and older must produce valid photo identification when . . . onboard trains, in response to a request by an Amtrak employee,’ and under other particular circumstances. Amtrak’s website lists this regulation, which is targeted at blacks, and everyone else. For shame!”
“As a black man, I say, ‘Power to Holder!’ I just hope this brave public servant can find the time to fight all the racists who are imposing on blacks, and everyone else, the extreme indignity of showing ID cards. This undue burden parallels the colored water fountains and lunch counters that vanished 48 years ago. . . .