Georgia lawmaker is arrested and removed from Capitol after protesting new unjust voting restrictions: By Donovan Reynolds Independent Writer
It requires a certain amount of determination to believe that in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s presidency, democracy is still under assail in the United States -of all places. Although, it should come as no surprise to external onlookers as the waters of democracy in the US is being constantly muddied by incidents of racial inequality. Last Thursday in the US state of Georgia, a group of ultra-white conservative politicians to include Republican Party governor Brian Kemp. Signed into law a bill which makes it more difficult for black and ethnic minority voters to take part in elections. It is from a similar playbook that that he Governor Kemp has run before. Let’s not forget now, that the same Governor Kemp is accused of having used voter suppression to edge his way to an election victory against Stacey Abrams a Democratic candidate in 2018 by less than 55,000 votes. Meanwhile, on the same day while the repressive law was being signed by Republicans behind closed doors. To ...