Some are arguing Georgia’s voting law is perfectly fine because other states have less early voting or similar rules. But Sec 2 of the VRA is about the specific circumstances in each state.
https://twitter.com/ishapiro/status/1378408556366594058
There’s no plausible way to describe George’s law other than a Republican attempt to chip away at voting opportunities for the constituencies that flipped the state blue in 2020 and 2021.
Whether that attempt will succeed in depressing the minority vote is an open question. But bad intent is enough to establish a section 2 VRA violation.
When the Senate amended section 2 in 1982, it was clear that the “totality of the circumstance“ in each state must be the measure of whether voting rules are discriminatory. It is not a bright-line rule, as much as some may long for one in this context. 
More here @ishapiro
https://twitter.com/perry_grossman/status/1378679630174023680?s=21
https://twitter.com/perry_grossman/status/1378679630174023680
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