Anybody watching the House? I can't believe me eyes.

[Idioteque]

Georgia Republicans are standing up in opposition to renewing the voting rights act. I knew they were against it behind the scenes but geez I never thought they would take it to the floor.

[Clark2008]

1. What are they angry about?

Specifically, I mean.

Surely Georgia Republicans, who have benefited greatly from Diebold, aren't upset about touch-screen voting.

[Idioteque]

7. They are saying it singles them out for scrutiny...

...that it punishes them for their actions of the past. (I never knew helping people vote was a punishment but that's just me.)

[RaleighNCDUer]

34. Yeah. The distant past

like 2002, 2004...

[CottonBear]

31. They want to permanently ensure that no Dem. ever be elected again in GA

:(

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

38. Take action, call your congressman to support passage

See the link for calling information:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1624600

[Terran1212]

2. My state's Republicans are the worst

You have to remember good old Newt's from here. And zell. And every other freak and nutjob.

[zbdent]

33. Actually, I thought Newtwit was a carpetbagger

from Pennsylvania (and I'm orig. from PA.)

[Patchuli]

42. You also have

Widespread Panic, B-52s and R.E.M. to be proud of! And don't forget those waffle houses!

My spouse and I adored eating in Georgia! We need waffle houses here in CA!

[LeftCoast]

3. Looks like the Southern Strategy is about to pay off

:(

[roguevalley]

51. alaska is also on this list.

[acmejack]

4. I despise Phil anyway.

The man is crudest type of demagogue. I can picture him as the southern quack doctor in the 1800's.

[still_one]

5. OK DEMOCRATS, THIS IS A NO-BRAINER

[bryant69]

6. What are their arguments?

THat's pretty funny.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[TrueFunkSoldier]

14. Like the Dixie Chick, I'm ashamed of being from there...

Originally from Georgia, there are a lot of Repug crazies and apparently some Demo-crazies as well. To add insult to injury, a friend of mine, so-called progressive, called my former congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney, a "coo-coo" as well. Must be something in the water. Still you couldn't pay me a trillion dollars to move back to that place...well, unless it's in the most progressive immediate surrounding areas like Decatur, N. Highlands or Druid Hills. Other than that...well...you get the picture.

[CottonBear]

21. Athens is a blue place! n/t

[acmejack]

23. Plenty of normal people in Georgia.

The question is how do these people get to be up there representing us? We know why, we were uninvolved! No more!

[CottonBear]

28. 100% Diebold, 2002 election, thanks a whole freaking lot D-SoS Cathy Cox.

:grr:

[Kurovski]

49. President Carter is from Georgia!

Georgia is a beautiful state.

[RebelOne]

35. I live in Georgia, but I moved here from Florida in 1989.

I can not say that I am ashamed to live in this state. It sure beats that hell hole of Florida. Unfortunately, I live in an almost totally red county.

[Rosemary2205]

8. Every freaking time we make news it's the nutjobs

you'd think no actual humans lived in this state.

[Terran1212]

11. We'll there's a fair amount of DUers

: )

[Idioteque]

16. Well you guys have John Lewis

That's certainly something to be proud of.

[LSK]

17. you do have Malloy

[CottonBear]

27. Mike and Kathy even come to our DU meetups!

We are the state of Gov. Jimmy Carter, Sen. Sam Nunn, Rep. John Lewis and Sen Max Cleland. We have much to be proud of.

[checks-n-balances]

41. What DU meetings?

You mean local dem meetings, right? If there are DU local meetings, please pm me - I don't want to miss those. Thanks!

[CottonBear]

44. We usually meet in February in Atlanta.

Kathy Malloy is a DUer.

See the GA forum for more info on past meetups. I'm going to organize an Athens DU meetup for late summer of early fall. (Can't conflict with UGA football games. I'll have to check the home game schedule.) We usually have a good crowd. Check out the GA forum if you haven't already.
:hi:

[Clark2008]

20. My sympathies.

I live in Tennessee and about the only time we make the news is when our state legislure passes laws allowing us to eat road kill. :eyes:

[long_green]

26. Well, you deserve the ridicule

You'd never see Louisiana politicians embarr-...ummmm, never mind.

[The Backlash Cometh]

9. Tell me again how Georgia isn't a conservative cesspool?

I forget how that works when they seem to be at the center of all things hateful and inequitable.

[acmejack]

10. They're going to pass it on power party line vote.

Or damn sure try to. Do you think enough republicons will break from the republiclowns?

[Idioteque]

I kind of feel bad for Sensenbrenner

He supports the bill as do most Republicans but he has to yield time to the racists to speak against the bill. Then again, where are all of the Republicans who should be speaking in support?

[Poiuyt]

12. Here is an article from Raw Story

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Republicans_break_deal_with_Democrats_0713.html

Bowing to the demands of rank-and-file Republicans, House leaders granted consideration Wednesday to a bevy of amendments to the Voting Rights Act — including a measure to eliminate mandates for multilingual ballots — drawing the ire of Democrats who claim the move violates a bipartisan agreement over reauthorizing the landmark 1965 law.

On an 8-3 party-line vote, the House Rules Committee agreed to allow debate on four amendments when the VRA renewal reaches the House floor, expected to occur today.

....

Both of the remaining amendments, sponsored by Georgia GOP Reps. Charlie Norwood and Lynn Westmoreland, target the VRA’s Section 5, which mandates that states with a documented history of discrimination must “pre-clear” any changes to their electoral practices with the Justice Department.

The amendments would, respectively, reconfigure the formula used to apply that section of the law — which the Georgia lawmakers have argued is outdated and unfairly targets states including their own — and establish an expedited procedure for qualified jurisdictions to “bail out” from the law’s requirements.

more -

[Clark2008]

24. All states have histories of discrimination.

Just sayin'...

[RaleighNCDUer]

36. There are major differences between discriminatory histories from

1860 and 1960.

Just sayin'.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. Are they wearing their "Stars and Bars" lapel pins on their sheets.

Fashion statements count.

[acmejack]

18. Norwood is still mad about Sherman's march to the sea...

I can't believe my ears.

[acmejack]

19. oops, double clutch

error

[CottonBear]

15. Of course they are. They are racist Dixiecrats with a GOP label.

I'm from Georgia. We used to have elected officials like Govs. Jimmy Carter & Roy Barnes and Senators Samm Nunn, Wyche Fowler and Max Cleland (all white male Democrats).

Now we have mostly black or female Democratic elected officials with a few true blue male Democrats who have remained with the party.

If it were not for Diebold in 2002 and the traiterous party switchers in the state assembly, we wouldn't be in this bad spot today. :grr:

[Rosemary2205]

22. Wait - Jimmy and Roy racists??

I'm sorry but I personally know Roy Barnes fairly well and he ain't no racist. And I'm not buying it about Jimmy Carter either.

Please tell me I read your post wrong.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

25. No. The poster is drawing a contrast between the great

statesmen elected from Georgia and the loons on the floor now.

[CottonBear]

29. Thank you nothingshocksmeanymore. I was contrasting and comparing

the bigoted, idiots in office now compared to our great history of being the most progressive Southern state.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

32. Well, if it gives you hope, Lester Maddox preceded that progressive

movement :D

[CottonBear]

46. Good old populist Lester,riding his bike backwards...Oy!

We had Gov. Herman Talmadge too. He was a larger than life character. Only in Georgia!

Former Gov. Ernest Vandiver took us throught rhe civil rights era and the desegregation if UGA without bringing in troops or any bloodshed.

I moved here during the D-Gov. Joe Frank Harris era and then voted for D-Gov. Zig Zag Zell Miller twice and Roy Barnes Twice but got R-Gov. Sonny Perdue the last go around. :puke:

I really dislike Sonny. I've met him twice. He is the governor for rich, greedy, white , male bigots

[CottonBear]

30. You read it incorrectly. n/t

[TrueFunkSoldier]

37. Georgia's white male Democratic leaders...a dying breed...

Yes, I miss the days of Ben Jones, Max Cleland, Jimmy Carter, Joe Frank Harris, Sam Nunn...these were the true Democratic stalwarts who joined with progressives to ensure the rights of all. They are indeed a dying breed.

...I long for the day when Ben Jones gets his due revenge against Newt Gingrich, but I think I'll die before justice is ever served.

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

39. Action now: call your Representative

Calling info:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1624600

[Chi-Town Exile]

40. I could have told you guys what Racists SOB's the Pukes in GA Are!

Georgia SUCKS big time. I live in the center of Republican HELL. My head explodes daily.

[pberq]

43. Conyers just up - said that Norwood never testified in the

extensive hearings, and that the bill was carefully written so that amendments like this would not be necessary.

[pberq]

45. Sensenbrenner up now - opposing amendment

Georgia has had violations since 2002.

[CottonBear]

47. Sensenbrenner said that? Wow. n/t

[librechik]

48. hm--yeah. if I break my leg, I should insist on no treatment at all

cuz I don't want to single out the leg as the problem.

How stupid do they think we are????

[Efilroft Sul]

50. If the Voting Rights Act is not renewed, I wonder what would happen if...

...we all burned the CONFEDERATE flag in protest? I mean, it's not "flag desecration." Sure, it'll piss off the good ol' boys, and we'll get to the heart of the matter of calling "Southern tradition" a despicable heritage of treating nonwhites like shit.

Burn, baby, burn.