A commenter on my earlier post had the following acerbic observation:

What a surprise — Georgia lawmakers are selling out the Union in order to protect their ability to have de facto slave laborers, in violation of the law of the land.
Given that we’re 150+ years from April 12, 1861, it’s amazing how little some things change.

It turns out it is the New South after all, with Georgia’s elected representatives dealing the Slave Power a setback tonight, as the state senate approved the House’s E-Verify mandate, with a few inconsequential tweaks. It’s still possible Governor Deal could veto it, but I find that hard to imagine. Now we can look forward to the most important part of the legislative process — litigation.