MLB Moves The All-Star Game Out Of Atlanta Due To Georgia Voting Law

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Gov. Brian Kemp signed the new restrictions, which Democrats have described as “Jim Crow 2.0,” into law last week.

Boston Red Sox player J.D. Martinez bats against the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day at Fenway Park.

last Friday, imposes new ID requirements for absentee ballots, criminalizes giving voters food and water while they stand in lines, hands over control of county election boards to the state’s Republican-led legislature, and limits the use of ballot drop boxes. Stacey Abrams, a leading voting rights activist and Georgia's former Democratic gubernatorial nominee, said she was disappointed by the league's decision, but also proud of them for speaking out.

“It is my hope that businesses, athletes, and entertainers can protest this law not by leaving Georgia but by coming here and fighting voter suppression head on, and hand-in-hand with the community," Warnock said in a statement."Additionally, the urgency to pass federal voter protection laws grows every day, and I will continue to be a leader in that fight.

 

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Great job MLB... Don’t just talk. Take Action against this suppression in Georgia.

Don’t care. Counting Legal votes usurps baseball.

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