bit later. voter id laws from the spot light this week. very high profile test in u.s. district court here in washington regarding texas s new laws which is causing quite a bit of controversy. how important are voter id laws? what types should be in place. here are the numbers to call, democrats 202-737-0001, republicans 202-737-0002 and independents 202-628-0205. if there s a law in your state, please tell us exactly what it does give us your thoughts. here is the front page of this morning s dallas morning news. story by todd gillman. texas and u.s. lay out voter id arguments. todd gillman join us by phone. give us a history of this texas law and how it came to arise in federal court here in washington? guest: people have been trying to get a federal id law in texas going back at least about 15 years and in fact, at one point as the republican backers of the current law that s being challenged. like to point out some liberal democrats at one point actually supported the law