Political Rewind: Bipartisan Push For Citizen's Arrest Reform; Impasse Over School Re-Openings
Wednesday on Political Rewind, a bipartisan coalition of legislators has come together to support Gov. Brian Kemp\u2019s proposal to replace Georgia\u2019s citizen\u2019s arrest law, which became the center of public outrage in the aftermath of the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.\n\n"I am really glad the governor is pushing for this. This is an outdated law that has allowed a lot of racists to take the law into their own hands and arrest black and brown people," Democratic strategist and former candidate for Congress Nabilah Islam said.\xa0"Its hard to believe that was a year ago, but we are definitely moving in the right direction."\n\nAlso, the debate over whether to open Georgia schools for in-person classes continues to cause friction among teachers, parents, school administrators and policy makers. Teachers fear that without access to vaccines, they are vulnerable to COVID-19.\n\nFinally, candidates have already begun to line\xa0up for the next election cycle. Former senator David Perdue filed the necessary paperwork to stake his spot in the race against Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock in 2022.\n\nPanelists:\n\nGreg Bluestein \u2014 Politics Reporter,\xa0The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\xa0\n\nDr. Karen Owen \u2014 Professor of Political Science, West Georgia University\n\nNabilah Islam \u2014 Democratic Political Strategist\n\nEric Tanenblatt \u2014 Republican Strategist, Global Chair of Public Policy and Regulation of Dentons Law Firm