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The bill passed. It's illegal to give water to people in voting line in Georgia............... (Original Post) UGADawg Mar 2021 OP
I'm hoping the Justice Department Just_Vote_Dem Mar 2021 #1
That is the most ridiculous bill I ever heard of. What next doc03 Mar 2021 #2
Yup Joinfortmill Mar 2021 #3
If Money is Speech,... ruet Mar 2021 #4
Mark Elias is ON IT! nt leftieNanner Mar 2021 #5
This, is fucken insane. What a bunch of unmitigated bullshit! So, I guess ONLY democrats drink RKP5637 Mar 2021 #6
It's any food or drink ... so beer is also of course illegal ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #18
Absolutely incredible!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2021 #24
Those GDMFSOBs can rot in hell. THIS IS MY STATE! CurtEastPoint Mar 2021 #7
And the penalty is? bluestarone Mar 2021 #8
Felony! UGADawg Mar 2021 #11
"What are you in for?" Liberal In Texas Mar 2021 #15
And they all moved away from me on the Group W bench (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #20
LOL Liberal In Texas Mar 2021 #38
💙 crickets Mar 2021 #40
That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of, and just downright cruel. smirkymonkey Mar 2021 #9
No, the idea is that people are being 'bribed' to vote by others Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #22
God forbid you should show some kindness to another person without an ulterior smirkymonkey Mar 2021 #25
We know how Republicans are all about "deeply held religious beliefs" these days gratuitous Mar 2021 #10
Good idea hurl Mar 2021 #41
And the GOP makes themselves look/act like absolute morons to the worldview! I really find it hard RKP5637 Mar 2021 #12
What is the big lie here....people are bribing people with water? Thomas Hurt Mar 2021 #13
So can we sponsor groups of Scouts to sell voters water for 25 cents a bottle? csziggy Mar 2021 #14
It's illegal to give water to people in voting line in Georgia now. this crap law will be litigated Trueblue1968 Mar 2021 #16
The legislation sucks, but the food/water stuff is to prohibit vote solicitation. Hoyt Mar 2021 #17
Nope. The solicitation is totally separate from the food/drink ban. sir pball Mar 2021 #32
We can play this game too - from now on it is lemonade for Democrats and Kool-Aid for Republicans. waterwatcher123 Mar 2021 #19
No water for those filibustering. Anyone else, no water for two handed drinkers. dameatball Mar 2021 #21
This should definitely get rid of all the imaginary 'voter fraud' ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #23
2 words.... Wine Tasting Rustyeye77 Mar 2021 #26
BYOFW! Bring Your Own Cha Mar 2021 #27
Except for gated communities of course. lpbk2713 Mar 2021 #28
Off to the courts! 2naSalit Mar 2021 #29
Give them the water before they get in line or let them bring a picnic basked with them. joetheman Mar 2021 #30
That's a good idea, hand it to them as they get out of their car. tinymontgomery Mar 2021 #37
I could be wrong but I'm not sure that the law is actually limited to 'the line' Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #42
Passing a new voter's rights act is the most important ecstatic Mar 2021 #31
Sell water for a penny FakeNoose Mar 2021 #33
Sounds like a perfect opportunity to honor John Lewis by getting into Good Trouble. Towlie Mar 2021 #34
Offer food/water to folks who step out of line temporarily to get it. keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #35
You mean they didn't make 'holding someone's place in line' a felony as well? Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #39
COURT CHALLENGES TO FOLLOW..... spanone Mar 2021 #36

doc03

(35,143 posts)
2. That is the most ridiculous bill I ever heard of. What next
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:19 PM
Mar 2021

require a concealed carry or your KKK card to vote.

RKP5637

(67,030 posts)
6. This, is fucken insane. What a bunch of unmitigated bullshit! So, I guess ONLY democrats drink
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:25 PM
Mar 2021

water. How about a beer??? What damn idiots, which leads one to question WTF they are doing in a political office. GOTV!!!

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
18. It's any food or drink ... so beer is also of course illegal ...
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:40 PM
Mar 2021

The auspices here is that people are 'bribing' voters by giving them free shit for showing up to vote.

Liberal In Texas

(13,452 posts)
15. "What are you in for?"
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:39 PM
Mar 2021

"I gave an old lady a bottle of water when she was standing in like for 10 hours to vote."

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
9. That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of, and just downright cruel.
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:28 PM
Mar 2021

Are they going to prevent you from bringing your own snacks and water with you as well? I always carry a big bottle of water with me in my bag. I can't go very long without having something to drink. My mouth and throat get too dried out.

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
22. No, the idea is that people are being 'bribed' to vote by others
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:43 PM
Mar 2021

So yes you can bring your own.

You just can't share, you see?

Not sure if you can give your child a bottle of water if they're there with you, though.

Typical RePuQ f***ing idiotic bullshit, IOW.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
25. God forbid you should show some kindness to another person without an ulterior
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:48 PM
Mar 2021

motive. They are such sick individuals!

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
10. We know how Republicans are all about "deeply held religious beliefs" these days
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:34 PM
Mar 2021

Mostly in service to enabling bigots to practice their prejudices under the aegis of "deeply held religious beliefs." They're also big into the nullification of laws, regulations and ordinances they don't like (e.g., supporting county sheriffs who refuse to enforce laws they don't like).

May I humbly suggest Matthew 25 : 31-46. Someone could easily make the claim that they don't want to be liable to eternal punishment for refusing to give the thirsty something to drink. It would be interesting to see conservatives twist themselves into exegetical pretzels trying to explain that the plain language of the story doesn't mean what it says.

RKP5637

(67,030 posts)
12. And the GOP makes themselves look/act like absolute morons to the worldview! I really find it hard
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:34 PM
Mar 2021

to believe why anyone that is sane/intelligent would vote in the GOP unless a full-fledged racist and domestic terrorist.

csziggy

(34,119 posts)
14. So can we sponsor groups of Scouts to sell voters water for 25 cents a bottle?
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:37 PM
Mar 2021

I bet there is nothing in the bill about selling water at a loss.

Make sure whoever goes out has the proper permitting and does not carry anything that could be considered political in nature so the RepuQs have nothing to complain about on that score.

I suggested Scouts so there would be kids doing it, but any one could do it, I'd bet.

Trueblue1968

(17,138 posts)
16. It's illegal to give water to people in voting line in Georgia now. this crap law will be litigated
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:40 PM
Mar 2021

It's illegal to give water to people in voting line in Georgia now. this crap law will be litigated and Georgia will lose.
Stupid republicans. They are monsters. Stop the filibusterer and pass the voting bill.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
17. The legislation sucks, but the food/water stuff is to prohibit vote solicitation.
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:40 PM
Mar 2021

Not sure what final bill says, but earlier version was: “ No person shall solicit votes in any manner or by any means or method, nor shall any person distribute or display any campaign material, nor shall any person give, offer to give, or participate in the giving of any money or gifts, including, but not limited to, food and drink, to an elector.”

While it could be abused, I doubt taking your grandmother a bottle of water is going to be a problem.

Earlier versions of Bill required counties to ensure voter waits were minimized. Not sure where that stands.

sir pball

(4,726 posts)
32. Nope. The solicitation is totally separate from the food/drink ban.
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 07:23 PM
Mar 2021

See all those "nor"s in your quote? They separate each of the individual prohibited actions in the bill, with no connection; it's basically a shorter way of saying "and also shall not". Let's put some line breaks in and see how it clears things up:

No person shall:

Solict votes

Nor

Display campaign material

Nor

Provide "gifts", food/drink.

It's illegal in Georgia to give Grandma a bottle of water, full stop. Now, if it would be prosecuted is a different question, but the law is clear.

lpbk2713

(42,696 posts)
28. Except for gated communities of course.
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 06:52 PM
Mar 2021


And break out the lawn chairs when there are three or more people in line.

tinymontgomery

(2,584 posts)
37. That's a good idea, hand it to them as they get out of their car.
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 07:34 PM
Mar 2021

And only give it to them if their wearing a mask.

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
42. I could be wrong but I'm not sure that the law is actually limited to 'the line'
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 11:03 PM
Mar 2021

I believe it's actually about offering anything of value to 'entice people to vote'.

The 'water in line' ban is just a part of it that people are focusing on as particularly egregious, but I'm fairly sure you could also be accused of it if you were doing it on the parking lot at the voting place as well.

Could be wrong, but ...

ecstatic

(32,566 posts)
31. Passing a new voter's rights act is the most important
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 07:20 PM
Mar 2021

thing Congress can do right now. This is one area where I'm not willing to compromise. 40 states are actively trying to turn back the clock with regard to voting rights. This is outrageous and cannot be allowed to continue.

That said, none of these ridiculous changes would stop me or others from voting. The danger here is not necessarily what the QOP is doing but how Democrats respond to it. I need to know that I'm voting for people who are doing everything in their power to uphold my right to vote. If they can't or won't do that, then it sends a message that my vote isn't really needed.

I really liked what Biden said about it today and I'm hopeful that they will take action soon.

keithbvadu2

(36,360 posts)
35. Offer food/water to folks who step out of line temporarily to get it.
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 07:30 PM
Mar 2021

Offer food/water to folks who step out of line temporarily to get it.

(Hold my place, please)

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
39. You mean they didn't make 'holding someone's place in line' a felony as well?
Thu Mar 25, 2021, 10:55 PM
Mar 2021

An oversight I'm sure these fascist fucks will remedy at the next opportunity.

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