AP: Voting Bill Leads to Walkout in Ga. Senate

[Hissyspit]

Well, technically, this is more than 12 hours old, but I can't find it anywhere, and it seems kind of important. Sorry if a dupe.

ON EDIT: Here it is buried in the elections forum - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=342087#342602

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Senate-Walkout.html

Voting Bill Leads to Walkout in Ga. Senate
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: March 11, 2005

Filed at 9:39 p.m. ET

ATLANTA (AP) -- The state Senate's Democratic caucus, led by the chamber's black members, walked out of the Legislature Friday after an emotional vote on voting rights.

Immediately after a 7 p.m. vote that would eliminate 12 of the 17 forms of identification that may be used at Georgia polls, a majority of Senate Democrats, including all black members, left the chamber.

``This is wrong!'' Sen. Vincent Fort, D-Atlanta, shouted before the exit. ``We will not go back.''

All but one other member of the Democratic caucus left shortly afterward. Most Democrats returned to the chamber about 25 minutes later.

[TroglodyteScholar]

1. Wow...

I listen to local public radio in the afternoons, and I didn't hear a peep about this.

Thanks for posting....

[paineinthearse]

2. This reminds me of the Tex dems hightailing it to Oaklahoma....

...last summer, when the rethugs were pushing gerrymandering.

DeLay illegally sent the Feds.

Hope they hang his ass!!!!

Anyone have any news about this?

[rodeodance]

5. was Delay ever changed for this (calling the Feds)?

[WindRavenX]

7. I almost forgot about that!

I think a bunch of DUers even sent them flowers and called in pizza for them.
It was really cool!

[Kelvin Mace]

3. We need to do more of this

We need to walk out en mass and refuse to return, refuse to recognize ANY law passed by this administration. The should have done tha with the bankruptcy bill.

[otohara]

4. Disenfranchisement R Us

They are proud of their abilities to disenfranchise minorities, students, the poor, illiterate etc....

[jazzjunkysue]

6. Long overdue. Can I hear an "Amen?"

[recovering democrat]

8. Lost in other press coverage

Sadly, this truly got lost in the midst of the shootings of the Judge and other people at the Fulton County Courthouse which blanketed the local, state and national news in this market all of Friday and even Saturday.

Hopefully some attention will be restored to this after the world turns back around here in the Atlanta area. The new Republican majority in the Georgia legislature is doing some pretty ridiculous stuff. They, too, will have to face the voters again.

[Kenergy]

9. Good n/t