Politics Remember when Trump tried to overturn election? Georgia just made it possible

[crandc]

Georgia passed the biggest voter suppression bill since the end of Reconstruction and onset of Jim Crow laws.

New law adds additional identification requirements, restricts early voting, reduces drop boxes, restricts using drop boxes to 9-5 weekdays, makes it very difficult to use absentee ballots, cuts most Sunday voting, and makes it a crime to give food or water to people waiting in line to vote. Georgia primary is in June, and in urban areas, especially majority Black precincts, waits of 5 hours or more in line are common.

If, after all that, voters elect the "wrong" person, no fear. Election oversight has been taken from secretary of state and placed in hands of state election board appointed by legislature. Due to partisan gerrymandering, legislature is expected to remain Republican controlled for the foreseeable future no matter which party gets the most votes. If the state board does not like county election results they can fire county election board and pick replacements. Literally state legislature can overturn election results.

Meanwhile, in Michigan, elections must be certified by a four person state board that is two Republicans and two Democrats. Certification requires a majority. Last November Trump met with the two Republicans to try to get them to refuse to certify presidential election results. One went along but the other Republican refused. He has been replaced by a loyal Trumper.

Iowa boasted about how successful their election was. In the midst of pandemic they expanded absentee voting and had record turnout. And Republicans won; Trump carried the state and Senator Ernst kept her seat despite strong challenger. But they still moved to pass massive voting restrictions.

Lest you think this is a fluke, the Republican National Committee has appointed a group of 24 people to work on election changes to make it harder to vote. It is headed by a Florida Republican who to this day refuses to say Biden won presidential election.

Nice little democracy you have there; it would be a shame if anything happened to it.

 

[Chris Craig]

It's pretty sad Republicans have to cheat so bad to win. It's pretty sickening the lengths they are going to.

Did the Arizona one pass?

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Lindsey “The Midget” Graham has admitted publicly (at least twice) that if the Republicans don’t cheat, there will never be another Republican president. I hate the slimy little weasel with a passion, but at least he told the truth for once. And did it without shame. You can’t say we weren’t warned........

 

[Minstrel]

Several times Republicans (saying the quiet part loud) have admitted publicly that the more citizens vote, the worse they do.

 

[RoseCityRebel]

Don’t worry, Nancy Pelosi can just remove them from office. Never mind the disenfranchisement of the people who voted in that district, politicians are our betters and should act unilaterally if they don’t want someone in office.

Fuck Powell v. McCormack, let our political leaders who live in multiple mansions decide for us!

 

[Lanny]

Georgia passed the biggest voter suppression bill since the end of Reconstruction and onset of Jim Crow laws.

New law adds additional identification requirements, restricts early voting, reduces drop boxes, restricts using drop boxes to 9-5 weekdays, makes it very difficult to use absentee ballots, cuts most Sunday voting, and makes it a crime to give food or water to people waiting in line to vote. Georgia primary is in June, and in urban areas, especially majority Black precincts, waits of 5 hours or more in line are common.

If, after all that, voters elect the "wrong" person, no fear. Election oversight has been taken from secretary of state and placed in hands of state election board appointed by legislature. Due to partisan gerrymandering, legislature is expected to remain Republican controlled for the foreseeable future no matter which party gets the most votes. If the state board does not like county election results they can fire county election board and pick replacements. Literally state legislature can overturn election results.

Meanwhile, in Michigan, elections must be certified by a four person state board that is two Republicans and two Democrats. Certification requires a majority. Last November Trump met with the two Republicans to try to get them to refuse to certify presidential election results. One went along but the other Republican refused. He has been replaced by a loyal Trumper.

Iowa boasted about how successful their election was. In the midst of pandemic they expanded absentee voting and had record turnout. And Republicans won; Trump carried the state and Senator Ernst kept her seat despite strong challenger. But they still moved to pass massive voting restrictions.

Lest you think this is a fluke, the Republican National Committee has appointed a group of 24 people to work on election changes to make it harder to vote. It is headed by a Florida Republican who to this day refuses to say Biden won presidential election.

Nice little democracy you have there; it would be a shame if anything happened to it.

What kind of low life sadist would prevent someone from providing free water and pizza from people waiting in a very long line perhaps in the hot sun to people waiting hours to vote? Huh? Someone, dear God, anyone, explain this. This person ought to be beaten with a bull whip or perhaps have a swastika carved into their foreheads and then tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail.
God Damn it! I mean God Damn it!

 

[Lanny]

Don’t worry, Nancy Pelosi can just remove them from office. Never mind the disenfranchisement of the people who voted in that district, politicians are our betters and should act unilaterally if they don’t want someone in office.

Fuck Powell v. McCormack, let our political leaders who live in multiple mansions decide for us!

Some low life people ought not to be allowed around decent people and definitely not around our sacred Congress. Nazis would like the reincarnation of Hitler to be a member of our Congress but decent people will not allow it. There are boundaries.

 

[crandc]

What kind of low life sadist would prevent someone from providing free water and pizza from people waiting in a very long line perhaps in the hot sun to people waiting hours to vote? Huh? Someone, dear God, anyone, explain this. This person ought to be beaten with a bull whip or perhaps have a swastika carved into their foreheads and then tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail.
God Damn it! I mean God Damn it!

People who don't want Black people to vote.

 

[Chris Craig]

What kind of low life sadist would prevent someone from providing free water and pizza from people waiting in a very long line perhaps in the hot sun to people waiting hours to vote? Huh? Someone, dear God, anyone, explain this. This person ought to be beaten with a bull whip or perhaps have a swastika carved into their foreheads and then tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail.
God Damn it! I mean God Damn it!

Just give them food and water before they get in the line

 

[Voodoo]

Some things don’t change over time, like white people in the American south. We’re still fighting the same battles since the American civil war, it’s really a shame Lincoln was murdered before he had a chance to implement reconstruction on his terms.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

What is the penalty for giving water to someone in line?

What is the penalty to accepting the gift of water in line?

 

[crandc]

What is the penalty for giving water to someone in line?

What is the penalty to accepting the gift of water in line?

A person could go to jail for giving water.

Law also allows unlimited challenges to a voter's registration.

A Black legislator was arrested and charged with a felony for attempting to witness the signing. Governor Kemp signed the law with six white men standing behind him, beneath the portrait of an infamously brutal slave plantation. You really can't make this shit up.

 

[Lanny]

What is the penalty for giving water to someone in line?

What is the penalty to accepting the gift of water in line?

I'm not sure about the penalty for receiving but the penalty for giving is a felony conviction. That's right, it's a felony for providing refreshment to people in a long line taking several hours to transit through in the hot sun. Damn those good Samaritans, perpetrators all.

 

[stampedehero]

What kind of low life sadist would prevent someone from providing free water and pizza from people waiting in a very long line perhaps in the hot sun to people waiting hours to vote? Huh? Someone, dear God, anyone, explain this. This person ought to be beaten with a bull whip or perhaps have a swastika carved into their foreheads and then tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail.
God Damn it! I mean God Damn it!

"cuts most Sunday voting, and makes it a crime to give food or water to people waiting in line to vote." Bastards! Next step Autocracy.

 

[stampedehero]

In '24, we need a strong Democratic candidate because the party can't use Biden anymore. A person that is confident, decisive and young needs to speak up and lead the country as the Republicans are a copy of a repressive regime.

 

[julius]

Don’t worry, Nancy Pelosi can just remove them from office. Never mind the disenfranchisement of the people who voted in that district, politicians are our betters and should act unilaterally if they don’t want someone in office.

Fuck Powell v. McCormack, let our political leaders who live in multiple mansions decide for us!

For someone who claims they voted for Biden and are a "progressive", it sure seems strange to see you using a tweet by someone 99% of progressives think is an absolute con man, as some kind of "talking point".

 

[crandc]

They don't need a rationale.

 

[Chris Craig]

What's their rationale for coming up with that shit? I mean, I know the reason, but how do they explain something as insane as that?

They will try to say it's to stop elections from being stolen or some bullshit like that. But, we all know the true rationale is some racist assholes trying to disenfranchise and suppress the vote of black people because it's the only way they can win.

They want to stop people from giving water and food to (black people) voters in line in the hopes that they get to thirsty, hungry, or tired, and leave before they have a chance to vote. Because the less people that vote, the better for them.

Why I was saying supply voters with water and food before they get in line. It doesn't say anything about before they get in line.

Also trying to limit the number of ballot boxes and voting times. Shame on these Republicans. How can anyone from that party be OK with this? Disgusts me.

 

[tlongII]

In '24, we need a strong Democratic candidate because the party can't use Biden anymore. A person that is confident, decisive and young needs to speak up and lead the country as the Republicans are a copy of a repressive regime.

We need an independent as president. Democrats don’t give a shit about anything other than registering more democrats.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[crandc]

Point isn't whether or not you like a given candidate or party, point is that people have the right to vote and to have votes counted. I mean, that's pretty fucking basic. Except to Republicans.

 

[Hoopguru]

Some things don’t change over time, like white people in the American south. We’re still fighting the same battles since the American civil war, it’s really a shame Lincoln was murdered before he had a chance to implement reconstruction on his terms.

Agree..however, its was white democrats in the south that went to war over slavery. To this day there are many southern dem's that continue to be racist. Grant wanted to assist and help Native Americans too, however because the economy was in the tank he coveted the gold in the dakotas as a way to help the economy. Politicians hang around long enough they usually sell out one way or the other.

 

[Chris Craig]

I was asking more about their rationale for making it a crime to give people waiting in line water. What kind of fucked up law is that? The GOP sure love their big government when it comes to passing laws punishing the "others".

There is no legitimate reasoning or argument for doing that other than to try and stop people from voting.

 

[stampedehero]

We need an independent as president. Democrats don’t give a shit about anything other than registering more democrats.

What do you think the odds are a person identified as Independent could win? That seems almost improbable in this system. My wife and I were in Ocean County yesterday and we observed a Trump 2024 flag positioned on a flag pole under the stars and stripes. sad.......

 

[tlongII]

What do you think the odds are a person identified as Independent could win? That seems almost improbable in this system. My wife and I were in Ocean County yesterday and we observed a Trump 2024 flag positioned on a flag pole under the stars and stripes. sad.......

Right now the odds aren’t good. That needs to change somehow.

 

[crandc]

Florida now considering a bill making it a felony to give snacks and water to people waiting to vote. Texas already has the most restrictive voting laws and lowest turnout in the country, but wants to make it even harder to vote.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Florida now considering a bill making it a felony to give snacks and water to people waiting to vote. Texas already has the most restrictive voting laws and lowest turnout in the country, but wants to make it even harder to vote.

I agree.....but then, over the past several months we’ve seen very clearly how well decades of Texan “independent” and “intelligent” thinking have served the population of Texas. Texas is living proof that you can’t fix stupid.....though Georgia, Florida, Arizona, et al have apparently decided to see if they can race Texas to the bottom......looks like it will be a tie, all the way around........

 

[Lanny]

Now, there's some language I can get behind.

 

[MARIS61]

Several times Republicans (saying the quiet part loud) have admitted publicly that the more citizens vote, the worse they do.

They're referring to people (Democrats) who vote more times than the legal 1vote that Republicans cast.

 

[Phatguysrule]

They're referring to people (Democrats) who vote more times than the legal 1vote that Republicans cast.

Doesn't happen. Republicans do this as often as democrats and nobody does it enough to change the outcomes of any major election.