Cited: CNN

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder reaffirmed the justice department’s commitment to upholding voting rights across the U.S. Speaking on the steps of the South Carolina State house in commemoration of Martin Luther King Day, Holder promised to aggressively protect federal voting rights for minorities.

Flanked by leaders of the NAACP, who took the opportunity to denounce the banner of stars and bars that continues to fly over the South Carolina State House, the attorney general focused his speech on defending the provisions of the voting rights act that he says are being assaulted by the South Carolina legislature. For example, the Holder justice department has refused to grant the needed approval of a law passed by South Carolina legislature requiring voters to carry a government issued photo ID before they can vote.

In addition, his department is also in the process of suing South Carolina and challenging the law recently passed to curtail illegal immigration. Holder has made similar moves in response to similar laws being passed in six other states including that of Arizona, which sparked so much controversy last year.

Another item on Holder’s agenda is the continuing review by the Justice Department of efforts by many legislative districts in the South to redraw congressional boundary lines, in what some say is an effort to further push the House of Representatives into the Republican’s favor.

Holder did not address the GOP primary that is the focus of attention in South Carolina but he did draw a loud round of applause when he mentioned President Barack Obama’s name.

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My take:

Words are easy and really don’t carry much weight in light of the nationwide assault on voter’s rights and voter access. This has always been part of the extreme right agenda and now they seem to be gaining steam.

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