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“ To give a drink to the thirsty is the second corporal work of mercy. It was named by Jesus when he spoke to his disciples about the judgment of the nations (Mt 25:31-46) and he mentioned it four times. This physical need goes hand-in-hand with feeding the hungry.”

https://thecatholicspirit.com/special-sections/year-of-mercy/give-drink-to-the-thirsty/

We know what he said.
There are actual talks on these things in the Bible. Calling them by name. No innuendo. No modern interpretations. You know, unlike abortion, or homosexuality. But we know which battles the thumpers love to fight.

That sums it up exactly.

The reason for that law is that campaign workers were giving food and water to try to influence votes.

IMO all polling places should offer water and not random strangers.

That is total nonsense.

The only reason why there is a need to distribute water is because Georgia does not locate enough poll locations in the area. It is just wrong to make people wait hours on end to cast a vote, while in other areas, people who would tend to vote for the other party, simply walk up and vote.

Luckily for the most part the voters effected wear it as a badge of honor, but it should not be that way.

Its math, and the game is rigged by the political party that wants to maintain its position.

Truth be told, I can never remember waiting in line to cast my vote, and with the exception of last year always voted in person.

J/C

So sad that Georgia, along with many individuals on this very board, are okay with restricting the democratic process from certain American citizens.

And for all the “tHeRe WaS fRaUd” nonsense, to take your vile Qultist garbage to Gab. Every. Single. Election. Fraud. Theory. is rooted in QAnon garbage. Every. Single. One.

And for those who keep advocating and say they don’t know what Q is but support this measure from GA, your internalized racism is showing it’s arse.

Feel free to disprove any of my points wrong. I’ll be waiting.

Nobody cares if your feelings are hurt. Or that you believe in 12 year old boys' conspiracy theories. We are just streamlining the voting process.

I see we have another person who cant read. It literally says if the line is more than an hour then they have to add more voting machines or polling places.

But...........water.




On the surface, this 'water' thing sounds ludicrous.

On the other hand, where do you stop the handouts at the voting stations? Water is fine, but food isn't? Food is fine, but cash isn't? Cash is fine, but propaganda isn't?

Had this discussion recently. Why can't someone take their own bottle of water when they go to vote.

And absolutely, in those areas where people have to wait in line for an extended time, there NEEDS to be more voting machines, without a doubt! I mean, it's not like the long line voting areas are unknown until election day.

Then why were the lines hours long?

Too many people not using early voting or absentee ballot. So they are now forcing the counties to increase voting machines and polling places.

I live in GA. It took me 15 minutes to vote, but I used early voting.

Because it just got passed on Thursday? Maybe that's why? Has Georgia had any elections Thursday, Friday, Sat. or Sunday of this week?

RIF

this makes too much sense....

I waited about 40 min to vote in Texas... had my own water bottle that I drank while standing outside and threw away as I entered the building... still waited another 10 min or so once I was inside...

I like the voter ID part... I get why you don't want poll workers or others handing things out trying to influence peoples' votes... but also don't think anyone should have to wait in line over an hour... also, I think we should be able to use common sense and if it's hot and there's a long line there should be water available and the elderly should be allowed to skip the line...

What?

Hey we know that if you let someone marry someone of the same sex the next thing you know they’ll be marring their llama. Then next someone will marry their car... or your town, and you’ll have to move. Slippery slope dude. Slippery slope.

Pizz poor management by the county board of elections.

I wasn't aware of that. Are you sure?

You used to be a sensible poster.




Take your own damn water when you go to vote. To MY understanding, this whole pathetic thread about "water" is just asinine.

Take your own damn water. Problem solved.

As the law is written, get more machines in places where it is KNOWN there have been long waits previously. Problem solved.

But, griping is one thing people like to do, isn't it?

They have to whine and cry and throw their toys. Because it was passed by a GOP government.

GOPers are offended that their racist asses got called out for passing these new Jim Crow laws and are playing victim now... BooHoo! See a racist punch a racist! Same with the fascists. But hey they want to play games, we can play games.

And I call BS on all you guys trying to make out that these were not purely race motivated laws and passed by butthurt GOPers who got their asses handed to them in a red state. When POC and total voter numbers are down is when republicans win! It's easy to see. So the cry baby party wants to change the rules. We are still going to beat them. There are a lot of angry voters in GA today, you can take that to the bank. And I hope Stacey Abrams get them ALL out to the polls.

Biden needs to push killing the filibuster and get liberal voter rights and election laws passed NOW. Override the 220+ bills in GOPer state legislatures that are trying to undermine democracy. This will not stand, watch and see.

It will stand because you post hyperbole and not facts.

Don't listen to me, listen to your President:

Biden calls Georgia law 'Jim Crow in the 21st Century' and says Justice Department is 'taking a look'

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/26/politics/joe-biden-georgia-voting-rights-bill/index.html

He called it Jim Crow, UnAmerican, and sick! But I can see how you CAN'T see it, being a GOPer in GA and all...

Biden is a puppet. Of course he will say what the liberal marionette handlers tell him to say.

He is the same dude who had a totally staged press conference. Because he can't function without being told what to say.

He has no credibility. Neither does your party. Neither do you.

You are the party of hate who disagrees with anything anyone does, if they are not liberal.

I'm STILL on the right side of history. The insurrectionists, traitors, racists, and completely inept leadership seems heavily concentrated in YOUR party. Your fantasies are not going to change that and we don't care about GOPer feelings.

You're not on the right side of anything.

You're on the side of hate, cancel culture, political correctness, paranoia, hysteria, and ignorance.

She is a has been who is trying really hard to remain relevant.
Nobody in Georgia cares about her.

Don't stand in front of a mirror with all that finger pointing, you might put an eye out. You are all of that stuff except correctness. l8r, I don't have time for your BS tonight.

1 I applaud the MLB considering pulling the MLB all star game out of Georgia, sports have a huge impact on society.

2 I condemn voting barriers. To deny a vote in Georgia.

63% of eligible Americans voted in our last election. I consider this an act of war against democracy.

Republicans should be no less, than absolutely ashamed of themselves.

[quote=OldColdDawgI don't have time for your BS tonight. [/quote]

Odd you say that. For the last almost 5 years I've felt that way. Rucker came out with a song that fits..........well, you and some others, to a t.



I would've posted the actual video, but it's tough to make out the words.


There's a reason so many people have quit posting on here.

I'm still waiting an explanation from liberals as to how this is suppressing any voting. It's like you ignore this:



None of you can back up your accusations with any facts.

If you have more than 2 brain cells, you will notice that they are expanding the voting window.

No one wants to read what is actually IN the bill, they just want to go ballistic about the "water" thing and assume it's a crime against voting.

That's the damn problem anymore.............not what's IN the bill, just the NAME of the bill, or, more correctly, what the media SAYS about the bill.

In my county the polling places are all at the courthouse, schools, and churches. They all have water fountains.

I guess the libtards are mad because the state won't let them try to influence votes any longer.

I don't know about all of that.

Take your own damn water. And, as the bill says, get more voting machines so people DON'T stand in line for hours. Problem solved. And, apparently that's in the bill.

Imagine that? But, let's all focus on water.

I agree with that. Here for early voting we had maybe a 1.5 hour wait to vote. Looking at the line of people, there were maybe 5-6 people of color in line v 2-3 hundred white people. People weren't actually walking the lines to offer water, but coolers being stocked were placed every 50-100 yards being stocked with bottled water. There were port-a-letts available. People would hold your place if you needed to leave to use them.

I would expect the same if the line was 5-6 white people in line and 300 black people in line.

What I don't know was if this was provided by the county election commission or by some volunteer group, such as one of the political parties, and party volunteers, or some other group.

If by the county board, it should be everywhere. If by a local volunteer group, it is what it is.

The Jesus I know would never accept this.. NEVER

j/c...

Second lawsuit has now been filed against SB 202.

Yes there is. Many have quit trying to defend the indefensible. Many know that the cult of Trump has taken over the Republican party and it is no longer the party that represents them or their values.

Like understanding that many polling places have been systematically shut down in places where minorities vote making it harder for the poor to get there and making for long lines and waiting times.

In this very thread there were quotes by Republicans saying their goal was to lessen votes. People understand that the false conspiracy of wide spread voter fraud is a lie and that these laws are based on such conspiracy theories.

They know it's moronic to try and equate giving someone water to a bribe for your vote. Yes, they've quit saying ludicrous things to excuse bad behavior.

That's not what it says. It says AFTER people have to wait more than an hour in line they will add them.

So where are those machines? Do they have to call somewhere and have them delivered? How long will that take? How long will it take to set them up and get them functional? If they are already at the location and they already know it's a location where people have been waiting hours in the past, why not set them up in advance to prevent an already known problem?

Yeah, you see they already know where people will have to wait for hours. They have already shut down locations in many of those areas to help create these long wait times. And now they are trying to sell you a bill of goods saying, "We'll just wait until the problem happens that we already know will happen and then it will take hours to address it." And still some of you make excuses for that.

Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait In Line For Hours? Too Few Polling Places

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/17/924527679...-few-polling-pl

Now suddenly people such as yourself try and convince people that purposefully helped create the problem are actually going to try and fix it?

Mmmmm hmmmm.

In a nut shell. It is one giant movement to try to make it harder for one segment of society to vote than another. Denying that is to be deliberately not wanting to find truth.

As someone said - access, ease and time it take to vote should be equal for ALL. Period.

In the works are over 220 new legislative initiatives to make it more difficult for select groups of the electorate to vote. All in red states.

In 2011, the state of Alabama signed into law the need for state-recognized voter ID, such as a driver's license. No problem. Then 4 years ago, I discussed at length the closing of DMV centers in Alabama. 31 of their 75 sites. All along a 125-mile wide swath right through the center of the state. Montgomery, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Jacksonville.... also known as the 'Black Belt.' They claimed budgetary restraints- so why not close them in a more equitable distribution pattern? Why close centers in the most heavily-populated locales, while leaving every single rural site open for business? Logic would dictate (all things being equal) the closure of more sparsely-used offices to consolidate resources where they would serve the most citizens. But all things are not equal.

One more point, as it pertains to GA: if a board of elections can mobilize to supply voting resources an hour after there is a need, they can mobilize to supply voting resources an hour before there is a need. More polling places: shorter lines, less need for water.

There has been a pattern of this stuff for decades, but it really started to escalate in 2013 when SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act. Bills in southern states were already on desks awaiting this ruling, and were filed within 48 hours after it was handed down. This pattern is blatant, audacious, cynical and deplorable by any reasonable person's standards.

I won't be weighing in on this subject any more. Every weak excuse, obfuscation and rationalization cheapens the conversation. POC's are being systematically discriminated against, and I'll not engage with folks who (either cluelessly or actively) seek to serve as the oppressor's mouthpieces.