(Gary Scharrer/Houston Chronicle)
The nation’s top law enforcement official drew attention to two of the state’s hot-button political issues – redistricting and voter ID laws – telling a Texas audience Tuesday night that making it harder to vote “goes against the arc of history.”
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder criticized recent efforts in Texas and other states that have passed restrictive election laws, saying voting rights instead should be expanded. Holder was speaking at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, which houses the late president’s official records and memorabilia, including the landmark Voting Rights Act that the Texas president signed nearly 47 years ago.
Making frequent references to Johnson’s legacy on voting rights, Holder encouraged the audience to “speak out. Raise awareness of what’s at stake.”
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