Article: Is Texas Backtracking?

The other day, I was at working chatting it up with a regular customer. The guy, whose a self-proclaimed hardcore liberal, broached the issue regarding a key portion of the Voting Rights Act being struck down by the Supreme Court. He was clearly vexed about Texas republicans wasting no time in pushing Voter ID, seen by many as an indirect way to wane minority participation at the polls.

I was familiar with the historic piece of legislation but had no idea about the Supreme Court's decision or Texas' swift reaction to it. When my customer explained what was going on: the poll tax came to mind and so did gerrymandering, the latter remains a sinister issue in Texas and warrants investigation and referreeing. Later, I went home to find out more details about this and came across an interesting article that laid everything out on the table. From the outside looking in, I just hope the Lone Star State and those in charge are not pushing forth to go backwards.

Peep the article after the jump!



http://hotair.com/archives/2013/07/27/ginsburg-voter-id-laws-predictable-after-portion-of-voting-rights-act-struck-down/