Ga. State Rep.: Georgia New Voting Law Is About ‘White Suppression and White Supremacy’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MITCHELL That ░░░░░░░░ moment in Georgia A ░░░░░░░░ was arrested All Republicans ░░░░░░░░ there for the governor ░░░░░░░░ signing of the bill ░░░░░░░░ tweeted after she was ░░░░░░░░ on bail joining me ░░░░░░░░ is her colleague Representative ░░░░░░░░ thanks for being with ░░░░░░░░ You called this Jim ░░░░░░░░ 2 0 Just explain ░░░░░░░░ those who don t ░░░░░░░░ the history MCLEOD Jim ░░░░░░░░ was used to restricting ░░░░░░░░ from voting from probably ░░░░░░░░ 1930s to the 60s ░░░░░░░░ s why the civil ░░░░░░░░ movement took effect That ░░░░░░░░ of having blacks having ░░░░░░░░ justify their own citizenship ░░░░░░░░ why they should be ░░░░░░░░ to vote and asking ░░░░░░░░ to count beans in ░░░░░░░░ jelly jar how many ░░░░░░░░ on a soap bar ░░░░░░░░ literacy tests Jim Crow ░░░░░░░░ did not want African ░░░░░░░░ to vote in this ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL Among other things ░░░░░░░░ bans food and water ░░░░░░░░ people in lines There ░░░░░░░░ long lines we have ░░░░░░░░ those mostly minority Here ░░░░░░░░ a mother who spoke ░░░░░░░░ a reporter in the ░░░░░░░░ rain back in June ░░░░░░░░ starts REPORTER You have ░░░░░░░░ here about four hours ░░░░░░░░ FEMALE I am not ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER Why are you ░░░░░░░░ on staying here UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ It s important for ░░░░░░░░ and my son Clip ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL People work past ░░░░░░░░ 00 Working folks can ░░░░░░░░ get there in time ░░░░░░░░ You know that s ░░░░░░░░ of the parts but ░░░░░░░░ think the most egregious ░░░░░░░░ is actually the possibility ░░░░░░░░ counties and states being ░░░░░░░░ over by an election ░░░░░░░░ state election board And ░░░░░░░░ is dangerous because you ░░░░░░░░ talking about what Donald ░░░░░░░░ asked the secretary our ░░░░░░░░ of state to do ░░░░░░░░ to find him 11 ░░░░░░░░ vote That could be ░░░░░░░░ done if he could ░░░░░░░░ from state to state ░░░░░░░░ so we are really ░░░░░░░░ up right now on ░░░░░░░░ Congress We are calling ░░░░░░░░ on Congress to basically ░░░░░░░░ H R 1 and ░░░░░░░░ Lewis Voting Rights Act ░░░░░░░░ it is either going ░░░░░░░░ be about our republic ░░░░░░░░ our represented democracy or ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ white suppression and white ░░░░░░░░ We have to make ░░░░░░░░ decision on what we ░░░░░░░░ Do we want this ░░░░░░░░ to be the country ░░░░░░░░ it wants to be ░░░░░░░░ do we want it ░░░░░░░░ go back in time ░░░░░░░░ s a simple question ░░░░░░░░ we have to ask ░░░░░░░░ that s the simple ░░░░░░░░ that Congress needs to ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL As you point ░░░░░░░░ any county that doesn ░░░░░░░░ vote Republican can have ░░░░░░░░ not certified by this ░░░░░░░░ group of election boards ░░░░░░░░ the secretary of state ░░░░░░░░ been stripped of all ░░░░░░░░ What would you say ░░░░░░░░ Senator Manchin who thinks ░░░░░░░░ R 1 goes too ░░░░░░░░ MCLEOD He is a ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ he is part of ░░░░░░░░ I think he should ░░░░░░░░ the rein and do ░░░░░░░░ right thing I was ░░░░░░░░ born here I me ░░░░░░░░ is I m passionate ░░░░░░░░ it I can t ░░░░░░░░ you that voting is ░░░░░░░░ most important right you ░░░░░░░░ because without that you ░░░░░░░░ t have a voice ░░░░░░░░ a seat at a ░░░░░░░░ For me I got ░░░░░░░░ seat at the table ░░░░░░░░ of voting because I ░░░░░░░░ able to get those ░░░░░░░░ out to vote I ░░░░░░░░ tell you this We ░░░░░░░░ been enduring also some ░░░░░░░░ the most egregious takeover ░░░░░░░░ local control Not just ░░░░░░░░ bill magnifies it This ░░░░░░░░ session has been a ░░░░░░░░ of where our Republican ░░░░░░░░ have shown their fear ░░░░░░░░ of change I live ░░░░░░░░ a county that is ░░░░░░░░ people of color now ░░░░░░░░ fear factor I guess ░░░░░░░░ re afraid of the ░░░░░░░░ I think that it ░░░░░░░░ time that people understand ░░░░░░░░ we have to exist ░░░░░░░░ I hope senator Manchin ░░░░░░░░ his part in history ░░░░░░░░ making sure our country ░░░░░░░░ a constitutional democracy with ░░░░░░░░ republic that invites people ░░░░░░░░ participate by voting.”