Georgia Republipigs pass Jim Crow 2.0

It's been a race between the nasty old white men (the core of the RepubliQs) slowly dying off and their attempts to implement fascism and end American democracy. It looks like the good guys are winning as the country--even some of the most buck-toothed inbred areas of it--turns slowly blue, but we're only barely ahead.

Look at how close we came, over the last four years, to losing our democracy altogether. Trump very nearly became the last American President. We very nearly cast our last votes ever in 2020. We saved America by a few thousand votes in Georgia. We're not out of the woods yet. In 2024, Baby Trump or some other populist, fascist, propaganda-spewing asshole could still win and plunge us back into darkness.

The demographics of it all won't matter if the RepubliQs seize control. Demographics only matter in a democracy, and the RepubliQs are still feverishly working to make sure we don't have one.

Uh, dose of reality for you...the bill explicitly allows Republican officials to overturn the results of an election at the county level; it also allows the Republican state legislature to decree who won the election, regardless of the actual vote count.

Where, in the 95 page 202 bill, does it allow any entity, Republican or not, to overturn the results of an election at any level? Setion 7 of 202 says in part:

(a) The governing authority of a county or municipality, as applicable, following a recommendation based on an investigation by a performance review board pursuant to Code Section 21-2-106 may petition the State Election Board, through the Secretary of State, for extraordinary relief pursuant to this Code section. In addition, the State Election Board, on its own motion or following a recommendation based on an investigation by a performance review board pursuant to Part 5 of this article, may pursue the extraordinary relief provided in this Code section. (b) Upon receiving a petition or taking appropriate action pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section, the State Election Board shall conduct a preliminary investigation to determine if sufficient cause exists to proceed to a full hearing on the petition. Such preliminary investigation shall be followed by a preliminary hearing which shall take place not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days after the Secretary of State receives the petition. Service of the petition shall be made by hand delivery or by statutory overnight delivery to the Secretary of State's office. At such preliminary hearing, the State Election Board shall determine if sufficient cause exists to proceed to a full hearing on the petition or if the petition should be dismissed. The State Election Board shall promulgate rules and regulations for conducting such preliminary investigation and preliminary hearing. (c) Following the preliminary hearing described in subsection (b) of this Code section, the State Election Board may suspend a county or municipal superintendent pursuant to this Code section if at least three members of the board find, after notice and hearing, that: (1) By a preponderance of the evidence, a county or municipal superintendent has committed at least three violations of this title or of State Election Board rules and regulations, in the last two general election cycles; and the county or municipal superintendent has not sufficiently remedied the violations; or (2) By clear and convincing evidence, the county or municipal superintendent has, for at least two elections within a two-year period, demonstrated nonfeasance, malfeasance, or gross negligence in the administration of the elections.

Don't you think it's a good idea to weed out those superintendents that aren't doing the job.

Setion 6 says in part:

(g) At no time shall the State Election Board suspend more than four county or municipal superintendents pursuant to subsection (f) of this Code section.

That eliminate a purge of all political parties not in control/power.

Please show me where in 202 that the Georgia Legistature,Republican or not, is allowed to decree who won the election.

You, as usual, make these rediculous and inflamatory allegations with absolutely no evidence. Please quit with your QAcrat conspiracy theories. Show evidence or shut up. Forgive the last. I get really tired of QAnon and QAcrat conspiracy theories.

IThe Keywords are "on its own motion" and "extraordinary relief". On its own motion allows the Republican legislature to overturn an election simply because they want to. 

PBAZ doesn't realize, or doesn't notice, that the bill doesn't define the criteria by which a county superintendent may be found to have committed "malfeasance"---meaning that it's up to the State Election Board to decide if he, per PBAZ's words, "didn't do his job." And these are RepubliQs---most of whom said that election officials who didn't overturn the results weren't doing their jobs. So the definition of malfeasance will be, "didn't make sure that a Republican was declared winner of the election." PBAZ should educate himself on the fact that the GA Secretary of State refused to Republify the election and as punishment, was stripped of his power to certify future elections by this bill.

This is how people like him get fooled. The bill says that "at no time shall the state board suspend more than four...officials." So what does that mean? Suspend four today and four more tomorrow? Four at nine am and four more at ten? It wouldn't take long to pick off every county's officials. Also, since only a few counties in GA actually went Democrat in the election, four suspensions would swing the state results in favor of the RepubliQs...in fact, just one would do it: Fulton County (Atlanta).

PBAZ doesn't get it. He's a sucker. How can the RepubliQs decree who won the election? Simple. Very, very simple. Disqualify all the election officials in Democratic counties and let the Republican-dominated legislature decide what the results there should be.

PBAZ may say, "Well, they'd never try to do that." He has a short memory. They tried to do exactly that a few months ago. You can't trust the RepubliQs to play fair.

LOL

Mark and Kevin the extraordinary relief means suspending a superintendent. On its own motion means the state board can petition the Secretary of State to suspend a suprerintendent. That's all it means. Why come to the conclusion that it means not allowing the legitimate vote to count? Anyone can say anything they want, but that doen't make it true. You will never provide evidence that the Legislature can, on its own volition, throw out a legitimate vote. Misrepresentation and fraudulent claims are all you have. Baseless QAcrat conspiracy theory at its finest. Nowhere in this bill is there any way for the Legislature to throw out the legitimate vote and decree who wins an election. This bill ammends Georgia Code Title 21. It doesn't replace it or any other part of the code.

It does make it harder to do mail in voting, but it doesn't disenfranchise any block of voters. It just means that people have to suck it up buttercup.

Packer, let's not confuse the facts with a good strory.  It messes things up for some.

You should actually read it. The legislature will decree whether the vote is legitimate or not. It now has the power to certify or NOT certify the election results. The latter move would invalidate the election. They could simply refuse to certify any election that a Democrat wins. Somehow, I think that the fact that the state legislature is controlled by Republicans had a lot to do with that provision.

So your statement is 1000% incorrect. The bill explicitly gives the legislature that power.

I'm done arguing this with you; your stance is more about maintaining your position as a radical right-wing RepubliQ Trumper loyalist than considering the facts. There are a LOT of people like you in Arizona; I suggest you find a few kindred souls and bitch about them LIBURRULS with them over a few beers.

Since neither you nor Packer appear to recognize the facts about the bill, I'm not surprised that you want to keep on telling your "strory."