MLB pulls All-Star Game from Atlanta in protest of restrictive new voting law
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Via: perrie-halpern • 5 years ago • 296 commentsBy: David K. Li, Jane C. Timm and Adrianne Morales
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Major League Baseball on Friday pulled this year's All-Star Game out of Atlanta in protest of Georgia's new restrictive voting law.
The "Midsummer Classic" was set for July 13 at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves, in addition to other activities connected to the game, including the annual MLB Draft.
"I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year's All-Star Game and MLB Draft," Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. said in a statement. "Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box."
Georgia Republicans passed restrictive changes to the state election process last month. The new law adds a host of restrictions, including requiring identification for mail voting and making it illegal to take food or water to voters in line.
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill into law immediately, calling it "common sense" legislation while aligning himself with former President Donald Trump in remarks promoting the bill.
Backlash grows to controversial Georgia voting law
MLB is "finalizing a new host city and details about these events will be announced shortly," according to Manfred. The commissioner said All-Star Game festivities would still include tributes to Henry Aaron, the legendary Braves slugger who died earlier this year at age 86.
The All-Star Game, which features the best players of the National and American Leagues, had been slated for Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last year but had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"We proudly used our platform to encourage baseball fans and communities throughout our country to perform their civic duty and actively participate in the voting process," Manfred added. "Fair access to voting continues to have our game's unwavering support."
The Braves said they were "deeply disappointed" by the MLB action and had hoped the All-Star Game would serve as a vehicle to highlight the importance of voting rights.
"This was neither our decision, nor our recommendation and we are saddened that fans will not be able to see this event in our city," the team said in a statement.
"The Braves organization will continue to stress the importance of equal voting opportunities and we had had hoped our city could use this event as a platform to enhance the discussion."
Kemp defended the state's voter restrictions Friday and accused MLB of wilting to "fear" and "political opportunism."
"Georgians — and all Americans — should fully understand what the MLB's knee-jerk decision means: cancel culture and woke political activists are coming for every aspect of your life, sports included," he said in a statement. "If the left doesn't agree with you, facts and the truth do not matter."
While Truist Park is in Cobb County, just outside Atlanta, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms warned her constituents that MLB's move will likely be the first "of many dominoes to fall, until the unnecessary barriers put in place to restrict access to the ballot box are removed."
"Just as elections have consequences, so do the actions of those who are elected," she said in a statement.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat who represents Georgia, said that the state's Republican Party is out of control and that Georgia is "hemorrhaging business and jobs because of their disastrous new Jim Crow voting law."
"The Governor and the legislature are deliberately making it harder for Black voters to vote," Ossoff said in a statement Friday. "They know it. Everybody knows it, and this egregious and immoral assault on voting rights has also put our state's economy at grave risk."
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican from neighboring Florida, blasted MLB for caving to public pressure.
"Why are we still listening to these woke corporate hypocrites on taxes regulations & anti-trust?" Rubio tweeted.
This week, President Joe Biden said he would strongly support moving the All-Star Game out of Georgia to protest the new law.
MLB's action follows strong statements from the Georgia-based companies Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines blasting the state's law.
Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia House of Representatives minority leader, said in a statement Friday that she's "disappointed" that MLB officials took the All-Star Game from Atlanta but is "proud of their stance on voting rights."
Georgia Republicans "traded economic opportunity for suppression," said Abrams, who is credited with voter-drive efforts that delivered the Peach State to Biden and two Democrats to the U.S. Senate.
"As I have stated, I respect boycotts, although I don't want to see Georgia families hurt by lost events and jobs," she added. "Georgians targeted by voter suppression will be hurt as opportunities go to other states. We should not abandon the victims of GOP malice and lies — we must stand together."
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gee, I wonder if there are any other pro sports players unions in atlanta willing to stand in solidarity? it's going to get a lot worse for the republiklan party in georgia...
They're really screwed if the 'Hollywood elites' chose to boycott. The loss of $10 billion in income and 5000+ high paying jobs will leave a mark.
Oh I 'get it' Tex, it just makes NO SENSE.
I don't figure you will get it...
I already said that I do get it Tex.
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you know, I spend a lot of time crafting site boundary pressing, yet compliant and provocative responses, to elicit the offensive and/or insulting replies. the very least you could do is give me access to them somehow. thank you in advance for your kind consideration.
Another word of art !
Mi "Poeta" we must continue to watch the 'binding ties' that seek to get out far ahead of the voter travelers, only to net them in front and clamp shut around 'em in back. Forever the "On Guard."
Damn it, Perrie! Would you stop doing that until I have a chance to read the really juicy stuff?!? My pleasurers are so few these days...
Ha ! I've thought that too. We need a place to read all the deletions a la Heated Discussions, lol.
sounds like a great article topic for Meta.
Sporting venues bring in a lot of money and jobs into the states hosting them. Hitting states who want to go back to a Jim Crow mentality in their pocketbooks is the right move by the MLB.
they'll find that being a racist isn't as much fun when their cash is flying out the window.
According to the news, they stand to lose at least 100 million. I bet his magats there that rely on the dollars and jobs MLB generates are now regretting sending Trump money and wasting their stim checks on guns/BBQ/beer/trips/Nascar.
What a biased report. How many times did it refer to the Georgia voting law as "restrictive?" Actually, Georgia law allows for mail in voting without a reason. Even the state of New York demands a valid reason to vote by mail. As for the water, everyone gets to bring their own water. They really don't need the likes of political activists like Stacey Abrams to hand it out. Speaking of Abrams, she finds herself in a nice little box. It seems our always pandering president couldn't help himself during an interview on ESPN the other day. "Today's professional athletes are acting incredibly responsibly" he said. Have the athletes or Joe Biden ever even read the Georgia voting law? Why does Joe Biden keep lying about it?
What really bothers progressives is the voter ID requirement of a drivers license for a mail in ballot. What scares them about that?
The bottom line is MLB is taking the All-Star-Game away from Atlanta, Georgia. You know, good old Fulton County that voted for Biden in incredible ways. Stacey Abrams knows the meaning of that. Thus the quote in the above article: "she's "disappointed" that MLB officials took the All-Star Game from Atlanta but is "proud of their stance on voting rights." The left wing media focused on the second part of it - google it and you'll see it. They ignored the first part of her statement - her disappointment, for it will hurt her Georgia voting base - the people and small businesses of Atlanta.
It's called karma.
The good news is that several other states are considering similar common sense voting laws. It has gotten far too easy to cheat in some states. This tightening of the rules will keep absolutely no one from registering and voting.
If anything is unnecessary and unfair it is HR-1.
Voting can be made easy, but must always protect the integrity of the vote.
Show us how?
gee, is that what trump supporters were doing in DC on 1/6/21?
It's really simple, Tex. If one desires trustworthy, free, and fair elections, the norm should be 1-day, in-person, private-voting-booth, ID required, with VERY few exceptions. What we got in 2020 was a months-long free-for-all, courtesy of Marc Elias and Democrats want to keep it that way for devious political reasons i.e. a power grab.
What bullshit. Saying an election can only be fair if it is held on one day only?
Pure partisan horseshit.
It only worked for a couple of centuries.
And for your 'couple of centuries' women were not allowed to vote, only land owners, etc.
Face it, the massive voter fraud myth is just that. A myth.
The only thing you all are trying to do is make it harder to vote.
Having 18th century views in the 21st century is a little backward thinking.
We can debate an opinion endlessly. None of that involves the Georgia law.
Let's not debate the actual Georgia law, let's debate what Vic would like to see, as if it where the Georgia law.
I'm still waiting for to to prove your claim
There is no debate. Some people hold draconian views.
Again - TELL US HOW?
You bet!
Some people hold draconian views
And some have reckless views. Having months-long early voting is like telling a jury that they can vote at any time in a trial they they feel like.
No it is not. What a stupid comparison.
There is making access easier or harder.
Not a hard thing to understand.
Again, voting should be a right. After that fact there is only making access easier or harder.
There is making voting more accessible or more restrictive.
The fact that some cannot grasp this simple thing...
And some are desperately trying to change that.
What the fuck is so hard from this for you all to understand.
Cutting hours, cutting polling places, cutting early voting etc.
All restrictive measures.
Is on first.
I never said anything about race. Butt...
When polling places were taken from predominately Black communities...
Going after voting on Sunday's after a Black initiative of voting after church...
I understand when people have no actual argument.
I never said it was in the Georgia law.
Moving the goalposts I see...
with republiklan efforts to restrict access to fewer polling places, I'd be very interested in seeing the logistics involved in getting a couple hundred million voters through those voting booths in one day. by using their defective math, couldn't everyone in america be inoculated against the pandemic in 2 days? let's see the plans.
Me deflect? Comical.
Once again, moving the goalpost.
Things can be explained time and again yet people will not hear when they have their fingers in their ears.
And what claim was that?
It has been answered many times. I gave examples above. Not my problem if you ignore what was said.
How is what they are doing making it easier to vote?
Again...there is only easier access or restrictions on access.
Very easy concept...for some.
The map was what was open in 2016. Closures have happened.
It was about country wide. The North East looks bad.
So you have nothing...
And some, like your brethren want only a single day...
You cannot see all the republican bills in committee or being passed that put restrictions on voting?
You gave nothing but inane questions.
Willfully obtuse...
"Integrity" is a tangible thing, not a buzzword, Vic. Show the evidence for the crime? And if/when you do - - - give its court date for a hearing out!
Have nothing I see.
Tell me, what do any of these laws have to do with election security?
I will give you a hint...nothing.
Why do you think it would be a good thing to put all the power in the legislative branch? That they can replace election officials?
That is basically the wolves guarding the hen house.
Pay no attention to what is actually happening. Just ask stupid questions and refuse to hear the answers.
Colorado has been a vote by mail state for 7 years. #1 in election integrity and #2 in voter turnout percentage of registered voters with same day voter registration also available. >link<
Since Colorado has UNIVERSAL mail in voting, how many polling places do they NEED? Colorado rated #2 in turnout yet NO lines at polling places.
Considering the fact that paleo-conservative are trying to claim that Colorado's election laws are MORE restrictive than Georgia's, would any of you advocate for Georgia to adopt Colorado's?
Well you pretended to when you posted:
That would sound restrictive if one was unaware of 'the rest of the story'.
Then why are all of you and yours comparing Georgia to other states? To each his own right?
Will affect all the Georgia majority too tremendously.
So now you're pretending that polling places have nothing to do with their election laws.
The link where is states:
Which clearly connects the lower number of polling places to mail-in voting initiatives, which BTFW are ALSO part of their election laws.
Yet the REASON for the lower number of polling places in Colorado is clearly stated in the link you posted. So Colorado DOESN'T have a polling place problem. PERIOD, full stop.
Well since the example they cited is indeed a restriction, why do you think it's biased?
Do you have any evidence that Abrams had ANYTHING to do with the MLB's decision? Link?
Oh and what 'little box' has Abrams found herself in Vic?
What 'incredible ways' Vic? How many MORE recounts do you need before you admit that there was NO systemic voter fraud in Georgia?
You're hanging your hat on the idea that Abrams is running for office in Georgia.
'We' already know that Kemp has set up a 'Stop Stacey' pac but that's not proof of anything but fear...
What example?
Do you have any evidence that Abrams had ANYTHING to do with the MLB's decision?
Where did I say Abrams had anything to do with MLB's decision?
Oh and what 'little box' has Abrams found herself in Vic?
As her comment clearly shows, she finds herself "proud of their stance" while "disappointed" with it's results for the people of Atlanta. I though everyone could understand.
What 'incredible ways' Vic?
Cobb, Fulton, and Gwinnett accounted for 168,703, or 76%, of Biden’s 221,751 vote margin gain. Wouldn't you call that incredible?
How many MORE recounts do you need before you admit that there was NO systemic voter fraud in Georgia?
Now you've got me "claiming fraud." No Dulay, I don't think anyone can really say one way or the other.
You're hanging your hat on the idea that Abrams is running for office in Georgia.
Abrams is a key player in GA politics whether or not she runs for Governor.
No. Fulton County alone is the most populous county in the state which includes Atlanta. It makes perfect sense that most of Biden's vote gain came from there. This is not complicated.
I thought you read the seed Vic.
Well since the seed is about the MLB and your comment only cites Abrams it's obvious.
Well since those three counties are the MOST populous, NO. Those are all counties that make up Atlanta and their population grew by over 400,000 since the 2016 election. But hey, believe all the conspiracy bullshit you want to Vic.
If not fraud, what caused Cobb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties voting results to be 'incredible' Vic?
Yet if Abrams isn't running, she has no 'voting base'.
Not so, she has been very active in recent GA elections, despite not running personally.
LOTS of people were active in their states recent elections Vic. That doesn't mean they have a 'voter base'.
I think you meant southern white supremacists.. er, conservatives regressing to their "good old days".
It's all the left has - divide us by race!
You're kidding right?
© From Gov. Brian Kemp/Twitter Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs S.B. 202 on Thursday, March 25. Kimberly Wallace says the painting behind him depicts the plantation on which her family members worked, going back to slavery.
Is there some unspoken reason why democrats must vote to republican liking? Apparently, the more people to 'come out' to vote is not suitable for republicans: Why?
Donald Trump says making voting easy is a bad thing. What do you say about it, Gooseisgone ?
You didn't touch on the question. Care to revisit it and respond? Or do you choose to move on?
One person - one vote (each). That I agree.
Other states are 'satiated' in the proving 'department' with their standards and so Georgia was too—until Trump "spoke." So to whom are Georgia voters to prove themselves? Are these red-states legislatures trying to satiate states or Trump (behind the scenes)?
Why do some conservatives protest cheating in elections when you have no evidence to take to courts?
Why do you struggle against (more) freedom?
If you don't know the 'issues' why are you so 'strong' on confirming modifications? Is this purely partisan for you? Should the opposing side have a say in how governance performs: It's all our lives involved-not just conservative determinate whims.
Moreover, if there are "unattended drop boxes" and I don't know what you mean about "voting season" or if you meant to put it that way, and signature comparing does works sufficiently for people who are not looking to make idle accusations (assuming the worse in one side or the other!).
A high-ranking republican made the quoted claim above:
Do you agree that a republican Secretary of State
should be able to make pronouncements
that have the best interests of
the Republican Party (and our shared country) at heart?
Yes or NO?
Why does the new GOP modification to the voting law
in Georgia seek to 'yank' power from the duly
elected Secretary of State and give it to
a more 'pleasing official' on a popular but unprovable
GOP whim?
Is it okay for the GOP to malign (speak evil of) the voting public
when it disagrees with their vote judgement, in your opinion?
Oh please. Like anyone ever changed their mind while standing in line to vote.... especially over a bottle of water.
Is all this really about water? Or is it about verifying those signatures?
NOW you want to verify that 'mericans are legal citizens, because some conservatives presume conservatives are not crooked? Tell me, where is your proof of your claims and innuendo? Where are the 'stolen' signatures illustrated? Yes, we do know that some conservatives are BIG SORE LOSERS who want the world to stop so they can win! Well, the world won't stop!
Make your case that signature verification is a fraud. Post the cases of signature fraud. Explain why Trump fraud cases never materialized (except as a figment of his and his supporters imagination)!
Here is space: _________________________________________________________ .
Why? Freedom allows for signature matching. It works in "blue states" what the heck is up in red-states? (Maybe it works there too, until a "color-shift"?)
Please name a state that includes a photo of the voter in their registration documentation. I'll wait...
Audit of Georgia county’s 15,000 absentee-ballot signatures turns up zero fraud
That was an audit of Cobb county Vic. Remember, that was one of the counties that you insist had 'incredible' results...
So do I. So that makes my wonder why none of these voter ID states include a photo on their voter registration card. That would seem to shoot two birds with one stone.
I obviously DID since my comment is in direct reply to it's content.
Again, without a voter registration photo to reference, a photo on a drivers license serves no purpose except to confirm that the person with the license got their picture on it.
$200 and they'll throw in a SS card too.
See in reality, poll workers can't be expected to recognize a fake ID either. I seen many of them and can't tell the difference.
Goose,' we're not talking about you or me for that matter. FYI, I already live in a 'blue' political state, nevertheless.
Now then, freedom allows for signature matching already in Georgia. Red state republicans approved it, until the state turned 'purple' on them.
Why did republicans make the change? Why do humongous flag waving GOPers suppress Georgia's open voting policy?
So ... the Republican Party is too cheap to hand out a 20 cent bottle of water?
Yeah, why don't republicans hand out the water? What's the issue there?
I have no idea, when the kids come by at Halloween I hand out warm Scotch to their parents ... the kids have to go cold turkey.
HA!
The fact may be that we can get the 'hardcases' who don't want to pay for ever 'regular' modifications to voting laws - why can the fearsome laws just settle down once and for all? Do gun rights laws get 're-racked' (reset) in catch as catch can fashion? Of course not. Voting needs less political party action across the board! Define the standard and maintain it. The hardcases (those severe laggards, the "gone to-ers" who never get around to it, we fear they will not vote in time. And that is a problem. Because well, voting is the thing! It really does not need stipulations that stifle the laggards from stepping out of the shadows?
BTW, Vic, the more freedoms across the board - the better for "US" right? Go 'America!' Big -Ass- Flag 'Americana.' Yes or no?
I am sad that MLB has to react to Governor Kemp's action too. We know the 'devil' is in the details and its accompaniment: the Setup. Why limit dropboxes? Why make changes in the name of "limiting voter fraud" when we all know Georgia was blessed in 2018 and 2020 to be using a "gold standard" increasing voter numbers model?
Why did Governor Kemp and state House choose to give Itself, the Legislature Republican Majority, power over Georgia counties to suspend their officials and appoint a single administrator (AKA: "Plant") who do not "please" the republican Majority in due course?
So MLB proves it is as dumb as the President, media, Democrats, and their sheeple. Not one of them have read the damn law; or if they have they have failed to take off their woke glasses and can't grasp the meaning.
Reality be damn! This is about being woke and jumping on the lie band wagon.
Maybe only Democrats should be allowed to run, set all of the voting rules, and make all of the decisions? That is what they are trying to bring this too.
So there is your rationale. We can all recognize 'the hand' steering this campaign: Donald J. Trump. MLB is not 'down' with the Trump (behind the scenes).
Okay, what freedoms does it violate to let more citizens vote? Some conservatives SAY freedom is the thing: "Live free or Die" and yet here they are 'doctoring' the Georgia 'gold standard of voting paraphernalia:
Why?
Perhaps you should ask MLB your question. @4.1. MLB is one industry that may have paid spokespeople who could have the time to suspend just on your half. What do you say?
What is obvious to me, us, everybody who can read, is some conservatives see nothing at all OBVIOUS about former president Donald J. Trump. Why should some conservatives see any other obvious 'thing'- with such a large 'Trump-beam' jugging out of their thinking?
It has been pointed out many times. Only a troll would keep asking for an answer that has been given many times.
Have always thought that your function here was as a far right wing troll.
(Trump) Question dodging time!
Not only is Trump keeping himself a story by going on numerous "news" shows and continuing to egregiously lie about the election, the issue of voting reform in Georgia was created as an aftermath to Trump's preposterous claims about voter fraud there. Of course he is an acceptable reference in discussions of the All Star game.
You imagine that you are some great debater. It is laughable.
You didnt even like people mentioning Trump when he was president. Your opinion as to whether people should talk about him now is meaningless.
He also fancies himself to be a 'psyche major,' I reckon. Subsequently, ignoring the drag on discussion. . . . .
I don't work for you. So I don't have to "take a shot" at anything. That said, I want YOU to know that I have no interest in LECTURING some conservatives on historical, political, and/or current states of race relation and majority privilege in this country. YOU will have to go away a while, discover for yourself at greater length, and return to us better informed. Some conservatives will have to keep up with more of what's happening in this country to others not like themselves.
Since some conservatives, including you feel this way, I suggest y'all take the partisan (Trump-induced) bull patty and walk with it. Dig? I ain't going to spend time 'casting pearls before swine.' When you/y'all want to deal with this, come back and have a real discussion. Not this.
And, fancying yourself as a disciplined 'clinician' who talks around the edges of substantive matters is both time-consuming and redundant. Since some conservatives are hampered by reality (and Donald Trump's role in and out of it) - we're done ( again ). Here's a gift! People love animals:
Take care.
Which has absolutely nothing to do with what I said. Just espouses that MLB believed the lie and acted on it. Fuck them. I don't have to waste my time or money on their shitty sport, it was hard enough to watch as it was. Neither does anyone else that wants to let them know they should shut up and play the game and keep their political bullshit out of it.
Still can't point out what part of the law restricts voting rights? That is because it doesn't exist. Keep lying, keep spinning, keep saying "But Trruuummmmppppp!!!!!" It is all the left has.
Show anything in the law that restricts any US citizens legal right to vote? This is getting to be a broken record. What the hell do Democrats and the left have against open and fair elections?
What do you have against open and fair elections? Trump has plenty against them. His very nature is to cheat! And what that says about Trump supporters, surrogates and protectors - I will leave it up to them.
Donald Trump is behind this law, we all: SEE THE MAN!
You can't hide such an obnoxious figure as Donald Trump out of public view (he won't let that happen).
As for wasting time going through with a Trump supporter- who will never admit to anything right (or wrong?) life is better just putting reality where it belongs and letting you see it whether you relate to it or not. It's not going to be a problem for me - either way.
You and I are done on this thread. I have nothing for you anymore at this point. See you above or below on another thread. (Not this one.)
Barak Obama now thanking MLB for bullying the people of Georgia into accepting coordinated attempts to destroy election integrity.:
"Congratulations to MLB for taking a stand on behalf of voting rights for all citizens. There’s no better way for America’s pastime to honor the great Hank Aaron, who always led by example."......Barak Obama
Bullying? Which half of Georgia? Or, do you claim all of Georgia for conservativism? Please be clear. Because one person's bullying is another's liberty!
I can't wait for all the corporations and people who support this to call for the boycott of Beijing Olympics.
Did you learn that one in stretch class ?
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Doesn't bother me. Addressing climate change will require shutting down all the stadiums anyway. Might as well begin getting used to it.
Ridiculous and damaging gesture. Ridiculous because first of all, the law is not the atrocity people say it is, and the regulations you find there have similar counterparts in other states. Damaging because thousands of working class people, many of them people of color, will lose income over this. Another knee jerk reaction from a corporation made to score virtue signaling points, instead of actually helping people.
A job well done in rebuttal of purposely ignorant persons, parsing, yet they are probably proud that they could point out in some sort of literal sense, that they have nothing in common, with common cents, cause they fear the 'Change' approaching rapidly.
Shouldn’t your boycott be aimed at hurting the people who actually deserve it or influencing the people who can make change? I can see boycotting an individual business, but a whole city or state? This is the same chaotic approach that causes protestors to destroy businesses in their own neighborhoods and creates more harm than healing.
And in any event, there is a lot of dishonesty about what the new law does. Responsible people should look carefully at a thing like this before taking action, but it’s clear to me that very few people with opinions have actually done that. Mostly, they are getting their opinion from someone else. And they got their opinion from someone else. And on and on.
It’s just another example of taking action so that people can you’re taking action. No thought is given as to the consequences, though - good or bad.
I don't have a boycott named for me. Responsible people - - - in industries like Coca Cola, Delta, and MLB you mean? It is Dr. Martin L. King and I quote:
So, the 'good' Dr. King started a long-running boycott.
Did he boycott integrated businesses?
The boycott desegregated busing. The operative word being, "boycott."
People are tired of some conservatives "mountains" of trials and tribulations which apparently can't be surmounted. Our nation is suffering under its own internal weight (perpetual arguments and stresses) which some conservatives are content to 'sat' in all day and night long. Better to get up (as a united people) and exercise discipline in our politics once and for all for the betterment of the whole nation.
We can all be on our best as conservatives, independents, and liberals. I hope you can agree with me on this.
So donald is upset about 'cancel culture' so he wants his followers to boycott (cancel) companies...
Can't make this shit up.
He also wants to cancel all the republicans that hurt his poor little feelings.
Wanna bet all the people complaining about boycotts will remain silent when donald wants them.
Probably fall in line.
I know right? “Cancel culture” is bad until someone does something they don’t like, then it can’t happen fast enough. Hence why everyone who whines about it is a fucking idiot. It is called being able to disagree and make decisions based upon those disagreements. Every person and every company has that right.
Return to my question. Did MLK boycott integrated businesses? Or were his actions targeted at people and businesses that actually deserved to be targeted?
Your answer is right there in front of you. What do you know about the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott? There was no "integrated business" boycott in the sense you seen to be writing/asking about. The larger issue was state-sponsored segregation.
OK, well when you have evidence of state sponsored segregation, let me know.
You asked about the MLK boycott specifically, my point is larger and in the present on voting rights (boycott). You can choose to ignore and dodge but that won't add anything to the discussion and the MLB and other corporate actions regarding current red-state voting modification practices, policies, and laws. Do you mean to enhance this discussion or just score dismissive 'points'?
I don't care about 'points.' Period.
No one in the present is losing their voting rights.
You have given me nothing to ignore or dodge. The voting rights of Georgians are doing just fine. I have no problem looking at the actual text of the law and comparing it with previous law or law in other states for reference.
The new law holds up very well under examination. The same people who could vote in 2016, 2018, and 2020 will be able to vote in 2022 (except the dead ones). In some cases, they will have better access than they did in previous elections. If there are wait time issues in the next election, the law requires that they be fixed. Mobile drop boxes are going away for security reasons that I think are obvious, but the trade off is that every county will have at least one that sits in place. Previously, not every county had a drop box.
From what I have read, it actually looks like a package of sensible reforms that expand access where possible, while still respecting the need for security.
The point about the boycott is that even if you think there is a problem with Georgia’s new law, the boycott attacks people who had nothing to do with it. It’s cruel and unfair because it’s targeted unjustly.
You mean the "dead ones" some conservatives could not produce evidence of in any court of law? (May be they are figments 'voters' in some conservatives minds?)
Show evidence of them, please.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger describes Georgia election administration system as "the gold standard" for the United States.
Why mess with a record-setting "gold standard"? And why is a Georgian republican governor SUPPRESSING its Georgian Republican Secretary of State for continuing such a proper achievement?
NOTE: What this Governor and other red-state governors are attempting and doing is not happening in a vacuum. We know for a fact through reporting that the GOP is not happy with losing red-states to purple or blue states status. Also, we presume Donald J. Trump is in those leaders' ears personally or through surrogates coordinating hopeful modifications so as to be so-called 'efficient' in manipulating voter turnout.
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The Boycott(s). Minorities need some conservatives to be fair-minded managers of the voting systems in the states under their control. Do not defeat a "gold standard" record of voter turnout due to some unevidenced phantom-like set of voters ("dead ones").
The voting system in Georgia work efficiently and during a pandemic. What is disturbing? Could it be that it took a pandemic to expose the real power of white and minority voters combined in a republican controlled set of states?
These people know it. We know it, too! It's all bull patty they pull and then send out distractors to 'debate' dumb "patty" for days!
Why don’t you try staying on topic instead of pursuing tangents? I made a statement about the law. Respond to that or I will ignore you.
Apparently Kamala Harris and Stacey Abrams don’t think it’s anybody’s gold standard.
So whose opinion are you going to go with? Or do you finally see that people of both parties have concerns about elections in Georgia and there might be room for reform?
Georgia's Stacey Abrams complain(s) about the 2018 gubernatorial election has little to do with voter drives and voter turnouts. That set of problems is beyond the scope of this discussion. For now:
A high-ranking republican made the quoted claim above:
Do you agree that a republican Secretary of State
should be able to make pronouncements
that have the best interests of
the Republican Party at heart?
Yes or NO?
TACOS! - plaining?
Texan', When do the dead do anything other than 'RIP'? Essentially, resting in peace renders Tacos!'s parenthetical (and your retort) superfluous. Thus, the need for a clarification, because of a persistent narrative from some conservatives that dead people (or their stand-ins) vote in elections.
NOTE: I won't feel in any way compelled to continue "rabbit-holin'" with a 'Texan'—not today. I ask you now: Make your comments 'count' (substantive).