http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/09/09/republicans-only-like-the-separation-of-church-and-state-if-it-keeps-black-people-from-voting/
smiling faces,
DeKalb County Georgia announced last week that it would be making voting easier for people, especially for African-Americans. But one Georgia lawmaker thinks that it’s becoming too easy and that the new law violates the separation of church and state.
DeKalb County is Georgia’s most Democratic county. For the first time in history, they are allowing residents to vote on a Sunday, which will be October 26th. The three polling stations that will be open are in heavily African-American areas, including a shopping mall. The Democratic party is planning to bus voters to the polling stations and since it will be on a Sunday, they will take them directly from church.
State Senator Fran Millar (R) is not happy: Now we are to have Sunday voting at South DeKalb Mall just prior to the election. Per Jim Galloway of the AJC, this location is dominated by African American shoppers and it is near several large African American mega churches such as New Birth Missionary Baptist. Galloway also points out the Democratic Party thinks this is a wonderful idea – what a surprise. I’m sure Michelle Nunn and Jason Carter are delighted with this blatantly partisan move in DeKalb.
Is it possible church buses will be used to transport people directly to the mall since the poll will open when the mall opens? If this happens, so much for the accepted principle of separation of church and state.
if the makes no sense to you, you are fine and not insane. he is so upset that those mega churches will deliver mega amounts of Progressive voters that he has gone off the wall and shattered his head while trying to think up a reason to oppose and suppress the Black vote, it's a wonder he didn't say "this is GA. we don't let this stuff happen".
Of course, like most Republicans, Millar is a bit selective on what parts of the government he wants separated from churches. He has no problem voting against women’s reproductive rights, against assisted suicide and for exempting religious employers from contraceptive coverage.
On his website, he attempts to sway voters by trumpeting the fact that he’s an “active member of the Dunwoody United Methodist Church.”
Of course, the fact that voters might be bussed from churches isn’t his real objection. His church and state argument would never stand because no one is telling voters how to vote. His real objection is on his Facebook page. If too many African-Americans vote, Republicans will lose
and there it is, shouldn't the SCOTUS be re-sending their decision to strike that part of the voter rights that said suspicious states activity in voter suppression should get approval from feds before making such move.
