66 online
 
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 73 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing Summarizing
OpEdNews Op Eds    H2'ed 1/5/21

Stealing Georgia: Raffensperger is No Hero

By       (Page 1 of 1 pages)   1 comment

Greg Palast
Follow Me on Twitter     Message Greg Palast
Become a Fan
  (67 fans)

From Greg Palast Website

The Real Story of Jim Crow Tactics in the Senate Runoff Race

Brad Raffensperger.
Brad Raffensperger.
(Image by Wikipedia (commons.wikimedia.org), Author: Nydia Tisdale)
  Details   Source   DMCA

Despite the hype, an investigative report released today reveals Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is no hero defending democracy from Trump.

Rather, in this investigative film (produced by George DiCaprio, Thom Hartmann and Rosario Dawson, and narrated by Debra Messing), Raffensperger is exposed for using vote suppression Jim Crow tactics, even misleading a federal court to keep 198,000 Georgians from voting in Tuesday's Senate run-off.

The report centers on the lawsuit by Black Voters Matter, Rainbow PUSH and other voting rights groups to return these voters to the rolls in time for the election. It is based on Greg Palast's investigation released by the ACLU of Georgia.

In the film, we see that the Secretary of State literally shut and locked his office in the State Capitol to avoid complying with a federal judge's directive to meet with Palast, Black Voters Matter and their legal team to return voters before the runoff election.

The voting rights groups hunt down and confront Raffenperger's Director of Elections with evidence of Black and Hispanic voters illegally blocked from voting and hand him a list of 198,000 Georgians wrongfully purged from the voter rolls (including, infamously, Martin Luther King's 94-year-old cousin, Christine Jordan).

Our battle goes beyond January 5, 2021 and Georgia. This is a fight we're in for the long haul until equal ballot access and voting rights are secured for ALL Americans.
Must Read 1   News 1   Supported 1  
Rate It | View Ratings

Greg Palast Social Media Pages: Facebook page url on login Profile not filled in       Twitter page url on login Profile not filled in       Linkedin page url on login Profile not filled in       Instagram page url on login Profile not filled in

Greg Palastà ‚¬ „ s investigative reports appear in Rolling Stone, the Guardian and on BBC Television. His latest film, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, on how Donald Trump stole the 2016 election, is available on Amazon. Palast is Patron of the (more...)
 
Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Follow Me on Twitter     Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Most Popular Articles by this Author:     (View All Most Popular Articles by this Author)

UAW Files Charges Against Romney for Auto Bail-Out Profiteering

Placebo Ballots: Stealing California From Bernie Using an Old GOP Vote-Snatching Trick

Aaron Swartz Died For Piers Morgan's Sins

TrumpCare dies, XL flies -- and the secret winner is...

The Confidential Memo at the Heart of the Global Financial Crisis

GREECE'D: We Voted 'No' to slavery, but 'Yes' to our chains

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend