Biden Slams Georgia Voting Law as an Atrocity
President Joe Biden on Friday blasted a new Georgia voting law as a barely disguised effort to suppress Black voting power, lambasting in unusually harsh terms the state that helped deliver him the presidency and ensured him a working Democratic majority in the Senate.
The Peach State boasted historic turnout in November and again in January, when runoff elections delivered narrow, but critical victories in the Senate for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Ralph Warnock, Biden noted.
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"Yet instead of celebrating the rights of all Georgians to vote or winning campaigns on the merits of their ideas, Republicans in the state instead rushed through an un-American law to deny people the right to vote. This law, like so many others being pursued by Republicans in statehouses across the country, is a blatant attack on the Constitution and good conscience," the president said in a statement Friday afternoon.
The president's remarks came after Georgia speedily enacted a new law drastically controlling the voting process in the state. It adds restrictions on absentee voting – an important tool for people whose job schedules or family obligations make it harder for them to vote in person, especially as happened in Black majority precincts. Lines were hours long. Voting hours were also limited, making voting harder for people who could not leave work during the day.
The measure also bans outside groups from handing out water and snacks to people standing in line and limits the use of mobile voting buses – a perk that helps the carless get to the polls. It adds voter ID requirements for absentee ballots and bans the use of provisional ballots for most out-of-precinct voting, among other provisions.
"It's an atrocity," Biden told reporters as he prepared to board Marine One en route to Joint base Andrews and then Delaware. "If you want any indication that it has nothing to do with fairness, nothing to do with decency, they passed a law saying you can't provide water to people standing in line while they're waiting to vote? You don't need anything else to know that this is nothing but punitive, designed to keep people from voting. You can't provide water for people about to vote. Give me a break."
The law – one of many efforts GOP-controlled state legislatures are making to limit voting, citing election integrity – was immediately derided by voting advocates, who said the measure was a blatant attempt to keep Black voters – essential to putting Biden, Warnock and Ossoff in office – away from the polls.
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Noting calls to boycott the state (and corporations headquartered there), Kemp angrily said it was Georgia that was being victimized by such fierce opposition to the law.
"Left-wing groups funded by out-of-state billionaires are … using outrageous false rhetoric to scare you and put millions of dollars in their own pocket. They're threatening to boycott Georgia businesses in the middle of a pandemic because they oppose election integrity," Kemp said Thursday. "According to them, if you support voter ID for absentee ballots, you're a racist. According to them, if you believe in protecting the security and sanctity of the ballot box, you're a quote, 'Jim Crow in a suit and tie,' end quotes."
Biden, in his statement, used that very rhetoric.
"This is Jim Crow in the 21st century. It must end," Biden said, referring to the legacy of segregationist laws enacted after the Civil War. "We have a moral and constitutional obligation to act."
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Biden urged the passage of the For the People Act, a sweeping, House-passed package that imposes federal rules for voting on states, which are tasked with running their own elections. The package would, among other things, lower barriers to voting, including automatic voter registration and require voter registration on the day of an election.
Biden also called for the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Enhancement Act, which reinstates standards in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that were weakened by a 2013 Supreme Court ruling.
Neither measure is likely to pass the Senate if they are filibustered. Democratic lawmakers are debating whether to take the extraordinary step of eliminating the filibuster or reforming it, discouraging abuse of the parliamentary tactic.
Biden said he would take his case "to the American people," including rank-and-file Republicans.
"If you have the best ideas, you have nothing to hide," Biden said in his written statement. "Let the people vote."
Brooklyn Beckham morphed himself into his famous mother. The 22-year-old star - who is engaged to Nicola Peltz - edited his face on top of his mom Victoria Beckham's face as well as her Spice Girls bandmates - Mel B, Mel C, Emma Bunton and Geri Horner - as they performed their 1996 hit track 'Say You'll Be There'.
Captioning the post, he wrote on Instagram: "Oh gosh!"
Meanwhile, Victoria previously revealed her kids thought their mom was "so cool" in the 90s.
She shared: "It's funny, my kids have been sending me pictures of myself from the 90s. Saying, 'Mum, you were so cool!' Thought I was cool ... Not so sure what they think now."
Victoria previously revealed she feels "really proud" of her sons.
The 46-year-old fashion designer said: "I feel really proud of our boys because they are turning out to be really good men. They work hard and they’re kind, and being kind is key now. I think everybody should be kind – there are so many horrible things going on in the world.
"With regards to the boys they always have to have respect for themselves, for others, for girls. Our boys have always had the utmost respect for everyone. They have always been like that."
And for Victoria, motherhood is her greatest achievement.
She added: "Being a mum is the most important job in the world. I love what I do professionally and I take it very seriously but there is nothing more serious than having children. It’s your responsibility to bring up really good, good people so I take that responsibility seriously. I try to be the best mum, I try to be the best wife, and I try and be the best professional."
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“During his tenure with the organization, first as Chief Financial Officer and more recently as CEO, Mario played a critical role in the growth and success of the organization,” said James Gessner, Jr., Chairman of the Mohegan Tribe. “We thank Mario for his many years of service to the Tribe and MGE, more recently navigating the company successfully through the ongoing global pandemic as well as a major refinancing earlier this year. We wish Mario all the best in his future endeavors and opportunities.”
Gessner added that, “While we conduct a search for a new CEO, we are thankful for Tribal member and MGE COO Ray Pineault, who will assist as Interim CEO. Ray has served his Tribe for over two decades in various roles and capacities, and we look forward to his continued guidance and experience as we search for a new corporate leader.”
Pineault has over 20 years of experience with MGE, most recently as Chief Operating Officer since July 2020. He also served as Regional President at MGE and President and General Manager of the brand’s flagship property, Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
MGE also announced that Carol Anderson will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer, bringing extensive knowledge and expertise to her new role helping to guide MGE through this “period of strategic development and growth.”
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Focusing on corporate finance and accounting, treasury operations and cash management, capital markets transactions, SEC reporting, controls, governance, and procurement, Anderson will work closely with leaders throughout the enterprise globally to create a strong foundation that supports organizational alignment, productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency.
Katherine Heigl has shocked fans after revealing that she underwent surgery to have two titanium plates inserted into her neck in order to deal with a herniated disc.
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The star had posted a video of herself and husband Josh Kelley at a hospital several days ago, but hadn't revealed that she needed surgery.
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