Corporate America is clashing with GOP leaders over Georgia Republicans’ bill to overhaul voting laws, representing another break between the two forces that have long been closely aligned.
A slew of corporations have denounced the legislation over measures that civil rights groups argue that would restrict voting access for people of color. Delta Air Lines and Coca Cola, both headquartered in Georgia, are among some 100 companies to release statements opposing the bill. Major League Baseball moved its All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver in response to outcry over the law.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) a top beneficiary of political donations from business interests made headlines this week when he issued a warning to corporate America to “stay out of politics.” He noted he wasn’t referring to political contributions.
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Corporate America is clashing with GOP leaders over Georgia Republicans’ bill to overhaul voting laws, representing another break between the two forces that have long been closely aligned.
A slew of corporations have denounced the legislation over measures that civil rights groups argue that would restrict voting access for people of color. Delta Air Lines and Coca Cola, both headquartered in Georgia, are among some 100 companies to release statements opposing the bill. Major League Baseball moved its All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver in response to outcry over the law.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) a top beneficiary of political donations from business interests made headlines this week when he issued a warning to corporate America to “stay out of politics.” He noted he wasn’t referring to political contributions.
A sham candidacy fueled with dark money has 11 Florida members of Congress and fair-elections advocates calling for an investigation into state Sen. Jason Brodeur s 2020 election.
Brodeur represents Senate District 9, which covers all of Seminole County plus southwest Volusia County, after having won a three-person race in November 2020.
But Brodeur s race carries some of the hallmarks of a South Florida Senate race that s led to the arrests of a former state senator, Frank Artiles, and a third-party candidate who told investigators Artiles paid him to run as a spoiler.
Brodeur, a Republican, defeated Democrat Patricia Sigman with with 50.3% of the vote, while a no-party affiliation candidate named Jestine Iannotti finished a distant third.
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Every major issue America faces today from climate change and healthcare to income inequality and student loan debt can be traced at least in part to government policies that prioritize corporate profit over public good. Since our current political system allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money, they wield far greater influence over public policy than do individual voters or even groups of voters. This situation directly contradicts the fundamental idea that in a democracy each voter has an equal voice.
The Situation
Corporations have been granted the right to spend money on political campaigns because of corporate personhood, a long-established judicial and constitutional concept that grants them the same (and in some cases