(CNN) -- Almost before the smoke had cleared at Pearl Harbor, he had enlisted to serve his country in the Army Air Forces. He viewed the war in the South Pacific through the bomb sight of a B-24 Liberator as a second lieutenant and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery. When he got home to Texas, he was eventually elected to Congress and served 34 years, including a term as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. But Jim Wright found out the other day he wasn't qualified to vote in the election in his home state. Wright, who no longer drives at 90, tried to get a voter card under a new Texas law and was told his expired driver's license and university lecturer's ID were not adequate proof of his identity. A war hero and former congressman had to go home and dig through old files to return with his birth certificate.
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James Moore: Ex-speaker of the House wasn't qualified to vote in home state of Texas
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Moore: Tough voter ID law passed even though voter fraud practically nonexistent in Texas
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Moore: Hispanics, women, the poor, rural and urban folks most likely to be turned down
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Moore: If you have a concealed gun permit, you can walk right through Capitol
That's why generous @placeholder lawmakers funded mobile facilities in 20 counties to help people obtain IDs in locations with limited access to state services.