MLB moves All-Star Game out of Atlanta Braves' stadium due to Georgia's voter restriction law

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  1. The Mello Guy

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    Not only, just primarily
     
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    Long lines in black areas are the rule, not exception.
     
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    The basis for this claim is??
     
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    The GOP lawyers admitted that their changes would discriminate against specific demographics that are more likley to vote for Democratic policy.

    In other words it is Republicans who would benefit.
    I don't see how you are making ANY sense.

    Enhancing discrimination is NOT OK. Assaulting democracy is NOT OK.

    Discrimination, assault on democracy, can NOT BE JUSTIFIED on the basis that the person arguing AGAINST discrimination might benefit.
     
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    You didn't answer my direct question:

    ==> Why are Republicans allowing the GOP to assault democracy in this way?
     
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    Shall we boycott MLB?
     
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    And I have to ask -- are not polling place in GA set up by local Governments? If so then why are black run Governments, i.e., localities with a majority of black votes setting up an inadequate number of polling places?
     
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    They aren’t. Same reason in texas you saw one drop box per county, even if that county had 150 voters or 5 million.
     
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    Does this mean you support HR 1 to stop places like delaware from doing this?
     
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    How did you come up with that premise to your question, why would it mean that? I was talking about Biden and HIS position on the matter. Try again, has he called for companies to stop doing business in Delaware?
     
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    Hopefully MLB goes the way of Hollywood. Tanking every day because Americans do not want politics in their entertainment!
     
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    Explain how. In other words cut the bullcrap and the platitudes and the stupidity of the talking points and explain how this is PRIMARILY is bad for black people.

    Try to do this without sounding like a total racist.
     
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    Blacks people are much more likely to have wait in long lines to vote. See the links I posted a little bit ago in this thread.
     
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    I have come to believe that the boycott/buy-cott is the best tool conservatives have. I learned that from Dems! The MLB has more conservative fans than any sport, with the possible exception of Nascar. Let's make MLB regret getting into GA election law.
     
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    So? They live in big cities duh. Cities run by your democrat heroes. Tell your racist democrats heroes to stop forcing blacks to wait in long lines.

    I would assume that some voter in Detroit might have to deal with longer lines there than I would have in the small town where I live.

    Note that when I voted early here in Tennessee blacks and whites were in the same line. Are you suggesting there are separate lines for blacks?
     
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    This Code section shall not be construed to prohibit a poll officer from distributing materials, as required by law, which are necessary for the purpose of instructing electors or from distributing materials prpared by the secretary of State which are designed solely for the purpose of encouraging voter participation in the election being conducted or from making available self-service water from an unattended receptacle to and elector waiting in line to vote.

    I don't know where you pulled that snip from (always nice to post a link), but if it was DIRECTLY from the actual law, we have a bigger problem than I feared, with a typo and a clear grammatical error...

    Also, that section says a poll officer isn't prevented from doing those things... I wouldn't put my faith in some of the poll officers in Georgia...

    It would be a lot easier just to do what it takes to ensure nobody has to wait more than 1 hour (max) to complete the entire process...
     
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    Really?? You've seen somebody arrested for handing out refreshment to people standing in a voting line??

    Oh.. . Alabama, right?

    Nevermind...

    I'd be tempted to do it in my state just for fun, but nobody has to wait in a big line to vote where I live.... kinda cool, when you stop to think about it...
     
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    First, some in GOP boycotted @NFL b/c players took a knee.
    Then, they boycotted@NBA b/c those players knelt.
    Next, they boycotted @NASCAR b/c it banned the Confederate flag.
    Now, they boycott @mlb b/c changed game venue.
    All while they rant and rail against #CancelCulture...
     
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    Probably because they suck at sports and were taunted as children.
     
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    If it didn't work after the strike, it's certainly not going to work now for this. Have fun not at the ballpark though. I'll continue to watch and visit my AAA home team Aces.
     
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    The law as abided by but if they are seen doing so first the poll watchers will instruct them not too and point to the signs and if they insist they will be arrested.

    Have you REALLY fallen for this Democrat strawman?
     
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    Was he joking about woke progressivism or is this beyond the pale:
     

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