Cameron Joseph

Cameron Joseph @cam_joseph

The bill does have some concerning elements. Obviously, making it illegal to give voters waiting in line food/water is bad, dumb and got a lot of attention. And stripping the SOS of their power while empowering state legislators to weigh in on election issues is not good. — PolitiTweet.org

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Georgia Republicans had been pushing to: 1) Eliminate mail voting for most people under age 65 2) Curtail early in-person voting 3) Completely end "Souls to the Polls" Sunday voting 4) End automatic voting registration 5) Eliminate drop boxes None of that got included. — PolitiTweet.org

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A few notes on the Georgia bill now that I've had some time to dig into it more (was slammed when it dropped yesterday). There are some things that voting rights advocates are (rightly) furious about. But the most harmful measures GOP lawmakers were pushing did NOT get included. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheNews_Station: EXCLUSIVE: After selling a Fyre Fest painting for $122,000 on eBay and skirting all charges tied to the fraudulent fes… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ASFleischman: Here's my major question. A magistrate judge in Fulton County apparently found probable cause to believe that this would… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Bencjacobs: Calling the Iowa caucuses a primary on your first visit to the state is a nice old fashioned gaffe. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nielslesniewski: So, we've moved from Trump trying to cut the Appalachian Regional Commission budget (and getting immediately dismissed… — PolitiTweet.org

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@HotlineJosh Yeah. I think we've figured out a way to make democracy more democratic. A lot of the expansions were initially pushed by Rs. Why is that a bad thing? I'm not questioning FDR's and Eisenhower's victories but aren't we more of a true democracy now that Black people can vote? — PolitiTweet.org

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@HotlineJosh True. A lot of that is fixing the hole that SCOTUS put in the VRA. But that doesn't address my main point. If one side wants to expand voting access the other wants to disenfranchise people, even assuming both are cravenly political, do you think the positions are morally equal? — PolitiTweet.org

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@HotlineJosh There are plenty of states with bad legacy laws. HR1 is flawed and you make some valid points in this article. But even if both sides are doing this for partisan reasons only one side is trying to disenfranchise nonwhite, young and poor voters. That's a stark moral difference. — PolitiTweet.org

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@HotlineJosh This is true. And NY arguably had the worst rules in the country. But the *intent* of these laws is voter suppression, and the justification from most Rs is voters don't trust the system-because they've been told not to be the same GOP leaders. — PolitiTweet.org

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@HotlineJosh Fair! Will read. And do think people overreact to some changes. But it does seem rather notable that only one side seems interested in disenfranchising voters. (Wasn't always the case, CA Dems opposed mail balloting in the 90s, Rs saw an advantage, but it's gotten there now) — PolitiTweet.org

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@HotlineJosh Think it's easy to gloss over complex details in both but this reads like a Georgia subtweet. And honestly I'm not sure how you look at this law and not see a deliberate attempt to target Democratic voters. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @grace_panetta: Gov. Brian Kemp has signed SB 202, a massive voting and election-administration related omnibus bill that expands early… — PolitiTweet.org

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@JMilesColeman Outcome: IA-2 Margin: TX-15, IL-17 Though Maine Senate margin surprised me much more than anything. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kirk_bado: The NYT interview with the cast of Arrested Development where Jessica Walter breaks down the abuse she suffered on set from… — PolitiTweet.org

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man... mallory archer and lucille bluth were two of my favorite characters in recent years. RIP. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@JoeBiden just sent a shot across the bow of Senate Republicans, warning he'd "go beyond" supporting filibuster reform and could back ending it entirely "If there's complete lockdown and chaos" from the GOP. @AJentleson must be thrilled. https://t.co/OjaLJhEtpK — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: Filibuster "has been abused since it came into being by an extreme way in the last 20 years." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KattyKay_: It’s pretty remarkable that so far there’s been no discussion of pandemic in this press conference, except in the opening st… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GingerGibson: Folks, most people outside of Washington don't care about the filibuster. I just feel like someone needs to say this. — PolitiTweet.org

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Think that's the closest @JoeBiden has ever come to saying he's open to ending the filibuster. After saying he wants a talking filibuster, "If there's complete lockdown and chaos as a consequence of the filibuster then we'll have to go beyond what I'm talking about." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Alex_Roarty: Summing up Biden's answer on immigration surge: - The influx of migrants is seasonal and happens every year - A result o… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HotlineJosh: So far, the first two questions at the press conference are pushing Biden from the left. — PolitiTweet.org

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the way biden says "thousands" is almost christopher walkenesque — PolitiTweet.org

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.@Yamiche tells @JoeBiden perception he's a "moral, decent man" is driving a surge in child migration. Odd way to phrase it... which Biden notes with "I guess I should be flattered." Points out some of this is seasonal increase. Not exactly the most aggressive questioning so far. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @C_Sommerfeldt: Biden opens his first formal press conference by confirming his new goal is to administer 200 million coronavirus vaccin… — PolitiTweet.org

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!!! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZachMontellaro: Black civil rights leaders, voting rights advocates and elected officials have a warning for Senate Democrats: They can… — PolitiTweet.org

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@brianros1 The presentation was more comprehensive than I've heard from most people but yeah there were a lot of different factors — PolitiTweet.org