GA Republicans trying to ram 93 page substitute voting suppression bill right before meeting

[Nevilledog]

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HAPPENING NOW: Georgia House Republicans led by Rep. Barry Fleming are rushing out a 93-page substitute to SB 202 right before a key committee meeting to try and ram through their anti-voting agenda as part of their unconstitutional attacks on Georgians’ voting rights. #gapol
12:16 PM · Mar 17, 2021

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HAPPENING NOW: Georgia House Republicans led by Rep. Barry Fleming are rushing out a 93-page substitute to SB 202 right before a key committee meeting to try and ram through their anti-voting agenda as part of their unconstitutional attacks on Georgians’ voting rights. #gapol

The substitute not only includes a false and misleading preamble promoting the Big Lie and conspiracy theories, but also mirrors their similarly disastrous assaults on the right to vote, #HB531 and #SB241 - with whole sections copied and pasted into the SB 202 substitute. #gapol

The new bill would lead to longer lines, restrict vote by mail, and more. It also grants the state legislature unprecedented power over elections and the State Election Board while stripping voters of representation. #gapol

GA Republicans are doubling down on undermining our democracy. This bill will add onerous ID requirements, limit weekend voting, and further restrict Georgians' voting rights as part of a desperate power grab to appease insurrectionists and losing political candidates. #gapol

Surprising advocates, legislators, and voters with a nearly 100 page bill is undemocratic and unacceptable. The committee must REJECT the substitute to SB 202 and this shameless and dangerous attempt to restrict voting rights and rush through harmful anti-voting proposals. #gapol
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[jmbar2]

1. Being party to voter suppression should disqualify people from running for elected office.

If they don't accept the rules of democracy, they have no business running.

[maxrandb]

2. This is why I said that those 143 House Retrumplicans

Should not have been seated!

Yes, they would have bitched. Yes, they would have moaned! Yes, there would have been gnashing of teeth! Yes, it probably would not make it through the courts, but, fuck-em. Let them sweat and worry if the courts are going to "save Democracy" for a change. Let them be the ones to say; "whew...our institutions 'held'".

The bottom line is that if there are no consequences for bad behavior, the bad behavior will ONLY GET WORSE.

For those that say; "well, the Retrumplicans will do the same when they are in power", I say;

"They lost a frickin election and tried to use force to overturn the results, what fucking more can they do?"

and,

The solution then becomes...MAKE DAMN SURE THEY ARE NEVER IN POWER AGAIN

Corporate America better fucking understand that they funded these fucksticks and will be held to account.

If these voter suppression/Jim Crow bills go through, there needs to be a GENERAL STRIKE!

[jmbar2]

3. I like your energy on this subject

This needs to become one of the leading issues in all future campaigns. Thanks for expressing it so powerfully.