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“THE DOJ IS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF JUSTICE AGAIN, PART II” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4707 on July 10, 2012.
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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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