AUSTIN – By attacking states with frivolous lawsuit, the Biden Administration has weaponized the Department of Justice into an arm of the Democrat political party, according to the Foundation for Government Accountability.
Last week, the DOJ filed suit against Texas over the state’s allegedly “restrictive” voting procedures imposed by Senate Bill 1, which was signed into law back in September.
The complaint contends the bill violates the Voting Rights Act by restricting assistance in the polling booth for voters who have a disability or are unable to read or write.
The complaint further argues the bill violates the Civil Rights Act by requiring rejection of mail ballots and mail ballot request forms because of paperwork errors or omissions.
The FGA has announced that it has already prepared an amicus brief in support of Texas, arguing that the bill strikes a lawful and proper balance between making it easy to vote, but hard to cheat.
“This lawsuit is extremely troubling, but not unexpected, given the great lengths the current administration has gone to weaponize the DOJ into an arm of their political party,” stated Chase Martin, legal affairs director for FGA. “FGA will continue to stand beside Texas as it takes on this barrage of baseless legal attacks from the left.”
Filed in the Western District of Texas, case No. 5:21-cv-01085