Outgoing Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp ® rejected a special session aimed at undercutting incoming Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms (D).
“I will not be calling a special session of the Georgia General Assembly in order to curtail executive branch powers or debate redistricting changes,” Kemp wrote in a statement, according to CBS News. “The voters of our state have spoken.”
“As long as I’m governor, we will always respect the results of secure, accessible, and fair elections, and also abide by the laws and constitution of our state,” he continued. But he notably left open the possibility that state lawmakers would need to address Georgia’s finances before January.
This comes after Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson to flip Georgia’s governor’s mansion early into election night. This is the first time a Democrat won the Peach State’s gubernatorial race since 1998, according to the National Governors Association.
It’s a sad situation when this reaction, which should be the lowest acceptable bar, looks admirable.
shithead already stole his current governorship by presiding over his own fucking election last time. he’s already illegitimate. I’m glad he’s saying he won’t fuck with it any more, hopefully he’s not lying
As a Georgia native and 35 year resident, fuck you Kemp, you’ve done maybe two good things right in your miserable sniveling existence and this is one half of that total. I will give you that’s it’s more than I ever expected out of you though so that’s something
it’s more than most republicans.
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He knows he’d piss off too many people.
