It restricts voting based on the big lie about voter fraud.
Opinion: Sorry, Republicans, Georgia’s new law makes voting harder — not better https://t.co/tGzvYVeqjs
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 9, 2021
THREAD: 50 Reasons Why Georgia's New Voting Law Really Is That Bad.
— Esosa Osa (@Esosa_Osa) April 3, 2021
Each reason is cited by line so feel free to follow along with the actual text here: https://t.co/z5r44aN72p #gapol #SB202 1/13
I wrote in my Georgia piece 8 days ago that 1. it wasn't clear that this provision would necessarily hurt Democrats electorally 2. the administration provision was the big one and 3. the intent and context mattered a lot. https://t.co/vlgJIRTczb
— Perry Bacon Jr. (@perrybaconjr) April 3, 2021
One lesson Republicans could take from Georgia is when you create a bunch of new restrictions on voting that are opposed by pretty much everyone because Trump made up a bunch of lies about voter fraud bad stuff happens pic.twitter.com/pzrdfPMvdT
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 3, 2021
"Go page by page through Georgia’s new voting law…The Republican legislature and governor have made a breathtaking assertion of partisan power in elections, making absentee voting harder and creating restrictions and complications…"https://t.co/NHCpInh0DK
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 2, 2021
Leading Georgia companies, sports teams condemn new state voting law https://t.co/0CGOZrocrR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 31, 2021
Delta and Coca-Cola reversed their stances on Georgia’s restrictive voting law, saying they wanted to be "crystal clear" that they opposed it. The reversal comes in the face of mounting outrage from activists and powerful Black executives. https://t.co/ZDDxMzrsVW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 31, 2021
"Disney, Netflix, Amazon Studios and NBCUniversal all either declined to comment or did not respond to The Times’ request for comment on Georgia’s elections overhaul" https://t.co/eLbZGcRrXK
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) March 31, 2021
“If the G.O.P. sees that no penalty is paid for voter suppression, surely that will encourage Republicans to do it wherever they can get away with it….Georgia is going to be the canary in the coal mine. And it’s a pretty damn big canary.”@LarrySabato https://t.co/0U0FNm2DgA
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) January 14, 2022
Sad! 