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JI7

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10. No , it's to prevent minorities from voting . They do things

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 5, 2021, 05:48 AM

Mar 2021

like offer few places to vote resulting in long lines but minorities still have come out sometimes people bring food and water to those waiting in the long ass lines .

So they want to name voting painful for some.

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Makes it a crime to give food or water to anyone standing in line to vote. [View all] keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 OP

Georgia, of course. elleng Mar 2021 #1

I don't think this means that, like, a spouse can't run to the car and grab a water bottle Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #2

No is to keep people from helping those fucked in an intentionally multi-hour line. Assholes. bullimiami Mar 2021 #4

Assholes is right. 🤬 ShazzieB Mar 2021 #5

No , it's to prevent minorities from voting . They do things JI7 Mar 2021 #10

Yes, but they're not going to admit to that ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #12

Imagine it's all about minorities at YOUR peril. It's the vote period. Hortensis Mar 2021 #21

Fair enough ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #24

Think Jose Andres, and how he fed people stuck in long lines soothsayer Mar 2021 #14

Bribing voters is already illegal, Lebowski. Even in GA. Hortensis Mar 2021 #17

See my post #12 Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #25

Yes. And it creates all sort of potential for voter intimidation by Hortensis Mar 2021 #29

BYOFOOD in your backpack & H2O! Cha Mar 2021 #3

Even more voter suppression tactics and then... Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2021 #6

Can you sell them things like for a Penney? KewlKat Mar 2021 #7

So set up food and water qazplm135 Mar 2021 #8

People who were thirsty would have to leave the line just to get a drink. n/t pnwmom Mar 2021 #11

You could always ask the people around you hold your place in line. intheflow Mar 2021 #15

No qazplm135 Mar 2021 #28

I wonder how many organizations will be challenging this in court. PatrickforB Mar 2021 #9

Some things in this country sound more and more like Nazi Germany. Nt raccoon Mar 2021 #13

Just don't understand it MichMan Mar 2021 #16

Yeah, that's not what this law is addressing. Crunchy Frog Mar 2021 #26

Selfishness and racism are the cornerstones of the repug party. nt. Hotler Mar 2021 #18

This attack on all voters and voting has been passed by GA's HOUSE only. Hortensis Mar 2021 #19

Republicans are very sensitive to religious freedom in certain circumstances right now gratuitous Mar 2021 #20

Freedom of religion Pence keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #22

Should be a crime to have to wait long enough to get thirsty n/t leftstreet Mar 2021 #23

What really needs to be against the law ... Martin Eden Mar 2021 #27

Yes1 Our For the People Act was just passed in the House (again) Hortensis Mar 2021 #30