On Friday, Major League Baseball announced the group would move the 2021 MLB Draft and All-Star Game from Atlanta over Georgia’s new draconian voting law that, said the New York Times, “will limit ballot access, potentially confuse voters and give more power to Republican lawmakers
Would the "For the People Act" address the concerns in GA? I've lost track of where that is in the Senate.
It's so disgusting how blatant the GOP has been in their attempts to cheat to maintain power! When you see corporations speaking up on behalf of the people, it's a sure sign things are really bad!
🤪🤯 I can't even get thru the table of contents! Maybe the Senate needs to do something about the filibuster before they bring it to vote. I get the feeling this bill fixes things, but I could be wrong. All I know is, it's not long before the next election season. The Democrats better act quickly in putting a stop to unfair voting rules.
Under the circumstances it's good that large corporations are sanctioning Georgia.
But the more we depend on large corps to "do the right thing," the more we strengthen the GOP-led march to make the US a corporate feudalism.
Benevolent lords are still lords. Yuck.
That's a great point.
I vote for federal voting laws that supersede state laws/biases! But that's my white privilege talking!
That doesn’t sound like a bad idea.
Would the "For the People Act" address the concerns in GA? I've lost track of where that is in the Senate.
It's so disgusting how blatant the GOP has been in their attempts to cheat to maintain power! When you see corporations speaking up on behalf of the people, it's a sure sign things are really bad!
(Here's the act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1/text.)
🤪🤯 I can't even get thru the table of contents! Maybe the Senate needs to do something about the filibuster before they bring it to vote. I get the feeling this bill fixes things, but I could be wrong. All I know is, it's not long before the next election season. The Democrats better act quickly in putting a stop to unfair voting rules.