Nearly five decades after President Lyndon Johnson signed the voting rights ACT, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library
The holder of the much-anticipated speech comes amid a new voting restrictions control in Texas, among other countries, which critics said discriminated against minority voters recently the Ministry of justice.
“In 1965 when President Johnson signed the landmark Voting Rights Act into law, he States, ‘ the right to vote is a basic right without which all others are meaningless. Today, as the Attorney General, I have the right and obligation of solemn enforce this law, “holder said, speaking at a packed auditorium with an audience that supports.
The Ministry of Justice is currently examining new restrictions on voting in Texas and seven other countries which require voters to present photo identification card issued by the State. In the past, voters can present a form of identification. Critics say the restrictions are disproportionate affect minorities, parents and students who do not have such an identification and will be deterred from voting. Supporters assert that the restrictions would prevent fraudulent voting.
“Although I cannot go into detail about the ongoing reviews of this and other changes in State law, I can assure you that it will be comprehensive and would be fair,” said holder. “We will review the facts and we’re going to apply the law.”