Reginald Jackson announces a boycott of Coca-Cola Co. products outside the Georgia Capitol on Thursday, March 25, 2021 in Atlanta.Voting rights advocate Nsé Ufot has been fighting for a week like this all year.
For months, more than a half-dozen activist groups, including her own New Georgia Project, had urged business interests to denounce Republican-led efforts to restrict voting access in Georgia, she said. Billboards had gone up across the state that parodied corporate slogans, urging action. Advocates projected campaigns on the side of a hotel hosting attendees for the NBA All-Star weekend in early March.
The companies had offered cautious statements, and what Ufot calls"hand-wringing" and"shoulder shrugging." That is, until Wednesday, when Atlanta-based Delta Airlines and Coca-Cola issuedcondemnations of Georgia's new restrictive voting law, enacted last week.
By March 24, lawmakers had introduced 361 restrictive election bills in 47 legislatures, according to the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, which has been tracking the legislation. That's 108 more than in the center's last count, on Feb. 19, a 43 percent increase. GOP lawmakers say these bills are needed to improve public confidence in the results, even as they cast doubt on the outcome of the 2020 elections themselves. By all non-partisan accounts, the 2020 election was secure and the results accurate, despite former President Donald Trump's repeated and false claims otherwise. His own attorney general, William Barr, said there was
“By all non-partisan accounts, the 2020 election was secure and the results accurate”... by ALL non-partisan accounts? ALL? it is a fact that SOME (and TRULY) non-partisan accounts expressed concerns over some elements if the election.
Should we have looser voting laws?
Businesses along with a sports and Entertainment need to stay in their lane and stay out of Politics
These people need to put in jail
Who cares, why now. Be happy they are doin it.
You cater to a growing customer base not a shrinking one!
Cause they are race mongering whores of the Dems( who Gonna raise their taxes no less) GA law is good if one bothers to read it. Funny MLB required ID to pick up tickets, yet moved AS game for politics. Hypocrites
It’s following the dollars
Google, facebook and amazon is deciding not to headquarter here
Once the evil ones take hold they'll keep taking, keep demanding you keep closing off everything keep closing you off from everything good and exhaust you protecting nonsense,lies, and evil like there is no other choice. Stand for more, there's always a choice. ❤️🇺🇸
Oh this is easy. The government and corporate institutions of this country are joined at the hip now. They depend on each other, and if ID laws are passed, corporate interests will have a harder time manipulating our political system. It's also the definition of fascism.
They are wading in due to fear that the lunatic woke left will wage war against their brands (both from inside and outside the companies) if they don’t.
I'm old enough to remember the left hating big corporations getting kickbacks from the govt.
Why? Because they care about profits. The power, ultimately, is with the people. It's not 'canceling';; it's asserting our rights. You want to strip us of rights, we will no longer line your pockets. Corporate America depends on our subservience. Don't bow down.
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They get bullied by the woke alt left And cave like a bunch of pussies.
Messrs Gates Bloomberg Zuckerberg et al flexing muscle. They own us, our info, our politicians. We all fell for the Trump is a meanie trick Total genius. They even have AOC
Because we’ve to Somehow Stop 🛑 the Wealthiest States trying to block out some Minority Voters NOW. 💭🇺🇸ℹ️🇺🇸💭😦🤔😦
they can start by stop giving money to republicans.
Every human of age votes. End of. Everything else is denial of human rights.
Because the only power that exists in America is money.
Stop insulting black people. They all have IDs. Every last one of em
Because anybody against voter iD likes fraud
DrSpockets Boycotts and the threat of Boycotts help! Its about self preservation.
The Right to vote belongs to everyone. No one party can be left to decide, for everyone, on its own, on who qualifies and who doesn't.
Corporations will support democracy until activists make it unprofitable to do so.
IMO corporate america is now only doing this because it is now safe for them to do it. Corporate america knows once (a) law(s) is put on the books, it is close to impossible to get that law(s) abolished/removed.
The majority of Republicans are racists.
Is it disenfranchising ppl to require ID for vaccine? GA’s voting rules r similar to other states, including NJ which Stacy Abrams praised. Why is it better to drive away business & jobs if u really want to help people in the state?
One thing about rich corporate white America they care about their money now, don't play with their money😊
Bc they want to buy their leaders? Most dark $ went to Dems in 2020. Dems act like they are fighting for voting rights but if you look closer, they aren’t. They are making it harder for 3rd parties, giving OUR tax $ to candidates, even if we don’t support them, etc. Wake up ppl
That actually is a stupid bill anyways, and it'll make the great state of Georgia miss out on alot of business decisions and developments😭😭😭
The Fake News media must be held accountable for perjury! The presidency they conspired to steal, the American administrative system they conspired to steal, must be returned!
Bill Gates and Zach Burke and Jack Dorsey are the devil against humanity!The FAKE NEWS is the devil against humanity!Big companies such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple,Twitter, CNN, TIME......, etc. should be defined as political groups, not companies or enterprises.
There is always a consequence of stupidity, selfishness and idiot act.
Because we are run by an unelected oligarchy of corrupt and disappointingly inept elites
Because they are morons
Because their commies
Corporate types are butt kissers of the progressives' tyranny.
They are really stupid to get political, when the country is split.
Just about every country has a voter ID requirement.
Show up with your ID and vote. Pretty simple but not for dems. Not voter suppression it's called voter identification.
Corps “ARE PEOPLE TOO”- SCOTUS ruling 2012
Corporate America = Capitalism = Profit = Sales = Consumers = People who buy things from companies they choose based on value propositions they believe in that fit their values. Marketing 101.
The Fake News media must be held accountable for perjury! The presidency they conspired to steal, the American administrative system they conspired to steal, must be returned!
Bill Gates and Zach Burke and Jack Dorsey are the devil against humanity!The FAKE NEWS is the devil against humanity!Big companies such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple,Twitter, CNN, TIME......, etc. should be defined as political groups, not companies or enterprises.
Because regular people buy consumer goods and there are more of us than there are millionaires, billionaires and politicians?
because the next 'infrastructure' bill has billions of dollars earmarked for them all part of the 'fortification' effort
GOP/MAGA cheaters enacting restrictive voting laws based on Trump's 'Big Lie' and corporate America (some at least) are responding. '[T]hese laws are being justified in the name of the 'Big Lie' and thus it’s a repudiation of the Republican Party as it exists today'
Because corporate globalism is the order of the day? Seriously they can suck one
How come noone is mentioning governor murphy and his nursing home scandal
I don’t need to read this. The answer is always money. Duh!
What we really need is investigative reporting getting at the intent of these new bills, the discussions behind the legal provisions.....the same for gerrymandering. Hearing an analyst say, 'I was told to minimize the xyz vote,' would be powerful.
Because of extortion. I guess we’ll find out eventually from whom
eventually all that wading might ... might turn into action? not holding my breath!
So MKB with home office in the state of NY, who’s voting laws seem more restrictive than Georgia’s is pulling the game? Fascinating, I guess they’re now ok with the Native American name of the franchise? Well, that was 2020’s narrative 🤷♂️
I'm confused. In Canada we need to show I.D to vote.
Republicans happily sold themselves to the wealthy, corporations, and the industrial military complex for decades. Now, the hatred and division they depends on is no longer profitable. Free market for politicians. Plus, the new ones don't realize it was all lies to get elected
GOP hates democracy
I guess only DEMs will fund these companies. Next step for these companies to ask your political affiliation before they sell to you.
More people and associates should.
No id to vote, but you should need to prove you’ve been injected with a brand new concoction that skipped major safety reviews to go shopping..
Pay attention to what they do, not what they say. Refuse to play professional sports in a state with voter supression laws, like Georgia Refuse too do business with a major business in a state with voter supression laws Refuse to contribute to anyone who supports voter supression
Gee...almost like it's not in their best interest. Slave wages for illegals is absolutely in their interests.
Looks like a cruel twist of helping give corporations personhood.
So now you all are for capitalism. Lol how the media plays the fools.
So how hard is it to vote in NEW YORK?
Does that mean they’re going to stop donating to Republican super pacs and re-election campaigns too?
The Big Lie abt voter fraud in the 2020 election was led by Donald Trump, endorsed by the GOP & supported by Trump voters. Straight out of the Nazi playbook.
Everyone still has voting rights, they just want them to show some ID to prove who they are.
And rightfully so!
We don’t need to know why,we all know they control the politicians
Investors will be proud to own the shares of such companies.
stop saying 'tighten voting laws'; it's 'suppress Democratic voting'
Don’t care why. I care if the products or services you provide are good quality. I do not care about your politics or your political opinion, you aren’t a person, you are a corporation
If you’re a citizen you have an ID. One vote per citizen, everyone knows the rules.
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Fraud suppression is a thoroughly reasonable cause
Home Depot support and it’s owners supported Trump.
It's not political, it's moral.
republicans hate democracy
Just my opinion, but I think corporations and sports organizations should just stay completely out of politics and social issues.
Companies ONLY care about making money! When ANY citizen speaks about hurting their bottom line they hear it. Doesn't mean they're moral or concerned. They don't care about human rights! Do they provide family leave NO! Money is their Bible. Nothing more! 💵
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LOL, the majority of Americans DID have confidence in the end results of the election. Only Republicans had a problem, and they're the MINORITY!
Because the vast majority of Americans want to save democracy, and corporations go were the majority of America goes.
They want an unfettered amount of foreigners they can give jobs to at a fraction of the cost compared to hiring Americans
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Big businesses are much more powerful than a few twisted, perverted, small -time politicians. Pave the way towards good! Lets do this America!
Only a true white supremest thinks others are too stupid, too lazy or too incompetent to get an ID....incapable of a simple task
“You don’t feed a dog that bites your hand. You got to keep that in mind sometimes,' said Georgia state House Speaker David Ralston Sounds to me like he's saying 'since you support black lives and destroying their voter suppression, we'll fuck you instead'
Voter photo ID should be a must.
' If you understand that the attack on the Electoral College vote was unpatriotic and anti-democratic' Wait, what? Hasn't the Democrat party and those on the left been calling the Electoral Collage outdated and anti-democratic with the goal to abolish it? Which is it?
Do Proud Boys drink sissy Coke?
Waiting for you to pull your headquarters out of Atlanta. Oh, wait, that's the other woke news agency, CNN. Until they do so, they are just blowing woke smoke and don't really standby their convictions.
First you destroy the vote then you take over buisness where the money is. Taxpayers money is never enough by itself. I think business knows whats down the road with this takeover.
Because they have no spine, democrats are bullies and it’s a really big lie. There, told you why in one sentence
Voting restrictions are completely antithetical to American values. There is no justification. NONE
To all the Democrats out there, why are you against voter ID, voter ID ensures there is no cheating from both sides of the table, there are a lot of things you cannot do without ID and voting should be one of them
Corporate America thinks that black people are incapable of getting an ID and that is racist.
Where is the outrage for the racist narrative the Dems and the media are peddling that people of color are incapable of showing an ID to vote, are unable to mail a ballot in on time and can't bring their own water to the polls. Think about it.
Are these the corporations that their friends in this administration are waiting for their handsome financial rewards for their technological and media support in the recent presidential elections. Thought “greedy” corporate magnates were worried about forthcoming tax increases.
Donald Trump says there is more of them then there are of Dems, hmmm if that's the case why are they going out of their way to suppress the vote? I beg to differ. The more people that vote the worse it is for them.
When you potentially sign a bill in the dead of night behind a lock door with only a gaggle of white men, what are they hiding from the American voter? Well we found out didn’t we. Shame on Georgia and the Republicans.
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Power hungry corporations siding with democrats. Image our shock.
Its a form of trumpism and needs to be squashed. We know if Trump won all would be well ... no changes need The Russian interference? Not change the vote .. just those who can/cant vote get curtailed
Because they are foolish
Corporations are people too! Something they started is just beginning to bite them in the ass (actually eat them whole and alive) and they’re already mad about it. Lol !!!
The NRCC, HouseGOP, GOPChairwoman, GOP is backing FloridaGOP child sex trafficking drug addict pedophile mattgaetz. JoelGreenbergTC & RonDeSantisFL are all involved in the statutory rape.
The question Corporate America has to face is whether to play the long game and support the growing younger diverse crowd or the short game and support the shrinking Republican fossils? In the long run what will be better for business?
This right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless. It gives people, people as individuals, control over their own destinies. -- Lyndon B. Johnson
They know the country is changing fast and they know that the GOP is on the wrong side of that change.
Ok