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I believe this will be remembered as one of the great speeches of these times.
A couple other thoughts below (but really you shouldn't be reading me before you read @IjeomaOluo, @jbouie, @BreeNewsome, @BerniceKing, @AngryBlackLady and many other Black American writers) https://twitter.com/mentnelson/status/1266562774118907904
A couple other thoughts below (but really you shouldn't be reading me before you read @IjeomaOluo, @jbouie, @BreeNewsome, @BerniceKing, @AngryBlackLady and many other Black American writers) https://twitter.com/mentnelson/status/1266562774118907904
I respect and admire the calls by Killer Mike and others to mobilise, organise and vote in both the upcoming 9 June elections and in November.
The only way to undo the harm that's been done is to vote in numbers TOO LARGE TO BE F****D WITH
The only way to undo the harm that's been done is to vote in numbers TOO LARGE TO BE F****D WITH
Because those clinging to power WILL f*** with those votes as much as they can.
This is the state where, in 2016, election data servers got mysteriously wiped when they were subpoenaed in a hacking enquiry
https://apnews.com/877ee1015f1c43f1965f63538b035d3f/APNewsBreak:-Georgia-election-server-wiped-after-suit-filed https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/07/18/mueller-indictments-georgia-voting-infrastructure-219018
This is the state where, in 2016, election data servers got mysteriously wiped when they were subpoenaed in a hacking enquiry
https://apnews.com/877ee1015f1c43f1965f63538b035d3f/APNewsBreak:-Georgia-election-server-wiped-after-suit-filed https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/07/18/mueller-indictments-georgia-voting-infrastructure-219018
The GA Secretary of State at the time, who knew about the deletion, was Brian Kemp. He now sits in the Governor's mansion following a campaign during which he, in plain sight, purged an extraordinary number of voters from the rolls. https://www.apmreports.org/story/2018/10/19/georgia-voter-purge
Polling place closures also suppressed voter turnout: https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/precinct-closures-harm-voter-turnout-georgia-ajc-analysis-finds/11sVcLyQCHuQRC8qtZ6lYP/
Screenshot from this paywalled Washington Post article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/30/did-racially-motivated-voter-suppression-thwart-stacey-abrams/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/30/did-racially-motivated-voter-suppression-thwart-stacey-abrams/
But there are reasons for optimism. One organisation fighting vote suppression, in GA and nationwide, is @fairfightaction
https://fairfight.com/
Started by @staceyabrams, who ran against Kemp for Governor and whom I hope will go far in the future
https://fairfight.com/
Started by @staceyabrams, who ran against Kemp for Governor and whom I hope will go far in the future
So, Georgia's democracy is threatened in all kinds of ways. But the harm can only be undone by those elected to office.
If I have a hope, it's that Georgians will vote in numbers TOO BIG TO BE F****D WITH
Braving whatever circumstances need to be braved
If I have a hope, it's that Georgians will vote in numbers TOO BIG TO BE F****D WITH
Braving whatever circumstances need to be braved
I hope that for all Americans, because we've had 4 years knowing our electoral system is under constant attack, with those in power determined either to aid in the attack or do precisely nothing about it
But VOTING RIGHTS SHOULDN'T BE A PARTISAN ISSUE
But VOTING RIGHTS SHOULDN'T BE A PARTISAN ISSUE
I repeat. VOTING RIGHTS SHOULDN'T BE A PARTISAN ISSUE.
The vote is the fundamental right of every American citizen.
(As with any democracy)
The vote is the fundamental right of every American citizen.
(As with any democracy)
But right now, those who are loudest about wrapping themselves in the flag are also those most determined to suppress the vote
Voter ID laws
Polling place closures
Voter roll purges
"Exact-match" name purges
The list goes on.
Just. please register, organise, vote.
Voter ID laws
Polling place closures
Voter roll purges
"Exact-match" name purges
The list goes on.
Just. please register, organise, vote.
