# The Night the Lights Went Out (on Freedom) in Georgia

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 7, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-the-lights-went-out-on-freedom-in-georgia/914570 "2020-07-07T03:27:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-the-lights-went-out-on-freedom-in-georgia/914570/1 "2020-07-07T03:27:23Z")

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> **[Georgia Governor Calls Up National Guard, Declares State Of Emergency Due To...](https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/06/887968432/georgia-governor-calls-up-national-guard-declares-state-of-emergency-due-to-viol)**
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> Georgia's governor has declared a state of emergency and called up the National Guard. It follows weeks of violent crime and property destruction in Atlanta. Thirty people were shot last weekend.

This is going to be a thing. Corona = excuse to rip off votes from anyone who might be opposed to Republican misrule.