Voter ID Laws in Texas

From The Front Line of The Class Struggle...Today 3 federal judges turned back the attempts of the reactionary right to stifle democracy here in the great state of Texas. The judges blocked the voter ID law passed by the Republican legislature which would have prevented tens of thousands from voting in the up coming elections in November. The 3 judges said it would place unfair burdens on Latinos,racial minorities and the poor. The Republicans claimed there is massive voter fraud ,but in the last elections in Texas in 2008 and 2010 where 13 million voted ,only 4 allegations of voting fraud occurred. So if there is no voter fraud as the Republicans claim, whats their game ? Here is the real truth of their anti democratic actions. Texas grew by over 4 million people in the last 10 years. Roughly 90% of the growth was attributed to minorities which vote overwhelmingly for Democrats. Of course this is not the first time the Republicans spit on the 99%s democratic rights. Texas is included in Voting Rights Act restrictions because of a history of past discrimination. The federal judges also threw out a Texas redistricting plan earlier this week. The Republicans and their reactionary and racist backers were unable to prove their new maps did not discriminate against minorities. The federal judges said this voter ID law if passed would be the most stringent in the country. For instance a voter could use their gun permit but not a student ID ! To get a drivers license some Texans would have to travel up to a 240 mile round trip because around 80 Texas counties have no DPS drivers license office. Low income neighborhoods in the cities also have few DPS offices. Seniors as well would be hit hard by this law. While the reactionary and semi fascist sectors of capital have been doing all they can in the upcoming elections to take away our hard earned right to vote, here in Texas they were stopped dead in their tracks. They of course will appeal but it will be too late for November elections. Lets not forget what they tried to do to us,lets go in the millions and send these slimy bastards a message. Dont mess with Texas! 

--Mark Simpson