Opinion: The sort-of right to vote in Texas - CNN.com

Opinion: The sort-of right to vote in Texas - CNN.com: 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.