Georgia State Lawmaker After Arrest: 'We Will Not Live in Fear'

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Democratic Georgia state lawmaker Park Cannon was arrested on Thursday after knocking on Governor Brian Kemp’s door during the signing of a controversial voting bill. After her release, she said “we will not live in fear.” While left-leaning articles highlight that Cannon’s pastor criticized both her arrest and the provisions of the bill, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden slammed a new law in Georgia that changed the state’s election requirements.

A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Cannon’s pastor, Senator Raphael G. Warnock (D-Ga.) visited Cannon in Fulton County Jail as she was released on Thursday night, as he criticized both her arrest and the provisions of the bill. Civil rights lawyer Gerald Griggs said he would be “vigorously” defending Cannon against her charges.

The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Representative Park Cannon thanked her supporters and tweeted about her release shortly after midnight on Friday morning. Police told The Hill that Cannon was taken to the Fulton County Jail, where she was charged with obstruction of law enforcement.

A right-leaning article by The Washington Examiner highlights that Biden slammed a new law in Georgia that changed the state’s election requirements. Biden said the new law is an “atrocity” that is “designed to keep people from voting.”


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