"The voter suppression bills in the Georgia legislature appear to be hitting some roadblocks."

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Judd Legum
@JuddLegum
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Mar 15, 2021
BREAKING

The voter suppression bills in the Georgia legislature appear to be hitting some roadblocks.

Republicans have abandoned their plan to end no excuse absentee voting.

Now, a key House committee hearing on what's left of the proposal has been abruptly canceled.
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Judd Legum
@JuddLegum
2. In related news, the pressure on Georgia-based corporations to speak out against these bills continues to increase.

A new digital campaign by the @SEIU and @progress4_ga slams @CocaCola, @ups, @aflac, @HomeDepot, @southerncompany, and @Delta for supporting vote suppressors
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[lagomorph777]

1. Amazing that corporations can be our allies...

...if we put enough pressure on them.

[CrispyQ]

5. The only color they see is green.

They see the changing demographics & don't want to piss of a huge segment of the market. Still, I'd revoke their personhood rights if I could.

Meet the Corporation - The Sierra Club

[soldierant]

19. they don't even see green -

at least not in the environment. they might see gold.

[jorgevlorgan]

6. At the end of the day they rely on consumers as much as politicians rely on voters.

[Wounded Bear]

12. Moreso...politicians can exclude voters seemingly at will...

corporations without consumers die.

[jorgevlorgan]

13. Great point

Sad how that works.

[Johnny2X2X]

9. Hard to believe

But a lot of corporations are run in part by very ethical people. There are highly ethical companies out there that are successful.

But also, corporate culture in the US has learned that caring and showing an image of caring is lucrative.

[Hortensis]

22. Not to me. Some of them actually lead in some ways that we're

unaware of because we're not paying attention to what they've been forced to. Although the law requires them to serve stockholders by pursuing profits with due diligence, liberal and conservative executives of course tend to view their responsibilities differently. Corporate cultures can vary a great deal.

[Ligyron]

2. Sounds like good news to me.

Need to go look at the corporate effort.

[Walleye]

3. Yes! Hit them where they live. Over and over

[abqtommy]

4. This is good news as far as it goes. But it makes me wonder what other evil they're

planning since they're not known for doing the good or right thing.

[brewens]

7. If they really stop millions of eligible voters from voting, the shit will hit the fan and stay

hit. They are way better off with the wall. They should know the worst thing to do in this country is tell people they can't do something. The right exploits that all the time. It will blow up in their faces again, just like last time.

[drray23]

8. maybe they realized it would also hit their voters, especially the older ones who tend

to vote absentee..

[Johnny2X2X]

10. Traditionally absentee was 50-50

Maybe even a slight republican lean in some states. Why 2020 broke all records and tilted hard Dem was due to the pandemic. Democrats took the virus way more seriously than Republicans and voted by mail.

Going forward, 2020 won't be the norm.

[Wounded Bear]

15. Here in WA, we are all VBM and it seems pretty balanced here...

Sure, we're a blue state, but the areas that elect repubs make sense from a demographic and geographic point of view.

I don't see that vote by mail really affects that.

[Journeyman]

20. I don't see it as much of an issue here in California, either . . .

I've been voting by mail for some 25 or 30 years and each year more and more people do so, both parties. We also have quite generous extended voting days and multiple drop off boxes. The number of polling places and drop boxes has gotten smaller each election, because more people vote by mail, but they're still quite available with minimum effort.

This last election I drove my ballot about 15 miles to the main drop-off box for the County, but that was more as a big f-u to DeJoy's efforts to screw the postal service. That, and because in the pandemic having a reason to drive a little was a welcome excursion for my wife and I.

[yonder]

11. Yep. Unintended consequences are

hitting them square in the intentions.

[mountain grammy]

14. K & R

[Deuxcents]

16. More roadblocks ahead

It’s called the US Constitution. I hope the taxpayers of these states realize their hard earned money could be used for better things as the courts will be expensive.

[11 Bravo]

17. Apparently there are rats that even some Republicans won't fuck.

I'll admit to being pleasantly surprised.

[ananda]

18. Please corporations, go after Texas next!

!!!

[LeftInTX]

23. Yes!! Texas is a million times worse and no one is paying attention

[BComplex]

21. In that case, we need to put pressure on companies that advertise on Fox propaganda.

Maybe some day we can get everyone in the USA knowing the same set of "facts", instead of lies told by fox and fiends.