[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10963]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         THE DOJ IS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF JUSTICE AGAIN, PART II

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, at this moment, Attorney General 
Eric Holder is going to deliver a speech at a conference in Houston, 
Texas.
  A media advisory issued by the Department of Justice said, ``NOTE: 
All media must present government-issued photo ID (such as a driver's 
license) as well as valid media credentials.''
  In order to hear him speak, media must present a valid government 
photo ID. I assume this is to prevent unauthorized individuals from 
being able to enter the auditorium.
  I suspect Mr. Holder will rant about Texas' having a voter ID law to 
vote, however. You see, Madam Speaker, the Justice Department is also 
in court today suing Texas, claiming that the Texas voter ID law 
disenfranchises people. It seems to me the law would only 
disenfranchise fraudulent voters.
  Never mind the Supreme Court has already upheld voter ID laws. Madam 
Speaker, the DOJ just ignores Supreme Court decisions it doesn't like 
and continues its war against Texas.
  Holder is inconsistent. He believes in security and photo IDs for 
people when he speaks, but rejects ballot security and IDs for people 
when they vote.
  Security is important. Security prevents unauthorized individuals 
from entering an auditorium or voting who shouldn't enter the 
auditorium or shouldn't vote. But the DOJ doesn't care about being 
hypocritical.
  The DOJ, Madam Speaker, is once again on the wrong side of justice.
  And that's just the way it is.

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