Black leaders blast Holder's attack on Texas

'It is now up to Mr. Holder to put up or shut up'

Officials at a leading black organization say Attorney General Eric Holder's attack on the state of Texas regarding voting regulations is out of line.

Horace Cooper, co-chairman of Project 21, the National Leadership Network of Black Conservatives, called the announcement by Holder that he wants to retain oversight over the way states conduct elections – even though the Supreme Court invalidated part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – a crass political move.

"With today's statement, Attorney General Eric Holder proves he is more interested in political stunts than enforcing the law," said Cooper, a native Texan and former constitutional law professor and legal counsel to then-U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas. "It may aid the political efforts of Mr. Holder to bring these phony claims to court, but his win-loss record in these matters is becoming clearer and clearer."

http://www.wnd.com/2013/07/black-leaders-blast-washingtons-attack-on-texas/