Blog for Democracy

  • Important Voting News

    Or not. This doesn’t bode well for freedom and democracy in Georgia. I wonder if this is the reason that getting your Voter Registration address changed has been moving at a snails pace. I hear folks are having to go directly to the SoS office to get it done.  Early voting begins October 14th ish. […]

  • Forward

    There is going to be a review of the ballots.  It is permitted and it will occur. Let’s clear up a few things. The signed ballots did not REPLACE a roll-call vote.  Nor was it a departure from protocol.  It is our version of a roll-call vote.  Due to time and fear of voter intimidation, […]

  • Tonight on Kudzu Vine – Charlie Harper

    Join yours truly, host David McLaughlin and co-host Tim Shiftlett tonight at 7PM on BlogTalkRadio for a lively conversation about Georgia Politics with Charlie Harper from that other Georgia political blog.  We’ll be talking Georgia Senate races, Georgia legislative races, and more.  As time allows, we’ll be talking about other topics related to southern politics. […]

  • Wednesday Open Thread

    Twelve years later and still  Stevie Wonder singing this on the Tribute to Heroes Special brings tears to my eyes. I may be naive, but I am all for giving diplomacy a chance. Some bad news, some good news, for liberals, progressives, or whatever they call me these days. Oh, Michelle, you’re winning me over. […]

  • How did I miss THIS?

    Two members of the Georgia Public Service Commission are attempting to funnel a $10,000 fee that should go to the State’s treasury to an CHRISTIAN ANTI-CHOICE group.  Really.  I kid you not.  Oh yeah, and they both have connections to the group. Under a settlement, Peerless Network of Georgia LLC will pay a $10,000 penalty […]

  • The Importance of Running for Office

    I’ve written about this before, so for some of you, this will be old hat.  But I have this crazy notion that a functioning Democratic Party should field candidates every cycle, in every election.  Right now, our friends on the wrong side of the aisle have fielded, or are imminently going to be fielding, candidates […]

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