“Why are you arresting her?” This Facebook Live video from @TWareStevens shows the moment authorities detained state Rep. Park Cannon as @GovKemp was behind those doors signing elections restrictions into law. #gapol
@TWareStevens @GovKemp Said Stevens, who is at the jail w/ Cannon now: "She wasn’t banging on the door. She was knocking on the door. She was being respectful. She knew he was signing a bill that would affect all Georgians – why would he hide behind closed doors? This isn’t a monarchy." #gapol
@TWareStevens @GovKemp Says @AttorneyGriggs at the jail w/ Cannon: “I’m concerned that this happened. I’ll fight to get her released.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/georg…
@TWareStevens @GovKemp @AttorneyGriggs The @ajc's @MayaTPrabhu with a history lesson: #gapol
https://twitter.com/MayaTPrabhu/status/1375250432969297927
Arrest warrants show Cannon was charged with “knowingly and intentionally” knocking on Kemp’s door during a bill signing and “stomping” on an officer’s foot three times. I’m told she’s in the process of getting released from the jail now. #gapol 
Cannon was charged with obstruction of law enforcement and disrupting General Assembly sessions, according to the Georgia State Patrol. Her attorney @AttorneyGriggs says she will fight the charges. #gapol ajc.com/politics/georg…
Per media advisory, @SenatorWarnock is now at the jail to see Cannon, a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he serves as senior pastor. Here’s video of the scene outside the jail posted by @neonflag #gapol #gasen
@SenatorWarnock @neonflag And here come the lawsuits
https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1375281225171099648
Rep. @Cannonfor58 has now been released. @SenatorWarnock, via @cbs46: “Today is a very sad day for the state of Georgia ... What we have witnessed today is a desperate attempt to lock out and squeeze the people out of their own democracy.” #gapol
Amazing photos from the amazing Alyssa
https://twitter.com/alyssano_l/status/1375264029418082310
The arrest provided a visceral symbol of backlash to the law, as wrenching images of the Black Democrat being forcibly dragged from the Statehouse by authorities were juxtaposed with a picture of Kemp signing the bill surrounded by white Republicans #gapol ajc.com/politics/fight…
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
