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The Brief for Friday, August 19th, 2022

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Here's what happened today in the 'Things you can't do in Georgia according to court rulings today' category: 1. Tell the Governor his version of Medicaid expansion is not gonna fly. As such, if you're someone who will benefit from that limited expansion, it might behoove you to remember the sage words of the Atlanta native known as RuPaul: "You better work!" Or, if you're feeling frisky, Brittney Spears offered similar advice when she said, "You better WORK [expletive]." 2. Offer a voter a bottle of water if said voter is at a polling location, no matter how much said voter is sweating or melting or even if said voter is on fire+; 3. Vote for a Public Service Commissioner++; or 4. Avoid testifying before a Fulton County special purpose grand jury, no matter how hard you try if your name is Lindsey Graham and you're a Republican U.S. Senator from South Carolina.  

+ Judge's decision was because of proximity to election, not, apparently, because of the merits of the law 

++ This could have changed within the time it took me to type this sentence. This just in. In fact, the story has changed after the Sec. of State says he's withdrawn the contest so there will be NO PSC vote on your ballot. The story contained within has been updated to reflect the latest. 

 

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