"No Black Legislator Voted for It" The Pathetic DOJ's Lawsuit Against Georgia Election Law...
On Friday, AG Merrick Garland announced that the DOJ would be suing Georgia over the state’s recently enacted election reform law, SB202.
At first blush, nothing about Garland’s announcement seemed to hold water. What exactly are they going to sue over? Georgia’s voting laws, even under the new reforms, are less restrictive on balance than places like Delaware and New York. Is there some constitutional right to weeks of early voting or universal mail-in ballots that I’m unaware of? Admittedly, I’m no a lawyer, and I try not to play one on the internet. Still, reading the claims made in the lawsuit as a layman will make your mind melt. Hat tip to Margot Cleveland at The Federalist for putting this thread together.
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) June 25, 2021
4/ So, basically, the DOJ is now litigating because legislators opposed to the legislation lost. pic.twitter.com/2luU2azJxm
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) June 25, 2021
6/ And, sure, GA is responsible for some wacko white supremacist group that everyone denounced! pic.twitter.com/4df5g8H39g
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) June 25, 2021
Our latest stories...8/ And finally the substantive claim: "with the PURPOSE of denying or abridging..." pic.twitter.com/FjB1bYPYbn
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) June 25, 2021