Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has harshly responded to the Department of Justice and the Biden administration over their lawsuit filed against his state's new voting law.
At a news conference yesterday, Kemp said: "Let me be clear: The Department of Justice lawsuit announced today is legally and constitutionally dead wrong. Their faults and baseless accusations are quite honestly disgusting." Kemp described the DOJ's lawsuit as a "Politically motivated assault on the rule of law." U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the DOJ's lawsuit against the state of Georgia on Friday, under the accusation that Georgia's new voting law was intended to minimize the amount of Black Americans that could vote.
Garland said, "Our complaint alleges that recent changes to Georgia's election laws were enacted with the purpose of denying or abridging the right of Black Georgians to vote on account of their race or color in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act." While Georgia Republicans like Kemp argue that the voting restrictions were put in place to prevent fraud and ensure election integrity, Democrats and now the DOJ believe it is actually racially motivated legislation.
The lawsuit says, "Georgia enacted S.B. 202 with knowledge of the disproportionate effect that numerous provisions, both singly and together, would have on Black voters' ability to participate in the political process on an equal basis with white voters." The Justice Department also believes the election restriction laws are unnecessary, claiming there was a " lack of evidence of voter fraud in the 2020 election cycle, and numerous statements from the Secretary of State's Office debunking voter fraud claims".
Kemp said, "They are coming for you next. They're coming for your state, your ballgame, your election laws, your business, and your way of life." Kemp went on a tirade on Twitter over this lawsuit, saying, "This lawsuit is born out of the lies and misinformation the Biden administration has pushed against Georgia's Election Integrity Act from the start. Joe Biden, Stacey Abrams, and their allies tried to force an unconstitutional elections power grab through Congress - and failed." This lawsuit is born out of the lies and misinformation the Biden administration has pushed against Georgia's Election Integrity Act from the start.
Joe Biden, Stacey Abrams, and their allies tried to force an unconstitutional elections power grab through Congress - and failed.
The governor is confident that he can beat the lawsuit, referencing how "As Secretary of State, I fought the Obama Justice Department twice to protect the security of our elections - and won." As Secretary of State, I fought the Obama Justice Department twice to protect the security of our elections - and won.
Sunday, June 27, 2021
Governor Kemp Responds to DOJ Lawsuit, New Election Law Makes it ‘Easy to Vote and Hard to Cheat’
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