georgia politics

It's not a lost Nirvana album: https://twitter.com/ariehkovler/status/1494332545218928642

https://www.npr.org/2020/08/12/901628541/qanon-supporter-who-made-bigoted-videos-wins-ga-primary-likely-heading-to-congre What a sad indictment of Georgia Republicans that they have chosen a certified CT nutcase (and unashamed racist) as their Congressional candidate for the election. The...

Kemp of Georgia is just going to appoint someone he wants instead. This isn't the first time he has subverted democracy in the state either. He's also intentionally suppressed legitimate voters and appointed himself to oversee an election he was running in. If this ends up being allowed you...

Georgia state Rep. Erica Thomas was left in a right old state after she blatantly ignored the 10 items or less instruction in a local store and was called out on it. She was called a "lazy bitch" by Eric Sparkes then went on to claim he told her to "go back to where you came from." She later...

Alleged victims say powerful Georgia lawmaker repeatedly delays cases What a corrupt monster.

The campaign spending in the Georgia special election ended up running over $50 million, ~$20 from the Republicans and ~$30 from the Democrats. It seems to me that in the digital age money would become less important as candidates can reach large numbers of people through various social media...

If he stays above 50% he'll win without a runoff. http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/georgia-house-special-election-district-6 :thumbsup:

Hey Georgia it's 2016 not 1916.

I predict a rise in gun violence and shooting deaths will happen in Georgia following the law that was just passed in Georgia that allows licensed gun carriers to: Carry in bars. Carry in schools. Carry in public owned buildings. Face no scrutiny or prosecution if they try to carry through TSA...

Georgia GOP chair: Straight people will enter gay marriages to get "a free ride" http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/01/georgia-republican-party-chair-straight-people-will-enter-gay-marriages-to-get-a-free-ride/ Psst! Chairwoman Everhart! Straight people don't have to wait for gay marriage...

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread665986/pg1 "Franklin wants to create a Uterus Police to investigate miscarriages, and requires that any time a miscarriage occurs, whether in a hospital or without medical assistance, it must be reported and a fetal death certificate issued. If the...

He's also, among other things, apparently an anti-vaxer. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/georgia-republican-drivers-licenses/ http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2011/01/31/bobby-franklin-lets-do-away-with-drivers-licenses/ ETA: Isn't the "no driver's license" thing also part...

Liz Carter, The GOP nominee for Congress in Georgia's 4th has written this blog post on 9/10. It doesn't ring true to me. Flying into NYC and going by the towers just as the first plane hit? Possible. Still flying when the second plane hit? Hmmmmm... STILL flying hours later? Doesn't sound at...

*sigh* I know that they are investigating the alleged bad checks and potential fraud, but the cops have to have better things to do. http://www.wsbtv.com/news/17640271/detail.html Good news for Thompson: Shwww....

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=troy+davis&btnG=Search+News From Democracy Now:

http://www.nohawks.com/ This kind of stuff is inapproriate.

Georgia House Bans Genital Piercings I know what the libertarian position on this will be, but still, ouch!

http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/StateFS.asp?ID=68373 Georgia state representative Bobby Franklin, a Republican from suburban Atlanta, has introduced a bill that would require any woman who wants to get an abortion to go through a trial and have a judge sign a death warrant for an "execution"...