Tonight, laws built on a lie, part of an attack on democracy fueled by that lie, an assault

on the capital and the name of that lie, and the liars now lying about that.

John Berman here in Ferranderson, when the program ended last night, Georgia's Republican

governor had just signed sweeping voter restrictions into law, which could heavily burden black

voters and democratic strongholds.

One provision adds insult to the injury of already limited polling access in long lines

by making it a crime to give food or even water on those lines, waiting hours often in

the hot sun to vote.

President Biden weighed in late today calling the law an atrocity.

Outside the signing ceremony last night, police arrested Georgia State Representative

Park Cannon who was knocking on the door trying to get in.

She's now facing two felony charges, was certainly says something.

As does this photo, which came out today, take a hard look.

With a black lawmaker just outside the door, that's the governor in front of a painting

of an old Georgia slave plantation.

The Calloway plantation to be precise is now an historical site.

This is the painting.

It's the backdrop, both literally and symbolically, to a law that Georgia's governor, a member

of what used to be admired as the party of Lincoln, said today had nothing to do with

restricting voter access.

Well, it wasn't a voting rights bill.

It was an election security bill that actually increases early voting opportunities on the

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