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laserhaas

(7,805 posts)
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 02:46 PM Nov 2018

Martin Luther King's Cousin Blocked by Kemp from Casting a Ballot [View all]

Source: Greg Palast News



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Despite Voting in every Election for 50 Years
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Greg Palast reporting from Atlanta, GA

Today I visited 92-year-old Christine Jordan who was blocked from voting in Georgia. I spent time with her and her granddaughter Jessica. Miss Christine, Martin Luther King’s cousin, talked about the family reunions with the Kings at her house. Never talked politics, just Church gossip and family. She misses choir practice at Zion Hill Baptist. She sang me, “Jesus loves me.” And she sang, “We shall overcome.”

Brian Kemp took away her right to vote exactly 50 years to the day since she cast her first ballot in Atlanta. To get back her vote, she is ready to sue Kemp in federal court, “if someone will help me walk to the courthouse.” Any volunteers?

Martin Luther King's Cousin who was blocked from voting in Georgia

92-year-old Christine Jordan, whose 1 minute video of her being stopped from voting we posted on election day turned out to be Martin Luther King’s cousin

Read more: https://www.gregpalast.com/martin-luther-kings-cousin-blocked-from-voting/



She voted for 50 years, without interruption, until Kemp ran for Governor; whilst being Secretary of State - in charge of election integrity.

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If I lived there I would drive you to the place so that you can file your suit Miss Christine turbinetree Nov 2018 #1
I wonder if my Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army would be an acceptable I.D. to vote. olegramps Nov 2018 #5
Sadly, an Honorable Discharge does not keep this administration pazzyanne Nov 2018 #6
A.....frigging....men laserhaas Nov 2018 #13
This is UNACCEPTABLE. How many lesser known ppl did Kemp keep from voting. He's a thief. iluvtennis Nov 2018 #2
Exactly! - Most assuredly undeserving of being Governor laserhaas Nov 2018 #3
What was his basis for denying her right to vote (other than her skin color of course)? groundloop Nov 2018 #4
Her voter registration mysteriously vanished IronLionZion Nov 2018 #8
She probably always voted Democrat laserhaas Nov 2018 #12
Thanks for that red dog 1 Nov 2018 #15
Making America great again by taking us backwards IronLionZion Nov 2018 #7
Thank the Supreme Court for this crap r/o BlueInRedHell Nov 2018 #9
Voter suppression and electoral fraud should be capital crimes 47of74 Nov 2018 #10
I hope he doesn't get his hopes up when they vote to let him into Heaven comes around world wide wally Nov 2018 #11
Good on Greg Palast for getting this story ZeroSomeBrains Nov 2018 #14
Thanks to Greg Palast red dog 1 Nov 2018 #16
He was ignored for years. I hope the rest of us actually listen to the next whistle blower... DemocracyMouse Nov 2018 #17
Wouldn't count on that laserhaas Nov 2018 #19
Kemp thought PatSeg Nov 2018 #18
I hope the local news in Atlanta covers this. Ilsa Nov 2018 #20
Almost colsohlibgal Nov 2018 #21
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