July 23, 2020 5:38 AM
Morning Reads – Thursday, July 23, 2020
Happy Thursday! Today is the 116th anniversary of the invention of the ice cream cone which was delivered to us by Charles E. Menches during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis.
Peaches
- Kemp and Bottoms talking settlement.
- Warren asks CDC to mandate masks, citing Georgia’s local ban.
- This Georgia city beat back COVID-19.
- Georgia Medicaid programs lack tight oversight, audit says.
- Georgia Democrats think this is their year — and Biden’s VP pick could help.
- Georgia got the “best looking” award.
- Rules Put Too Much Urgency On Finding Replacement For John Lewis.
- Senators Introduced a Bill to Restore the Voting Rights Act. It’s Named After John Lewis.
- Jim Crowe no more.
Jimmy Carter
- It’s Not Just Face Masks. Everything Is Now a Political Death Match.
- Biden calls Trump the first racist US president.
- Let’s Take Big Money Out of America’s Justice System.
- “My US passport used to be a privilege. Not anymore.”
- US Senate poised to defy Trump’s veto with directive to change military base names.
Sweet Tea
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Wouldn’t a settlement be seen as a loss for Kemp? Would he really care?
I actually think the lawsuit was necessary for him politically (necessary per his administration’s political thought process, not mine), but that he actually supports the efforts generally. He seems to generally support masks (and thus Georgians’ safety), and so has reason to support the safety measures in practice, but not politically. So a settlement makes sense. It saves political face while allowing the safety measures to stay in place. What could the settlement be? Seems like an easy fix to me: If local govs want something more restrictive than the state standards, there needs to be a more formalized exemption/waiver process. Atlanta would be granted one given the state of litigation. Other local govs may yet apply. Nothing too complex or bureaucratic- just an application to the Governor’s office, which includes evidence, and 10 days to respond, with a standard for granting or denying. Results can be reviewed by a Superior Court. Just thoughts.