In the great state of Georgia trouble is afoot, and I don’t mean good trouble. In this state that so recently sent to the United States Senate a black man straight outta the south, a son of faith who preaches at Dr. King’s legacy church, Ebenezer Baptist Church, and a young Jew, who served and was guided by the esteemed John Lewis, trouble is indeed afoot. Georgia lived out the promise of its evolving creed. Its constituents, imminently diverse in both thought and action and most critically ethnicity have seen fit to make the state blue. In an act unprecedented the state voted a Democrat for President and both its Senators. At the local level voting districts in places like Gwinnett County truly lived up to the meaning of what it means to be diverse. However, the GOP sees itself at a critical juncture and is taking steps to change things. It’s not about doing what’s right. It’s not about doing what the people want, or at least the plurality, if not the majority of the people. The GOP is presenting bills that are de-facto voter suppression, the evolution of Jim Crow. Check out this episode as we discuss the effort in brief and talk about what it will take to stop it cold.
