WASHINGTON: Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis/Arlington) released the following statement Thursday after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced he was targeting Texas voting laws. He is asking a federal court to make the state get all voting laws approved at the federal level before changes can take place."The Attorney Generals decision to single out Texas made me think of General McAuliffes one word response when he was asked to surrender during the Battle of the Bulge Nuts!The people of Texas voted, elected officials acted and the Supreme Court ruled. Yet, once again the Obama Administration is ignoring the systems of checks and balances set up by the Constitution.The Voting Rights Act is still there to protect people from discrimination and protects every citizens right to vote.If an Attorney General with a clear political agenda wants to waste millions of taxpayer dollars on a frivolous lawsuit, it is his decision. But I think it is wrong."
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis/Arlington) released the following statement Thursday after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced he was targeting TexasÕ voting laws. He is asking a federal court to make the state get all voting laws approved at the federal level before changes can take place.
"The Attorney GeneralÕs decision to single out Texas made me think of General McAuliffeÕs one word response when he was asked to surrender during the Battle of the Bulge Ð ÔNuts!Õ
The people of Texas voted, elected officials acted and the Supreme Court ruled. Yet, once again the Obama Administration is ignoring the systems of checks and balances set up by the Constitution.
The Voting Rights Act is still there to protect people from discrimination and protects every citizenÕs right to vote.
If an Attorney General with a clear political agenda wants to waste millions of taxpayer dollars on a frivolous lawsuit, it is his decision. But I think it is wrong."
