Posted on 04/01/2021 8:31:26 PM PDT by RandFan
Apple CEO Tim Cook criticized Georgia's new voting law in an interview with Axios published on Thursday, joining a growing number of CEOs who have condemned the new measure, which is seen as making it more difficult for Black people and other minority groups to vote.
"The right to vote is fundamental in a democracy. American history is the story of expanding the right to vote to all citizens, and Black people, in particular, have had to march, struggle and even give their lives for more than a century to defend that right," Cook told Axios.
The Georgia voting legislation was signed by Gov. Brian Kemp (R) last week. The laws limit the use of ballot drop boxes, create new voter ID requirements and prohibit people other than poll workers from giving food and drink to voters standing in line at polls.
Democratic lawmakers have accused the GOP-backed bill of being a direct reaction to the recent Democratic victories in Georgia during the 2020 elections.
Kemp and Republicans have said the effort is to make sure voting is done legally, and that people have identification to vote. They have criticized the media coverage as biased and unfair.
Political pressure has mounted on businesses in Georgia such as Coca-Cola and Delta, which both criticized the law this week.
"Let me be crystal clear and unequivocal, this legislation is unacceptable, it is a step backward and it does not promote principles we have stood for in Georgia, around broad access to voting, around voter convenience, about ensuring election integrity, and this is frankly just a step backwards," Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said.
Major League Baseball is hearing calls to move this summer's All-Star Game from Atlanta.
"Apple believes that, thanks in part to the power of technology, it ought to be easier than ever for every eligible citizen to exercise their right to vote," Cook added. "We support efforts to ensure that our democracy’s future is more hopeful and inclusive than its past."
Thanks to Tim Kook, when my iPhone dies, I’m not getting another one.
BINGO!
Hey, Timmy, if a person acquires an Apple product without paying for it, it is just a “purchasing irregularity.” That should be cool, eh, Timmy?
OK, guys. The correct argument is finally on the table.
The Democrats, as befits their name, want to turn the US into a democracy.
They believe (correctly) that for everyone to vote requires radical changes to the way voting is conducted. They believe (correctly) that if everyone votes, they will win all the elections. They believe (correctly) that the key to having everyone vote is a system to deliver ballots into the hands of unwilling (lazy, stupid, addicted, unmotivated) people AND THEN a system to pick up (or have delivered) the ballots of people to lazy to even return or drop them off.
They believe that any government which is not chosen in this manner is illegitimate and that it is right to resist such a government.
NOW.
They question is, what do YOU believe? Do you believe in "democracy"? Do you believe that only having everyone vote confers legitimacy? Do you therefore agree that all the anti-democratic elements of the 1788 Constitution are now obsolete and should be done away with, by violence if necessary?
If you DON'T believe those things, what are you prepared to do about it? The hour is late.
Issa: “Republicans don’t want to make it hard to vote”.
Then Republicans are finished as a national political force.
I support a Federal Republic.
I think that a 25% tariff on all goods imported from China should be sufficient. I would call it the National Security premium.
So how difficult is it for a person to get a photo ID in Georgia in order to vote legally?
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