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27 Jul, 4 tweets, 5 min read
Just spoke with @BarbaraArnwine, who was arrested along with @RevJJackson, @RevDrBarber, and 36 others attempting a peaceful protest to petition #KyrstenSinema’s support for the filibuster, which is stopping the passage of the #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct. gregpalast.com/jesse-jackson-…
I’d like to ask @SenatorSinema why her Senate office is not in a federal building but in a private building where trespass laws can be used against people trying to meet with her. @Sen_JoeManchin has pulled the same trick.
Years back I was in #Arizona reporting on the GOP Secretary of State removing more than 100,000 Hispanics from the voter rolls. It was only through the efforts of @RevJJackson, @BarbaraArnwine and our friends at @SuVotoEsSuVoz that thousands of those removed were re-registered.
Without their help, @SenatorSinema, you wouldn’t be in office. Why wouldn’t you meet with @RevJJackson, @RevDrBarber & @BarbaraArnwine to discuss the #VotingRights law that will prevent you from being Jim Crowed out of office? gregpalast.com/jesse-jackson-…

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88 #Georgia GOP operatives used lists created by True the Vote out of #Texas to challenge the votes of 364,000 Georgians.

True the Vote's major funder is #Wisconsin's Bradley Foundation, the new #KochBros, who've dedicated $2 billion to right-wing causes.
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How can the Republicans get away with challenging 364,000 #Georgia voters on totally bogus grounds? #SB202 has another poisonous clause to deal with that...
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The newly constituted state board is, according to the new law, under the control of Governor Brian Kemp and legislative leaders, all Republicans.

Watch my full conversation with @LeeCamp:

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A private group called True the Vote out of Texas got 88, mostly Republican party operatives, to file challenges to block the counting of ballots cast by 364,000 Georgia voters — that’s over a third of a million votes! #SB202 soundcloud.com/user-835943867…
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A little-noticed provision in #Georgia’s new voting restriction law, #SB202, threatens the rights of 364,000 voters.
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