Axis Of IDiocy: Authors And Sponsors Of Texas Voter ID Legislation Hail Supreme Court’s Decision In Crawford Case

It should surprise no one that the Texas House’s own Axis of IDiocy–Reps. Betty Brown (R-Terrell), Leo Berman (R-Tyler), Dwayne Bohac (R-Houston) and Debbie Riddle (R-Tomball) are praising the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Crawford case, upholding Indiana’s voter ID law.

From the Axis of IDiocy’s joint press release:

State Representatives Betty Brown, Leo Berman, Dwayne Bohac and Debbie Riddle said today that they were pleased with the court’s decision and hoped that it would bolster support for similar legislation which passed the Texas House but failed in the Senate.

“We would again like to reaffirm our support for legislation that passed through the Texas House of Representatives that would have strengthened voter confidence and helped guarantee the integrity of Texas’ electoral process.

“Today’s 6-3 decision by the court shows that the policies proposed in House Bill 218 and similar legislation are consistent with the US Constitution and represent our intent to strengthen and protect our election system for all voters. It is our hope that in the 2009 session the Texas Senate will be able to follow suit and join with the House to pass this important and needed law.”

How amusing it is that the Axis of IDiocy believe that the Crawford decision–which is the worst civil rights decision by the court since Dred Scott–is worthy of praise, yet when the Courts uphold a woman’s right to choose is the work of “activist judges.”

Clearly, Berman, Brown, Riddle, and Bohac–each of whose record of legislative ‘accomplishment’ is about as helpful to Texas as size 44-double-D’s on a boar–want to make this their new clarion call. Whether the activist-right-wing Supreme Court says so or not, Voter ID will disenfranchise millions of Texans. It simply isn’t the Texas way and, further, there is no evidence that it is needed in this state.

It is just a divisive issue for the Axis of IDiocy to campaign on to the immigrant-hating Republicans at the local country club.

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