Ever since Brian Kemp won Georgia’s gubernatorial election on November 6th, his Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams and her various allies have wailed and gnashed and filed lawsuits in an attempt to overturn the outcome. But on Friday afternoon, Abrams finally acknowledged that Kemp will be seated as the next governor. However, in the long-standing tradition of blacks being horrible sportsmen, she gave a speech saying:

“… to be clear, this is not a speech of concession.

Concession means to acknowledge an action is right, true or proper. As a woman of conscience and faith, I cannot concede. But my assessment is that the law currently allows no further viable remedy.

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Make no mistake, the former Secretary of State was deliberate and intentional in his actions. I know that eight years of systemic disenfranchisement, disinvestment and incompetence had its desired effect on the electoral process in Georgia.

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Pundits and hyper-partisans will hear my words as a rejection of the normal order. I’m supposed to say nice things and accept my fate. They will complain that I should not use this moment to recap what was done wrong or to demand a remedy. As a leader, I should be stoic in my outrage and silent in my rebuke.

But stoicism is a luxury and silence is a weapon for those who would quiet the voices of the people, and I will not concede because the erosion of our democracy is not right.