Dem Georgia Senator Arrested At State Capitol Protest

Sen. Nikema Williams (D-Atlanta) is arrested by capitol police during a protest over election ballot counts in the rotunda of the state capitol building Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Atlanta. Dozens filled the rotunda i... Sen. Nikema Williams (D-Atlanta) is arrested by capitol police during a protest over election ballot counts in the rotunda of the state capitol building Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Atlanta. Dozens filled the rotunda in the center of the Capitol's second floor Tuesday just as the House was scheduled to convene for a special session. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) MORE LESS

ATLANTA (AP) — Several protesters, including a state senator, have been arrested during a demonstration at the Georgia state Capitol calling for tallying of uncounted ballots from last week’s election.

Sen. Nikema Williams, a Democrat from Atlanta, was led from the statehouse with wrists zip-tied behind her back Tuesday after as Capitol police ordered demonstrators to disperse from the statehouse rotunda.

Williams said she was arrested “because I refused to leave the floor of this building where I’m a state senator.” She said she was “standing peacefully beside constituents I represent.”

Dozens filled the rotunda in the center of the Capitol’s second floor Tuesday just as the House was scheduled to convene for a special session. People chanted “Count every vote!” and held signs with the same slogan.

Supporters of Democrat Stacey Abrams say thousands of uncounted votes could still tip the governor’s race into a Dec. 4 runoff against Republican Brian Kemp.

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  1. I’m not one of these people to talk blithely about civil war. I certainly don’t think we’ve taken a lot of steps on the way to it. But when it becomes controversial to count all the ballots in a close election, that’s a step. It’s definitely a step.

  2. Avatar for tena tena says:

    Yeah. They can’t keep pushing the majority back against the wall like this. It’s grotesque.

  3. people will… have their voices heard —

    one way … or another —

  4. Avatar for jmacaz jmacaz says:

    Arrested for SWB

    Senatoring while Black

  5. Avatar for tena tena says:

    Like African Americans haven’t gone to jail in Georgia over their rights before. If anyone knows how to handle it it is African Americans in the south. They’re used to it - alas.

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