Wall Street Journal: “Eric Holder’s ‘Democracy’ Con”

Senator Warren Daniel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2022

“Their goal isn’t justice or fairness; the goal is to win. Democrats are swindling voters with their “democracy” claims.”

Raleigh, N.C. — The Wall Street Journal published a column exposing Eric Holder’s “‘Democracy’ Con.” Below are excerpts. Read the full column here.

To understand the political con that is the Democrats’ “voting rights” push, look at the bait-and-switch that preceded it. Eric Holder this week cemented his party’s ruthless and partisan gerrymandering victory over Republicans — all in the name of “democracy.”

In 2016 Barack Obama’s former attorney general, Mr. Holder, started a new activist group, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. He explained the GOP had “rigged” the redistricting system to entrench its control, resulting in “voter suppression.” Republican maps had “broken” our democracy, produced “racial gerrymandering,” and served to “manipulate” the vote, he wrote in 2017. The only cure was to strip GOP legislatures of the ability to draw districts, handing the job to “nonpartisan” commissions or courts. It’s a new cure, one conveniently invented by the Democratic Party.

Mr. Holder’s success rests in his “sue to blue” strategy — his vigorous litigation of the last round of GOP maps — coupled with an aggressive public smear campaign.

There’s a lesson here for Republicans, now getting hammered for their state voting reforms. Just as with Mr. Holder’s redistricting march, the left’s federal voting takeover is about juking the rules in a way that will advantage them in future elections. Their goal isn’t justice or fairness; the goal is to win. Democrats are swindling voters with their “democracy” claims. Republicans shouldn’t let them get away with it.