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My Turn: S.1 would limit state’s rights Published: 5/6/2021 12:00:06 PM This so-called For the People Act must be rejected by Sens. Hassan and Shaheen. This is a politically biased bill that favors the ability of Democrats to control the federal government. It is a total destruction of our U.S. Constitution that gives the states the power to legislate rules for voting. Some politicians try to justify voting for S.1 by saying it prohibits voter suppression. This voter suppression argument is not true. The issue is about voter integrity, which S.1 weakens. The founders of our nation looked at...

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Merck's Kenneth Frazier is again leading the charge on corporate action on a charged subject. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Hundreds of companies, brands and corporate CEOs signed a statement that was published in a two-page advertisement in The New York Times and The Washington Post on Wednesday protesting "any discriminatory legislation" that would make it harder for people to vote. The broad coalition was an impressive lineup of over 100 of the biggest and most iconic companies in the world, including tech behemoths Google, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon; brand icons Starbuc...

Business ​More than 100 U.S. companies including Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Ford Motor Co and Starbucks Corp have declared their opposition to voting curbs that a number of states are considering implementing. Activist groups say the restrictions - outlined in voting rights bills already passed in Georgia and being weighed in, among others, Texas and Arizona - are specifically targeting Black people and other racial minorities. "We all should feel a responsibility to defend the right to vote and oppose any discriminatory legislation or measures that restrict or prevent any eligible voter fr...

More than 100 companies sign letter opposing US state voting restrictions Voters cast their ballots in Georgia’s Senate runoff elections at a Fulton County polling station in Atlanta, Georgia, US January 5, 2021. REUTERS filr photo Reuters Reuters More than 100 US companies including Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Ford Motor Co and Starbucks Corp have declared their opposition to voting curbs that a number of states are considering implementing. Activist groups say the restrictions - outlined in voting rights bills already passed in Georgia and being ...