Attorney General Holder pledges to protect the right to vote

Attorney General Eric Holder promised Saturday to do all in his power to protect Americans' right to vote.

Speaking at the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza in Las Vegas, he praised the group and encouraged it to keep holding politicians' feet to the fire. La Raza is the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States.

"Despite the truth and transformative power of the American Dream and despite all the progress we've made over the last 236 years, our nation's struggle to overcome injustice and eliminate disparities remains far from over," Holder said, according to a copy of his prepared remarks.

Speaking on behalf of the U.S. Justice Department, which he helms, he said, "We'll do everything in our power to stand vigilant against any and all measures that threaten to undermine the effectiveness and integrity of our elections systems -- and to infringe on the single most important right of American citizenship: the right to vote."

full: http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/07/politics/holder-voting-rights/index.html

Please upvote (no registration required) the second-highest-rated comment: "

The idea that the Republican party is using the dirty trick of voter suppression to win an election is as sleezy and corrupt as it gets. Millions of decent and fair minded people who cherish our voter rights support you Mr. Holder. Informed Americans know that their is not a voter fraud problem just a voter suppression problem...."

...as well as the fifth one: "

I'm betting on Holder. He'll get his revenge now. And rightly so. Voter suppression is the only way the Republicans think they can win. It shows you how desperate they are. They have to cheat to win. Pathetic. Funny how this was not an issue in 2004 Hmmmmmm..... I wonder why? Yes it's that obvious."

Of course we all know what the right wing is thinking about an atty. general subpoenaed over a Mexican gun-running scandal and yet speaking before a Mexican-American advocacy group.