Talk about timing. After the Civil War there were a series of plans to divide up the largest Southern state. To turn it into three or four smaller states. None of these plans ever had a realistic chance of happening, except for one.
This is a scenario where Texas was divided after the Civil War.
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They are one of the most influential figures in American 20th century history. It’s time you learn their name. Both Pauli’s personal path and tireless advocacy foreshadowed some of the most politically consequential issues of our time. Told largely in Pauli’s own words, My Name is Pauli Murray is a candid recounting of that unique and extraordinary journey. My Name is Pauli Murray is coming to theaters September 17, and streaming on PrimeVideo Oct 1.
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The clock is ticking for making your voice heard in how you are represented at the Gold Dome and U.S. Capitol.
The Georgia General Assembly has a public form for submitting comment online regarding redistricting, which for most Georgia residents may be the only means by which they can shape an otherwise tightly-controlled process.
To date, only three comments have been submitted from Columbus-Muscogee:
A. Russell of Muscogee County:
we would like all of Muscogee to be in one district. it would be my idea for Muscogee, Harris, and Meriweather to all 3 move to the 2dd Congressional District. thank you for this meeting.
A. Corley of Muscogee County:
I have bodycam footage of the kidnapping that was concealed during the TPR. I have SAAG Kent Lawrence and Mathias Skrowneak signatures on orders that they prepared for the Judges to sign. Kidnapping is a felony and placing my daughter up for an unlawful adoption is human trafficking. I have everything properly documented and authenticated with certification and seal. I also have audio recordings. Gov. Kemp was forwarded everything from Senators Johnny Isakson and Kelly Loeffler’s office as, federal government had to give the the State opportunity to investigate before they could. Gov. Kemp can do something as, he appointed the Commissioners for DHS. Gov. Kemp can do something as, he is head of the State of Georgia and is the executive level. Gov. Kemp had the authority and responsibility to enforce the laws made by the General Assembly. The executive branch which Gov. Kemp is under is defined as: Executive Georgia’s main executive official and head of state is the governor.
H. Underwood of Muscogee County (yours truly):
Good evening committee members, my name is Harry Underwood. I’m a resident of Columbus, a resident of Georgia since 1993 and a board member of Better Ballot Georgia, which advocates for instant-runoff voting, also known as ranked-choice voting. I’d like to take this opportunity to tell you how shameful and tiring I find this practice of redistricting by elected legislators, and how we Georgians ought to know better that this political system – of winner-take-all elections, of partisan redistricting by legislators, of restrictive ballot access laws – perpetuate a baked-in culture of constant two-way factional disrespect, drowning out the needs of our state’s residents. Other than these United States, no other political system on earth has quite the amount of unilateral temerity shared among so many elected legislators to bake in incumbent advantages for their own (and their friends’ own) benefit over the next ten years. The people of this state – no matter what party we may support – should feel upset that our elected legislators won’t let themselves compete on competitive grounds nor let themselves be judged by their ideas and goals for legislation across whole communities, not partitioned neighborhoods who are traded between districts because of their partisan lean. We have done this for over 200+ years, with one party having done this for most of this time, and another party which gained power in the early 2000s now doing the same thing. It is time to say “enough”. The people of this state should demand a better political system than that being exhibited through this committee. Georgia should adopt independent, nonpartisan redistricting by a jury of citizens representative of our state’s demographics. Georgia should adopt multi-winner districts and proportional elections systems including ranked-choice voting. Georgia should let those who want less compromise on their political principles register their own political parties with less cost and overhead than is currently, irrationally demanded under state law, so that we could have even more competitive elections. Georgia should adopt rules which count our state’s prisoners, who are currently barred from the voting franchise, as residents of their last voluntary residence rather than of their current prison, so that prison-hosting districts are not artificially inflated in their numbers during the redistricting process. And finally, Georgia should join 30 other states, including our neighbors in South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee, in adopting a state constitutional amendment requiring all elections in this state to be free, fair and open without civil or military interference. These five reforms could make for more elections which are reflective of our communities and demographic changes without legislators feeling the need to create maps which bake in their own advantages over the course of at least the next five successive legislative elections. These reforms could make for elections in which candidates feel more of a need to seek consideration from all voters, not merely those who “look” like they would vote for a certain party. And these reforms could set the guardrails for how our demographics are represented in our General Assembly without pitting our legislators against their constituents. I ask the members of this committee to consider the adoption of nonpartisan redistricting, instant-runoff voting, fairer ballot access laws, a ban on prison gerrymandering, and a free elections amendment to our state constitution. Thank you.
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In the meantime, a special session of the General Assembly has been called by Governor Kemp for November 3 to redraw congressional and legislative districts for the next ten years. Partisan gerrymandering is likely, with no constitutional guardrails in place at the state level and the process being controlled by Republican legislators.
In addition, it will be the first redistricting process since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act’s preclearance provisions, meaning that state legislatures do not have to submit their maps to the U.S. Justice Department for review for any racial bias prior to implementation. Finally, it is possible that bills will be filed to ban local governments from issuing mask or vaccine mandates, a bete noire of Republicans nationwide.
A SPLOST referendum for Columbus has been scheduled for November 2. On the ballot is a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (or SPLOST). A “Yes” vote would raise the current sales tax in Columbus from 8% to 9% for nine months, starting in April 2022. The goal is to raise $400 million, $200 million of which will go to rebuilding or renovating the existing, deteriorating Government Center and to build a new Judicial Center.
In addition, according to the question on the ballot, the other $200 million would be dedicated to “Road, Street, and Bridge Improvements; Trials and Sidewalks; Storm Water Projects; Parks and Recreation Projects; Golf Facilities; Public Safety; General Government Vehicles and Equipment; Technology Enhancements; Columbus Ironworks Convention and Trade Center Improvements; Columbus Civic Center; and Economic Development (collectively, the “Capital Projects”)”.
If “No” prevails, the sales tax would go back to 8%. The most recent renewal of the 1% sales tax was approved in June 2020 for the Muscogee County School District.
Early Voting Begins October 12-29, from 7:30am to 5:30pm, with weekend voting on Saturday October 16, Saturday October 23 and Sunday October 24. Early voting will take place at the Citizen Service Center on Citizen Way. Absentee ballot applications are open to October 22, with a dropbox being available only during Early Voting hours (meaning that the dropbox is locked overnight, thanks to the odious SB202). Absentee voting applications are being accepted from now until October 24; applications can be downloaded, filled out digitally and emailed to muscogeeelectionsandregistration@columbusga.gov.
This is the first non-educational SPLOST specific to Columbus in over a decade, and would go to either renovating or demolishing and rebuilding the Government Center, which was first constructed in 1968 prior to consolidation and has suffered deterioration at multiple levels in recent years, including an infamous incident in which a ruptured pipe dumped bird feces, leaves and other debris into Superior Court Judge Gil McBride’s office, resulting in the cancellation of several court hearings, as well as 36K gallons of toilet water flooding a courtroom in the building due to toilet repair (followed two weeks later by another flooding).
A T-SPLOST renewal for the River Valley region was approved by the other county commissions of the region for 2020 except for Columbus-Muscogee, with Mayor Skip Henderson saying in 2019 that Council would campaign against placing the item on the 2020 ballot if it conflicted with the aforementioned general SPLOST. The general SPLOST itself ended up being delayed to November 2 2021, while the T-SPLOST renewal for River Valley was absent from the June 9 2020 consolidated primary ballot. The River Valley Regional Commission has the option of placing the T-SPLOST renewal on the 2022 ballot.
Read more about the history of SPLOSTS and other local ballot questions here.
Misinformation abounds about the removal of Confederate monuments in across the Southern United States. In this video, I discuss the common misconceptions about these statues. Join me in making treason odious.
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[4] Alex Horton: “Tennessee Lawmakers Punish Memphis for Removing Statue of Confederate and KKK Leader” (2018). The Washington Post https://ift.tt/3g0cgLT
[5] “Kentucky City Removes 2 Confederate Statues from Courthouse” (2017). CBS News https://ift.tt/2E8QA2W
[6] Lisa O’Donnell: “Remove Confederate Statue or Face Possible Legal Action, Winston-Salem tells United Daughters of the Confederacy” (2019). Greensboro.com https://ift.tt/3kUauj1
[7] Tom Foreman Jr. and Jonathan Drew: “Confederate Statue Removed from Winston-Salem Courthouse” (2019). Salisbury Post https://ift.tt/313pQK4
[8] Jon Greenburg: “Kemp Decries Calls by ‘Radical Left’ to Remove Washington, Jefferson Statues. We Looked For Examples” (2017). Politifact https://ift.tt/31WgyPn
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Voguing, and the ballroom scene that gave rise to the dance genre, were started in New York City in the 1980s by Black and Latinx queer folks seeking a place to be themselves. And now, the ballroom culture has taken roots in China, creating a a safe space for LGBT youths to express queerness and find each other.
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Dekker returns on 16th October with ‘The Love’ his final single from his upcoming 12-song debut album Slow Reveal: Chapter One which follows on 20th November.
About ‘The Love’ Dekker writes, “I wrote this song around a simple 4-chord loop. Something in the pattern hypnotised me and I found myself cycling through these chords in a trance. In this song (and video), I’m disoriented and dreamlike in service to and in pursuit of love.”
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Author, guitar, voice by Brookln Dekker
Drums & percussion by Stefan Wittich
Mixed by Paul Pilot
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Videography by Brookln & Ruth Dekker
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Edited by Brookln DekkerLYRICS
I know enough about love
To break it
I’ve heard enough about love
How to make it
I wrote a song about us
Are we faking
I hope it’s not about usI’d put myself on a tree
Like the lord
With my feet
Off the ground
And I’m bound
And the nails
How I’d bleed
I’d give it all for love
All of my breathe for loveI want a run-in with love
Take me
I want to know the whole love
I’m aching
I know it’s all about love
No mistaking
Let me and I’ll bring the loveI’d put myself on a tree
Like the lord
With my feet
Off the ground
And I’m bound
And the nails
How I bleed
Now take me down from this tree
Take me down
To my knees
Take me whole
I want to live in the love
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