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    Texas Voter ID Case Delayed for Trump Administration Review



    by LANA SHADWICK
    22 Jan 2017

    A federal magistrate delayed next week’s hearing in the Texas Voter ID case so that the Trump Administration has time to discuss the case. The idea is that the new administration may not have the same repugnant view of the Texas law requiring a photo voter ID that the Obama administration did.

    The seven acceptable forms of photo ID under the law include the following: a Texas driver’s license; free Texas election identification card (EIC); Texas personal identification card; Texas license to carry a concealed handgun; U.S. military identification card; U.S. citizenship certificate; and a U.S. passport.

    The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion for continuance on January 20th, the same day as the presidential inauguration, asking the court to continue a hearing that had been set for January 24th for at least 30 more days. The plaintiffs who sued to set aside the Texas voter identification law, opposed the motion.

    The motion (attached below) stated:

    The United States seeks to continue this hearing because of the federal government’s change in administration, which took place on January 20, 2017. Because of the change in administration, the Department of Justice also experienced a transition in leadership. The United States requires additional time to brief the new leadership of the Department on this case and the issues to be addressed at that hearing before making any representations to the Court.

    As is required in motions asking for a continuance, the federal government pled, “This motion is made in good faith and not for the purposes of delay.”

    The lawyers for the Voting Section Civil Rights Division asked the judge to continue the hearing until February 24th or thereafter.

    Magistrate Judge Jason Libby granted the motion during a telephone conference on Friday afternoon and agreed to put off the hearing for more than 30 days, reported Politico.

    As reported by Breitbart Texas in October 2014, United States District Court Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos, who serves in the Corpus Christi Division of the United States District Courts for the Southern District of Texas, issued a permanent injunction requiring Texas to return to enforcing the in-person voter identification requirements that existed before Senate Bill 14 became the law.

    The Obama appointee had held that the Texas voter photo ID law violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 because it: had an impermissible discriminatory effect, including deliberate discrimination against blacks and Hispanics; violated the Equal Protection Clause; and unconstitutionally offended voting rights guaranteed under the Fifteenth Amendment. She also ruled that the voter photo ID law was an unconstitutional poll tax prohibited by the Twenty-Fourth Amendment because the law provided for a fee for issuing copies of birth certificates or other information needed for a voter ID. SB 14 was signed into law in 2011 by then-Governor Rick Perry.

    In July 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sitting en banc (all of the judges) found that Texas’ voter photo ID law had a discriminatory effect under the Voting Rights Act but reversed the district court’s finding of discriminatory purpose, as reported by Breitbart Texas. The 9-6 ruling held that the law did not constitute a poll tax but ruled that the lower court must put an “interim remedy” in place to mitigate the “discriminatory effects.” The Fifth Circuit warned that the district judge should “ensure that any remedy acted ameliorates SB 14’s discriminatory effect while respecting the Legislature’s stated objective to safeguard the integrity of elections by requiring more secure forms of voter identification.” The appellate court remanded the case to the district court to later determine if the voter ID provisions were written to be intentionally discriminatory.

    The dissents to the opinion included scathing retorts to the ruling, and in all, there were 100 pages of dissenting opinions to that opinion. Judge Edith Jones, a Reagan nominated judge wrote a dissent which was joined by four judges. She wrote, “Requiring a voter to verify her identity with a photo ID at the polling place is a reasonable requirement widely supported by Texans of all races and members of the public belonging to both political parties.”

    Texas Governor Greg Abbott released the following statement right after the decision, “The 5th Circuit rightly reversed the lower court’s finding of discriminatory purpose, but wrongly concluded the law had a discriminatory effect. Voter fraud is real, and it undermines the integrity of the election process.” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Office of the Attorney General represents the State of Texas in the lawsuit.

    Attorney General Paxton responded to the ruling – “It is imperative that the State government safeguards our elections and ensures the integrity of our democratic process. Preventing voter fraud is essential to accurately reflecting the will of Texas voters during elections, and it is unfortunate that this common-sense law, providing protections against fraud, was not upheld in its entirety.”

    Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart, who runs Texas largest elections, told Breitbart Texas on Sunday, I am very encouraged that common sense will finally prevail for Texas’ Photo ID law. The flawed solution pushed by the DOJ that we were forced to use last November allowed hundreds of illegal votes to be cast in Harris County.”

    http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/...ration-review/
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    Yeah, so just think about how many illegal voters there were in New York and California? Millions. If and when we can get to the bottom of that, I believe we'll learn that Trump actually won the popular vote as well. Whether anyone will spend time and money on it, I don't know, but I certainly hope so.
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    I am thinking we need to go to a National Drivers License with Photo ID in White. A National ID with Photo in Green.

    You get a 60 day temporary license until your documents are verified. Renewable every 5 years in the current State you live in.

    Have a National database with fingerprint or biometric data.

    Have to have proof of citizenship and it is verified by professionals (like getting a Passport). These DMV offices wouldn't know fake documents.

    You must present this ID to drive, vote, receive government benefits, etc.

    No automatic voter registration, more fraud. And the Bureau of Vital Statistics must send notification of Death Certificates to the Voter Registration office, social security, IRS, welfare, food stamps, motor vehicles department, and get these dead people off the roles and stop this fraud as well.

    We need to update this whole big mess...and STOP States from issuing Drivers Licenses to illegal aliens.
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    I'm okay with state driver's licenses. But states that issue driver's licenses to illegal aliens are violating federal law. They are aiding and abetting them to drive on our federal highways in violation of the entire purpose, intent and spirit of US immigration law. Same with instate tuition. All of the colleges and universities, public and 501 C 3, are using at least some federal money and federal tax exempt status with tax deductible donations, so they are subject to federal law same as everyone else, and giving a precious seat in their college to an illegal alien is bad enough to begin with, but to give them the same legal status for tuition as a citizen or legal immigrant is just WRONG ad also violates US immigration law.
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