{"id":369938,"date":"2021-04-01T16:01:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T20:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=369938"},"modified":"2021-04-01T16:02:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T20:02:15","slug":"company-ceos-condemning-ga-voting-law-amid-boycott-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/company-ceos-condemning-ga-voting-law-amid-boycott-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Company CEOs condemning Ga. voting law amid boycott pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcompany-ceos-condemning-ga-voting-law-amid-boycott-pressure%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=369938&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2393277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2393277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ATLANTA \u2013 JUNE 18: Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian spoke on June 18, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Barry Williams\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:00 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, April 1, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Shortly after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed a new election integrity bill, companies in the state began bowing to cancel culture and the fear of the far-left.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Thursday, Apple\u2019s CEO Tim Cook said \u201cthe right to vote is fundamental in democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This, despite the legislation focusing on issues like reducing the number of ballot boxes and requiring voter IDs. These are all rules Kemp argued would not prevent any legal voter from casting a ballot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was proud to sign S.B. 202 to ensure elections in Georgia are secure, fair, and accessible. I appreciate the hard work of members of the General Assembly to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1ztPnfD6rd\">pic.twitter.com\/1ztPnfD6rd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKemp\/status\/1375223667504914436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis legislation addresses that mandating the number of machines and equipment at each location has to have to shorten the line,\u201d Kemp stated. \u201cOf course they\u2019re not talking about that, because that doesn\u2019t play into the narrative that these corporate companies are being attacked from activist groups that have a financial interest in doing so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Democrats and voting rights advocates claimed the bill is meant to enable voter suppression, leading activists to call for boycotts of companies who didn\u2019t refute the election changes.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have continued to defend the new law, saying it\u2019s necessary to avoid fraud and secure future elections. However, after standing their ground, companies are now bowing to pressure and changing their tune.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2393281\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2393281\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2393281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-168.jpeg\" alt=\"Coca-Cola President and CEO James Quincey attends a press conference with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president and China Mengniu Dairy CEO and Executive Director, as part of the 134th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne, on June 24, 2019. - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, will elect in a final vote on June 24, 2019 the host city for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The two remaining host cities in the election process are Stockholm-Are, Sweden, and MilanCortina d&#039;Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI \/ AFP)        (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-168.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-169.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-170.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-171.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2393281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coca-Cola President and CEO James Quincey attended a press conference on June 24, 2019.&nbsp; (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis legislation is unacceptable. It is a step backwards, and it does not promote principals we have stood for in Georgia around broad access voting, around voter convenience, about ensuring election integrity,\u201d&nbsp;Coca-Cola&nbsp;CEO&nbsp;James Quincey stated. \u201cThis is frankly just a step backwards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Delta Airlines and Coca-Cola joined the slew of businesses succumbing to the pressure to condemn the new law, with the CEOs calling it \u201cunacceptable\u201d and \u201cwrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following back and forth between these companies and state leaders, Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (R) responded to the claims from these massive companies, saying they only like public policy when it benefits them.<\/p>\n<p>Ralston went on to say he doesn\u2019t drink a lot of soft drinks, but he had a Pepsi the other day and it wasn\u2019t too bad.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-rubio-looking-forward-to-letter-from-delta-condemning-chinese-genocide\/\">Sen. Rubio: Looking Forward To Letter From Delta Condemning Chinese Genocide<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA \u2013 JUNE 18: Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian spoke on June 18, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia. 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