Voting discussion thread

[arthurdawg]

Unlike Tubbs... I bet Dooley will know the three branches of the Gubnment when he starts...

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Unlike Tubbs... I bet Dooley will know the three branches of the Gubnment when he starts...

I believe Dooley actually has a law degree.

 

[92tide]

As predicted there are a bunch of runoff elections here in Georgia. I was a bit surprised that the democratic governor race was decided and not close at all.

Former tennessee coach Derek Dooley is in a runoff for senate on the republican side.

Looks like former barn coach and Florida resident tubby will be the next governor of Alabama

the republican run-offs for governor and senate are going to be a clown show of folks trying to out maga each other

based on the little i have seen of him, dooley truly seems like a simpleton. it will be interesting to see if that helps or hurts him

 

[92tide]

I believe Dooley actually has a law degree.

tommy tubesteak has a bachelors in p.e.

 

[AWRTR]

the republican run-offs for governor and senate are going to be a clown show of folks trying to out maga each other

based on the little i have seen of him, dooley truly seems like a simpleton. it will be interesting to see if that helps or hurts him

If he is a simpleton he will fit right in as a member of Congress. After all we are concerned about those islands tipping over, and don't forget about World War Eleven! I watched a documentary on that the other day. Wow what a conflict.

 

[Its On A Slab]

I believe Dooley actually has a law degree.

So does Terry Bowden.

 

[arthurdawg]

I believe Dooley actually has a law degree.

Dooley is smarter than most of congress already.

Georgia is #26 out of 194 law schools, solid.

Derek Dooley holds a bachelor's degree in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.
His educational and early professional background includes:

• High School: Graduated from Clarke Central High School in Athens, Georgia.
• Undergraduate: Attended the University of Virginia, where he walked onto the football team as a wide receiver, later earned a scholarship, and graduated in 1990.
• Law School: Earned his law degree from the University of Georgia in 1994.
• Early Career: Briefly practiced law at the Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough firm in Atlanta before transitioning into a 28-year career in college football and NFL coaching.

 

[Huckleberry]

The Atlantic gift link

Hit Them Where It Hurts​

Asking Black athletes to sacrifice for the greater good could reshape college sports and national politics alike. But it won’t be so easy.

…
The gerrymandering rush has been speedy, calculated, and legal, prompting no shortage of concern from politicians and voters. On Tuesday, the NAACP announced an effort to do something about it. In a press conference, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson urged Black athletes and fans to boycott state-funded universities in the Deep South, in an effort to exploit one of the region’s biggest weaknesses: its passion for college sports. Flanked by members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Johnson said: “No one Black should be on a playing field of institutions that’s living off of our labor and yet in states that are seeking to reinstitute a sharecropping reality.”

 

[crimsonaudio]

The Atlantic gift link

Hit Them Where It Hurts​

Asking Black athletes to sacrifice for the greater good could reshape college sports and national politics alike. But it won’t be so easy.

…
The gerrymandering rush has been speedy, calculated, and legal, prompting no shortage of concern from politicians and voters. On Tuesday, the NAACP announced an effort to do something about it. In a press conference, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson urged Black athletes and fans to boycott state-funded universities in the Deep South, in an effort to exploit one of the region’s biggest weaknesses: its passion for college sports. Flanked by members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Johnson said: “No one Black should be on a playing field of institutions that’s living off of our labor and yet in states that are seeking to reinstitute a sharecropping reality.”

Hahaha, like any premier athlete is going to turn down seven figures because the NCAA told them to...

 

[75thru79]

Hahaha, like any premier athlete is going to turn down seven figures because the NCAA told them to...

Exactly. This might have had a chance before NIL came along but no top athlete is going to forgo their NIL checks for political reasons.

 

[bamaga]

The Atlantic gift link

Hit Them Where It Hurts​

Asking Black athletes to sacrifice for the greater good could reshape college sports and national politics alike. But it won’t be so easy.

…
The gerrymandering rush has been speedy, calculated, and legal, prompting no shortage of concern from politicians and voters. On Tuesday, the NAACP announced an effort to do something about it. In a press conference, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson urged Black athletes and fans to boycott state-funded universities in the Deep South, in an effort to exploit one of the region’s biggest weaknesses: its passion for college sports. Flanked by members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Johnson said: “No one Black should be on a playing field of institutions that’s living off of our labor and yet in states that are seeking to reinstitute a sharecropping reality.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/2056597116038856993

 

[bamaga]

For information purposes, Axios reported of the 61 Black House members noted in Congressional Research Service Summaries, there are 30 Black lawmakers representing majority white Districts, 25 are Democrats and five are Republican .

 

[bamaga]

the republican run-offs for governor and senate are going to be a clown show of folks trying to out maga each other

Before anyone knew who he was , WSB’s Shelley Wynter defended Rick Jackson from Bert Jones attack ad accusing Jackson of supporting Gender reassignment surgery for preteens through Jackson’s Doctor Health Registry. Little did anyone know at the time Jackson was a billionaire that hired a slew of attack dogs and bought every available political ad time on local Radio and TV. I’m so tired of hearing those ads. Especially the ones featuring the offensive ads of the Diner waitress and her ‘be still my Heart’ line or the Chinese Vape ads. Did you know JACKSON was an orphan that was gifted $100 by a stranger one Christmas Night? . The sleaze and cringe are palpable.

#Deported or Departed

 

[CrimsonNagus]

Good...

Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans

Federal judges have temporarily blocked Alabama’s plan to use new congressional districts that could help Republicans win an additional seat in the midterm elections.

apnews.com

 

[crimsonaudio]

Good...

Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans

Federal judges have temporarily blocked Alabama’s plan to use new congressional districts that could help Republicans win an additional seat in the midterm elections.

apnews.com

Based on the Callais decision I'm betting this injunction will be overturned.

 

[CrimsonJazz]

Based on the Callais decision I'm betting this injunction will be overturned.

I was thinking the same thing; this has already been adjudicated by SCOTUS so this feels kind of pointless.

 

[JDCrimson]

I was thinking the same thing; this has already been adjudicated by SCOTUS so this feels kind of pointless.

There are good judges in the 11th Circuit who want to be on record making the right decision. Their only remaining strategy is to utilize all the time one the clock.

When you really think about it there are probably fewer than a dozen people who are making windfall changes in how America operates. That is not democracy by any measure.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

I don't think the situation with Alabama's maps is the same as what is happening in other states. This is not a mid-cycle redistricting attempt; this fight has been going on for over 5 years, since the last census. The state-drawn maps are the blatantly racist ones, and the courts had to force the state to use a more fair map. Now the state is trying once again to use its racist map that has already been struck down multiple times in federal court over the years.

I doubt the current SCOTUS will care, though. All they are concerned with is pushing the Epstein Administration's racist agenda to send this country back to a pre-civil rights movement mentality. It is what MAGA has been all about from the very beginning.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

I don't think the situation with Alabama's maps is the same as what is happening in other states. This is not a mid-cycle redistricting attempt; this fight has been going on for over 5 years, since the last census. The state-drawn maps are the blatantly racist ones, and the courts had to force the state to use a more fair map. Now the state is trying once again to use its racist map that has already been struck down multiple times in federal court over the years.

I doubt the current SCOTUS will care, though. All they are concerned with is pushing the Epstein Administration's racist agenda to send this country back to a pre-civil rights movement mentality. It is what MAGA has been all about from the very beginning.

The Court is still following the fiction that you can gerrymander for political purposes but not for racial. It sure is hard to see a distinction between the situation in AL and LA, though...