There HAS to be a fierce backlash against the GOP in GA for this outrageous voter suppression bill

[LymphocyteLover]

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Why would any black voter ever vote Republican? Why would any decent person vote Republican?

Also, so much of this bill seems unconstitutional. It is just insane how bad it is.

[Diamond_Dog]

1. Can it be challenged in court?

[elleng]

3. Yes, Georgia state courts.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

24. Here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215269291

[regnaD kciN]

2. There will be...

...but, since those moved to participate in such a backlash won't be able to vote, .

[taxi]

4. I see the AME district has a proposal, and that is good.

There may be ways to affect them more. An attack from within at the same time.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Georgia. All voting precincts should have the same number of voting machines and access to vote per

Georgia. All voting precincts should have the same number of voting machines and access to vote per number of voters.

And other states.

[Takket]

6. i saw a baseball writer on twitter..........

suggesting MLB should pull the all-star game. absolutely agree. nothing gets through to people other than hitting them in the wallet

[bahboo]

11. yes, totally agree with this....

sports can be a powerful force for social justice...

[LymphocyteLover]

13. Yes, that would be a good move

[meadowlander]

7. Companies with HQs in Georgia:

Aflac
AT&T Wireless
Carter's
Coca Cola
Delta Airlines
Great American Cookies
Hitachi
Home Depot
Honda
LexisNexis
Turner Broadcasting

Give them a ring and ask whether they intend to keep their HQs in a state that is trying to deny black people the right to vote.

I left out Chick-fil-a, Hooters and Equifax because I assume they're hopeless.

[oldtime dfl_er]

9. Thank you!

These are some massive companies. Hit them in the wallet, hit them hard, and keep hitting them.

[LymphocyteLover]

14. Home Depot is also hopeless but the other ones SHOULD be responsive

[Johnny2X2X]

28. Pro and NCAA sports

In the past, sports has had an effect, push the NCAA, NFL, NBA, and MLB too. Georgians love their sports, if the NCAA issues a statement saying their college teams will be excluded from championships, or their sate will not be able to host bowl games, it will have a swift impact.

[oldtime dfl_er]

8. Boycott all GA businesses and companies

except those that are owned by people of color.

[Mr.Bill]

10. If this law stands,

there will no longer be any point in voting. And that's exactly how they want it.

[msdogi]

12. Film production companies

Tyler Perry, Georgia Peach, lots of others

[LymphocyteLover]

15. you think they might move?

[Hotler]

16. First thing to do is re-brand them as fascist. Throw it in their face and....

let them know they are against Democracy.

[LymphocyteLover]

17. I'm trying!

Speaking of which-- let's throw down some heat on Kemp here

Link to tweet

[tulipsandroses]

20. Interesting that they are so concerned about election security, but I hear nothing about where the

FBI says our greatest threat is when it comes to our elections. Foreign actors. Not people handing out water on hot Georgia day to people standing 5 hrs in line.

[Hotler]

23. Flood his office with rubber dicks. People did that to the Bundy's when they

were holed up in the BLM office. They got pissed over it. Sending rubber dicks to asshole politicians could be our way of trowing shoes like they do in the mid-East.

[ecstatic]

18. My taxes pay their salaries but they don't want me to vote

There's a saying... No taxation without representation. It's 2021. You're right. The blowback needs to be swift and fierce. Looks like we have to take it back to the 1950s/ 1960s style boycotts. Bring these fckers to their knees. Whatever Stacey Abrams says to do, I'm doing.

[LymphocyteLover]

19. exactly

also throw some heat back at Kemp here

Link to tweet

[ancianita]

21. Even if ALL blacks and ALL registereds in battleground states voted, THIS law could nullify

their votes.

So it's not about turnout. It's not even about the count.
It's about legislatures overturning the turnout AND ANY count if their Republican candidates don't win.

[Diraven]

22. Is that really part of the law?

If it was that easy they would have done that decades ago

[ancianita]

27. Yes.

Whether it's easy or not is arguable. It wasn't done a long time ago because it wasn't needed, most likely. Now the minority party thinks they get to override the popular vote, and has the money to do it. Court fight rulings might determine the limits of legislatures.

[ancianita]

29. Here's the structural nullification worst part, as explained by Rachel

from the start all the way to 15:33

[LymphocyteLover]

26. Yes, it's unbelievably bad

[JCMach1]

25. ALEC is pushing the same, or worse around the country

Texas, for example.

If we don't secure voting rights, we only have ourselves to blame.