An account of the Voter ID trial from NOLA.com. Kousser called the Texas electorate “very racially polarized” and said it’s become increasingly clear over time that the state’s Democratic Party is dominated by minorities. “In 2011, the vast majority of Democratic legislators are minorities. So a bill that has partisan effects would have racial effects,” he said. Attorney General Eric Holder, in remarks Tuesday at the convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Houston, said he opposes Texas’ photo ID requirement. He said it would be harmful to minority voters and that the Justice Department “will not allow political pretexts to disenfranchise American citizens of their most precious right.”
One presumes this testimony was met by red-faced relevance objections based on, at least, some notions in some Section 2 cases that partisan explainations for polarization can undermine racial explainations for behavior. More importantly, this confession demonstrates how civil rights efforts are now linked unavoidably with partisan motivations. How unfortunate.
DOJ Expert in TX Voter ID: Race=Politics=Race
An account of the Voter ID trial from NOLA.com. Kousser called the Texas electorate “very racially polarized” and said it’s become increasingly clear over time that the state’s Democratic Party is dominated by minorities. “In 2011, the vast majority of Democratic legislators are minorities. So a bill that has partisan effects would have racial effects,” he said. Attorney General Eric Holder, in remarks Tuesday at the convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Houston, said he opposes Texas’ photo ID requirement. He said it would be harmful to minority voters and that the Justice Department “will not allow political pretexts to disenfranchise American citizens of their most precious right.”
One presumes this testimony was met by red-faced relevance objections based on, at least, some notions in some Section 2 cases that partisan explainations for polarization can undermine racial explainations for behavior. More importantly, this confession demonstrates how civil rights efforts are now linked unavoidably with partisan motivations. How unfortunate.