Now You See Me, Now You Don't
Recently, the three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted to uphold the infamous Texas voter ID law on Friday in a 2-1 ruling. Introduced in 2011, Senate Bill 14 was created with the purpose of requiring a photo ID for those who wished to vote in Texas. An amendment was later added (Senate Bill 5), which allowed those without an ID to sign an impediment declarative statement that then allowed them to vote. The Texas Voter ID law remains unpopular with the growing liberal Texas government despite the ruling. Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos of the Southern District of Texas who repealed Senate Bill 5 in 2016 wrote in opposition to the bill saying "SB 5 perpetuates the selection of types of ID most likely to be possessed by Anglo voters and, disproportionately, not possessed by Hispanics and African Americans". Texas Attorney Ken Paxton seemed confident with the repeal stating "Safeguarding the integrity of our elections is essential to pr
