Georgia on my Mind

 

If we have learned anything from the past four years, it is that the Mainstream Media cannot be trusted to report honestly and factually on almost any subject. I started to say any subject related to politics, but the reality is that the MSM makes everything about politics. Lately all we have heard from the media is the news on the awful, terrible, racist, Jim Crow, new Georgia election law.

As bad as their obviously biased coverage has been, how much worse is it when the President of the United States blatantly lies about the new law? We know that the media will spin and selectively cover the story, but Biden has openly stated facts about the law that are untrue. And as always, we get to hear the celebrities and the activists from across the country screaming about this new law and including all the misinformation that has been spread by the MSM and the POTUS.

Cancel Culture rears its ugly head, and we get to see MLB overreact and move the All-Star game, as if anyone cares about pro sports anymore, now that they have become less about sports and more about social justice. I wonder who or what they’ll find to cancel next? (Maybe the Pope. I hear he’s against same sex marriage.)

So, let’s consider the truth about the new Georgia law. You know, the stuff you’ll never hear from the MSM. Facts and stuff. Here are the main points.

1.       Early voting expands in most Georgia counties

2.       ID is now required not just for in-person voting, but also for mail-in voting

3.       New rules regulate drop boxes and change time frames for requesting and returning mail-in ballots

4.       Restrictions placed on food and drink distribution by non-poll workers

5.       Changes made to in-person voting to address long lines and reduce provisional voting

6.       New powers established for the state election board which won’t be chaired by the secretary of state

7.       Results are to be reported faster

8.       New hotline provided for voters to call to report voter intimidation or illegal activity

9.       Runoff election period will be five weeks shorter

(From https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-voting-law-9-facts/)

So, where is the racism and the voter suppression? President Biden said the new law was “Un-American,” a “blatant attack on the Constitution,” and “Jim Crow on steroids.” Elizabeth Warren called it “a despicable voter suppression bill.” Stacey Abrams says it is “racist” and “a redux of Jim Crow in a suit and tie.” You know what I think is racist? The way Democrats constantly imply that minorities are too stupid to obtain an ID. How is that not deeply offensive?

And if the new Georgia law is so racist, how about all the other states that already have laws with similar provisions? (Including Biden’s own state of Delaware) Here’s an interesting article on the subject. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/how-georgias-new-voting-law-compares-to-other-states But we’re supposed to believe that Georgia’s new election law is somehow new and different.

One final thought. What’s wrong with the elected representatives and legislators in Georgia enacting a law that applies to their own state? Don’t they have the right to do what they believe is best for their own citizens? Why should anyone outside the state feel the need to criticize? Or maybe more importantly, should the citizens of Georgia actually care what Washington (or Hollywood) liberals think about their new law? Those of us in Texas don’t really care what they think of us!

If you are interested in seeing how the media has covered this issue, here are a few articles on the new law from some different sources.

USA Today gave a somewhat neutral summary. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/10/georgia-new-voting-law-explained/7133587002/

The New York Times presented a decidedly Left view. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/us/politics/georgia-voting-law-annotated.html

And the BBC, a foreign source, provided a fairly balanced look. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56650565