Once again, the far left understands what some in the GOP do not.  This article plainly states that the way to enact broader environmental policies is to pass the Sensenbrenner bill to give Eric Holder more power over state elections.  How does this work?  Simple. The more power over state elections that the DOJ has, the easier it is to elect Democrats who support environmental policies sought by the left.

In our ever-browning America, empowering black and brown voters is absolutely necessary to make the transition to clean energy.

Notice the faith that is placed in the “ever browning” of America.  This is a meme repeated over and over, that a change in race will equal a change it politics.  It assumes a couple of things which may not be true.  First, it assumes that demographic trends are static.  They aren’t.  What happens one day may not happen the next.  It also assumes that coalitions have static goals.  They don’t todays allies are tomorrow’s enemies.  Yesterdays enemies are tomorrow’s allies.

Nevertheless, the important point cannot be lost: folks like Brentin Mock want the Sensenbrenner bill to give Washington more power over state elections to facilitate a broader progressive policy agenda.  This is something the other co-sponsors will be educated about as well as other GOP members making it even less likely this already stalled bill will pass.