Rep. Westmoreland has issued this press release. Two interesting aspects to it. First, the Congressman calls for bailout, not a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of section 5. Second, the release ends with this fact I did not know:

The Washington Times reported today that President Bush’s support of the VRA today stands in sharp contrast to his position when he was governor of Texas. Then, he opposed the “preclearance” provisions of the VRA, which also apply to Texas. “Less than a decade ago, Mr. Bush fought that exact part of the Voting Rights Act, with his appointed secretary of state, Antonio O. Garza Jr., calling the provisions a burdensome and unnecessary federal intrusion into Texas’ affairs,” the Times stated.”