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elleng

(130,895 posts) Thu Mar 25, 2021, 09:36 PM Mar 2021

HORRIBLE, what's happened in Georgia (today, and before.)

((Representative who knocked on door to attend governor's signing of the bill is out of jail, on bond.))

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HORRIBLE, what's happened in Georgia (today, and before.) (Original Post) elleng Mar 2021 OP

As Rachel said "This is as ugly as it gets" IcyPeas Mar 2021 #1

The state storm troopers of Georgia are the bastard children of Lester Maddox. Dawson Leery Mar 2021 #2

We need federal voting protections in place questionseverything Mar 2021 #3

It's worse than that. The GOP wants the act of voting to be FalloutShelter Mar 2021 #4

Racist thugs JohnSJ Mar 2021 #5

She wasn't a nobody off the street. sheshe2 Mar 2021 #6

I know sheshe, and it reminds me of the crap that went on in the fifties and sixties. I really hope JohnSJ Mar 2021 #10

The video was horrific! Absolutely chilling... electric_blue68 Mar 2021 #7

'Georgia representative elleng Mar 2021 #8

I know. I wasn't clear and fixed. 👍 electric_blue68 Mar 2021 #9

IcyPeas

(21,870 posts)

1. As Rachel said "This is as ugly as it gets"

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 09:39 PM

Mar 2021

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

2. The state storm troopers of Georgia are the bastard children of Lester Maddox.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 09:42 PM

Mar 2021

questionseverything

(9,654 posts)

3. We need federal voting protections in place

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 09:42 PM

Mar 2021

One party wants everyone to vote

One party does not

That should tell anyone paying attention which party has good ideas

FalloutShelter

(11,863 posts)

4. It's worse than that. The GOP wants the act of voting to be

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 09:48 PM

Mar 2021

a complete pantomime and sham. Everyone works their asses off the GOTV, to promote qualified candidates and then the GQP decides
who the winner is.

JohnSJ

(92,190 posts)

5. Racist thugs

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 10:04 PM

Mar 2021

sheshe2

(83,754 posts)

6. She wasn't a nobody off the street.

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 11:45 PM

Mar 2021

She was a STATE REP! A State Representative. A State Representative. A State Representative.

Yet she was black and arrested.

I can't wrap my head around that, John.

JohnSJ

(92,190 posts)

10. I know sheshe, and it reminds me of the crap that went on in the fifties and sixties. I really hope

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 12:41 AM

Mar 2021

a civil rights suit is filed on all this crap going on right now.

I believe the federal government has the authority to impose conditions on grant funds to states, and civil rights violations would definitely qualify.

This is unbelievable what is happening right now

electric_blue68

(14,891 posts)

7. The video was horrific! Absolutely chilling...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 11:50 PM

Mar 2021

made me feel like I was watching a kind of Bull Connor event - not as physically violent, but violent enough being dragged off!

I was just a little too young back then to be be watching the '60s original event on the evening news...

But I saw the film a few years later in historical documentaries.

So this w the Georgia rep it totally reminded me
of it!

I guess I wasn't clear.

elleng

(130,895 posts)

8. 'Georgia representative

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 11:53 PM

Mar 2021

https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-representative-arrested-after-governor-signs-elections-bill/OTVKYHMIYBHRBOVYY5M6HRIVYI/

electric_blue68

(14,891 posts)

9. I know. I wasn't clear and fixed. 👍

Reply to elleng (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 12:03 AM

Mar 2021

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