Rachel Bozalis - Texas voter ID law was designed to discriminate, judge rules

A Texas voting law, passed in 2011 and enacted in 2013, has been ruled by judge Ramos to be discriminatory and a violation of the voting rights act. While the claimed intentions of the law were to prevent against possible fraud, it strictly limits the types of photo IDs accepted, does not address the mail in ballots, which are much more susceptible to fraud, and was passed without the usual committee review, etc. Minorities have a harder time obtaining the IDs accepted, as they are more expensive and take more time to be approved. Since the passage of this law, minority votes have gone down significantly. Ramos ruled the case as an unconstitutional poll tax with a motive of discriminating against minorities.

It is hard to believe that such a primitive law was passed in today's era. I had not known of this law but it angers me that so many people, especially minorities, were inconvenienced by it and unable to vote. Previous to the ratification of the twenty fourth amendment in 1964 outlawing poll taxes, minorities were often unable to vote because they could not afford to. This practice was most prevalent in the south, where conservatives wanted to maintain their traditional, segregated ways by keeping the minorities' voice out of politics. I am glad that this law has been deemed unconstitutional, as I want our country to be democratic and I want everyone to have a voice.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/11/politics/texas-voter-id-law-discriminate/index.html