GA House hearing on redistricting begins! Live blogging now.

2:00 lively pre- meeting chatter with rep Elena Parent, Rep Simone Bell, and GALEO ED Jerry Gonzalez. Room is filling up.

2:07 Leader Abrams has arrived and is working the room. Crowd is quieting to a low hum as the committee takes their places.

2:10 meeting is called to order. Alternative room with live feed is announced. A prayer? Really?

2:15 Latecomers are cranky about lack of available space. SOS requested time to make a presentation, but didn’t show. Onto redistricting presentation from Chairman Lane.

2:25 chairman Lane explaining the Voting Rights Act. Precious.

2:50 Annnnd… The questions begin.

2:55 These men keep saying “One man one vote” then quickly correct themselves. Methinks they would prefer the former.

3:05 I want to ask “How did you make Fulton County look like a giant north facing arrow?”

3:15 Chairman Lane declared that “the entire committee’s fingerprints are on these maps”. Several Democrats on the committee assure us that is not the case.

3:25 Chairman Lane assures Democrats being “paired” that “it hurts us”. Riiiiight!

3:35 Can they possibly believe that this has been a “open & transparent” process?

Oh my goodness! A 9/11 reference.


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2 responses to “GA House hearing on redistricting begins! Live blogging now.”

  1. Tim Avatar

    Did anyone get Leader Adams knockdown speech on camera?

  2. Gunner Avatar
    Gunner

    Thanks for the live blog for those of us who couldn’t make it to the Capitol today!

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