The public reaction:
Posted on 04/02/2021 6:51:38 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms threw her support behind Major League Baseball’s (MLB) decision to move the All-Star Game out of Georgia Friday, following the state’s new voting law.
"Just as elections have consequences, so do the actions of those who are elected," the Democratic mayor wrote on Twitter. "Unfortunately, the removal of the [MLB] All Star game from GA is likely the 1st of many dominoes to fall, until the unnecessary barriers put in place to restrict access to the ballot box are removed."
The MLB’s move is just the latest in widespread backlash the new restrictive voting laws have received from major corporations like Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines and Uber.
But Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has flatly rejected criticisms from the White House and corporations, saying The Election Integrity Act makes it "easy to vote and hard to cheat."
The new laws enacted last week placed time limits on early voting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., though counties have the option to extend their hours between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Stricter I.D. requirements, absentee ballot guidelines and reduced ballot drop boxes have frustrated Democrats who believe legislators have made it harder, not easier to vote following the November general election.
Kemp accused the MLB of caving into "fear, political opportunism, and liberal lies," in a series of angry Friday afternoon tweets.
"This attack on our state is the direct result of repeated lies from Joe Biden and Stacey Abrams about a bill that expands access to the ballot box and ensures the integrity of our elections," he continued.
Adding: "I will not back down. Georgians will not be bullied. We will continue to stand up for secure, accessible, fair elections."
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The Dems are playing for keeps and all out power. The corporations have side with them. We must attack back hard & continuously at every opportunity, big or small, local or federal,... or our nation is finished.
Ha...Abrams is secretly happy about it!
Bad decision, caving and catering to #woke fascists. This is going to cost them ticket sales, viewership, and revenue, and they won’t be able to figure out why. (The NFL still hasn’t.)
If it bothers them that much, maybe they should move the Braves out of Atlanta. There are plenty of cities that would love to have them; they’re a pretty good team.
George Carlin was right: Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners.
#GetWokeGoBroke #TheLeftHatesYou #TheyCallItCompassion
Better to just remove Atlanta from Georgia.
Braves already moved out of Atlanta...
The American Republic is dead.
This is what’s known as cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face. Even Spacy Adams knows enough not to do that; she’s begging corporations NOT to punish Atlanta for the passage of the new bill.
That was my thought. What an idiotic thing for the mayor of the impacted city to say.
So, in order to have the All Star Game, you have to sacrifice elections in Georgia. Er... no thanks.
They have a printing press in ATL. They can print money, ballots, pick your poison. Why would she care? She did stop the burning of CNN. And she did control the 2020 election. She’s mighty powerful.
I wonder how many Atlantans are crushed by this news. Five? Six?
You are correct sir.
It will spread and this crap will stop.
The public reaction:
MLB is BLM backwards...
if we had fair elections, this so called mayor willing to steal MILLIONS of dollars in business away from her city would get her booted hard and fast.....
Delta and coke should move out too...
Dominoes are certainly falling falling falling...
The Communist Purge Is Growing Exponentially & Nothing Is Being Done About It!
He’s gum flapping. I don’t see any counter punches that will inflict damage on the guilty. Until they pay a price they won’t stop.
And she is OK with local businesses and workers losing upwards to $190 million of revenue. Does she think Biden is going to make that up? Hopefully she’ll be able accountable at the next election.
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