Rep. Saira Draper Slams FBI Raid as ‘Regurgitated Conspiracy Theories’

Rep. Saira Draper & Georgia Equality executive director Jeff Graham joined the Ron Show today.

PLUS: GA GOP can’t handle ‘affordability,’ so it resorts back to ‘anti-trans’ measures & the fuss over PFAS in NW Georgia

• The unsealing of an affidavit that was the basis for the FBI raid of Fulton County’s 2020 ballots is ⁠raising fresh questions⁠, ⁠along with derision from legal experts.⁠. Ron spoke with State Rep. Saira Draper (HD 90) to allow for a Democratic party response, Draper calling the move politically motivated and warning about chain-of-custody issues and ⁠renewed efforts to undermine trust in Georgia’s elections⁠. The conversation also touches on the SAVE Act, voter ID debates, and the push to revisit hand-marked paper ballots.
• Ron also covered Senate Republicans adding anti-trans amendments to a bipartisan health care bill.⁠ Georgia Equality⁠’s Jeff Graham connected with Ron to explain why advocates say ⁠the move targets transgender Georgians⁠ and jeopardizes broader health reforms that had broad bipartisan support before the ‘poison pill’ amendments were added.
• Then, Democratic Congressional candidate ⁠Shawn Harris has been ringing alarm bells since last summer⁠, and a ⁠year-long effort⁠ between ⁠the AJC⁠, Associated Press, AL.com and PBS/Frontline chronicled the carpet industry’s use of PFAS (“forever chemicals”) in stain resistance while poisoning northwest Georgia water supplies. So of course, Georgia Republicans are ⁠racing to sneak a once-dead bill back into relevancy to protest carpet makers⁠ from litigation, right?