April 2, 2021, 1:28 PM UTCIn Georgia, voting-rights advocates hoped to partner with business leaders to derail a Republican voter-suppression bill. By and large, that did not happen: major corporations based in Georgia largely remained on the sidelines as GOP policymakers created new barriers between voters and their democracy.said this week
that Georgia's measure is"unacceptable." It's a sentiment that would've been welcome before the law was approved. As Texas Republicans move forward with a Georgia-style law of their own, several private-sector leaders are learning from the example and getting ahead of the problem. The Associated PressThe ranks of big corporations now criticizing GOP efforts to restrict voting access spread Thursday to Texas as measures that would reduce options to cast ballots and limit polling hours advanced in the state Capitol.
"To make American's stance clear: We are strongly opposed to this bill and others like it," the airline said in a statement. It wasn't alone. To varying degrees, AT&T and Southwest Air also offered criticism of Texas' anti-voting proposal, while Michael Dell, whose tech company is headquartered in Austin, expressed his opposition to the bill via Twitter.
MaddowBlog The only way to stop this voter suppression shit is to hit them in the wallets. They will stop chipping away at voting rights for minorities when you affect the money flow.
MaddowBlog Those state legislators don't seem to realize Corporate America are the biggest campaign donors that can make or break them. We'll find out next year who'll keep their office or not. One thing for sure, Corporate America will still be around.🙄