Thread by @MeidasTouch

The recently passed Georgia voter suppression law — SB 202 — should not be taken lightly. Given what we just witnessed in the 2020 election, we must be aware of the GOP’s willingness to overturn results they deem “fake”. Here’s how this bill gives them power to do just that: 1/

The bill takes shifts election oversight from the Sec. of State to a “bipartisan” board. It gives power to the GOP-controlled legislature to appoint a majority of those board’s members. They could then decide which votes they think are “real” and which are “fake”. 2/

In a close race like the one we just witnessed, it will be entirely up to them to decide what votes to count and what votes not to count. Watch Maddow break it down:

SB 202 is a hammer in search of a nail. There is no voter fraud. The GOP is simply upset that they lost. For those wondering if the GOP would use this law for nefarious purposes, remember what they just attempted: 3/ politico.com/news/2020/12/0…

While they stood up to Trump, officials like Gabriel Sterling and Brian Kemp are still Republicans who are terrified of Stacey Abrams and the fact that the state turned blue. Here is Sterling RTing Erick Erickson complaining about “lefty talking points” from Abrams. 4/

SB 202, in addition to the 250+ bills making their way through legislatures in 43 states, are an attack on democracy itself. There is no “both sides” here. We must protect our right to vote. We must pass the For The People Act. 5/5

This thread is complete — but we will post more articles worth reading on this issue below. Here’s a good read from the AJC: ajc.com/politics/bipar…

Here is another piece about how the bill shifts power to the GOP: ajc.com/politics/georg…

The bill is Trump’s “big lie” codified into law. Here is Trump celebrating its passage, exclaiming “Too bad these changes could not have been done sooner!”