MLB moving All-Star game from Atlanta over Georgia voting law

[RussianRacket]

MLB moves All-Star Game over Ga. voting law

Good on the MLB, and I did not think they would actually do it.

I wonder where it goes...

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[Static]

I can't believe the MLB got this right! Good for them.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Good

 

[Static]

MLB moves All-Star Game over Ga. voting law

Good on the MLB, and I did not think they would actually do it.

I wonder where it goes...

It should go to whatever city got screwed out of it last season.

 

[solventless710]

Sports are a total joke now with these professional leagues bending the knee to the woke mob. f*** right off lol.

 

[RussianRacket]

Sports are a total joke now with these professional leagues bending the knee to the woke mob. f*** right off lol.

Yikes, sorry about your post

 

[solventless710]

Yikes, sorry about your post

Okay?

 

[Static]

If thinking voting suppression targeted along racial lines is "woke" then I am wide f***ing awake.

 

[PanthersPens62]

The problem I have with this is, you are punishing the people of Atlanta, who I believe for the most part are NOT in favor of that new law. I remember when MLB took the game away from Miami (not for political reasons) and it sucked. I wish there was a better way for MLB to have handled this.

 

[RussianRacket]

The problem I have with this is, you are punishing the people of Atlant

Someone double check, is Atlanta in the state of Georgia?

 

[PanthersPens62]

Someone double check, is Atlanta in the state of Georgia?

Um yes......and if the people of Atlanta, who by and far HATE the new law, are happy with this decision, then I am ok with it, otherwise, I tend not to be in favor of pulling major sporting events for situations such as this.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

MLB deciding to be on the right side of history for once, damn. Good.

 

[Static]

The problem I have with this is, you are punishing the people of Atlanta, who I believe for the most part are NOT in favor of that new law. I remember when MLB took the game away from Miami (not for political reasons) and it sucked. I wish there was a better way for MLB to have handled this.

This issue is bigger than the people of atlanta missing out on an MLB all-star game. It's about using power and influence in the service of what's right. It isn't just a georgia issue, either. Most red states are trying to do the same thing. Can't hurt their morals, but can hurt their wallets, and they will listen to that.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

The problem I have with this is, you are punishing the people of Atlanta, who I believe for the most part are NOT in favor of that new law. I remember when MLB took the game away from Miami (not for political reasons) and it sucked. I wish there was a better way for MLB to have handled this.

So excited to tell my 10 and 7 year olds, who have been amped since the day it was announced, that we're now not going to the All Star game.

 

[RussianRacket]

Um yes......and if the people of Atlanta, who by and far HATE the new law, are happy with this decision, then I am ok with it, otherwise, I tend not to be in favor of pulling major sporting events for situations such as this.

So blame the state for passing such a travesty of a law instead of the MLB and PA for choosing not to do business with them.

 

[RussianRacket]

So excited to tell my 10 and 7 year olds, who have been amped since the day it was announced, that we're now not going to the All Star game.

Perhaps you could frame it as actions, even committed by state legislatures, have consequences?

 

[PanthersPens62]

So excited to tell my 10 and 7 year olds, who have been amped since the day it was announced, that we're now not going to the All Star game.

Thank you......this was my point.......there are better ways to deal with this.

And to the Russian Racket.....yes I DO blame the state and I hate the new law, but you are penalizing people who for the most part have nothing to do with that law being passed.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

If thinking voting suppression targeted along racial lines is "woke" then I am wide f***ing awake.

It’s not voter suppression to require photo Id to vote. It’s not voting suppression to make it so people wearing a candidate shirt can’t hand out water and snacks. So now they even can’t travel around Georgia and collect votes at churches and they can’t mass send out mail ballots.

 

[GKJ]

Rob Manfried finally gets his day in the sun.

 

[RussianRacket]

you are penalizing people who for the most part have nothing to do with that law being passed.

I'm sorry but that is literally how a state system works. Don't like it? Maybe find a time machine and go and lecture the American revolutionaries about how their ideas are going to cost a city a baseball game.

The MLB is fully in the right here not to have their showcase summer event in a state that is actively anti-democratic along racial lines.

 

[solventless710]

It’s not voter suppression to require photo Id to vote. It’s not voting suppression to make it so people wearing a candidate shirt can’t hand out water and snacks

There’s no arguing with these people. If you don’t believe in the narrative set by mainstream media, you’re a POS and have no valid opinion. That’s the current state of this country.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Perhaps you could frame it as actions, even committed by state legislatures, have consequences?

Yeah, that'll smooth over everything beautifully.

 

[RussianRacket]

Yeah, that'll smooth over everything beautifully.

well, voting rights are more important than how much its going to suck to try to explain it to your kids. Sorry you have to do that however.

 

[GKJ]

It sounds like the players had a strong voice here, but the league will cover for them. Wouldn't surprise me if a lot of players were telling Manfried that they were going to refuse to go.

 

[Static]

It’s not voter suppression to require photo Id to vote. It’s not voting suppression to make it so people wearing a candidate shirt can’t hand out water and snacks

They targeted black counties when creating these laws. No more mobile voting sites (which were only used in primarily black counties), no more drop off points (primarily used in black counties), and unlimited number of voter registration challenges (hm, wonder who will be challenged?). They also tried to pass a law where mail in voting was illegal, but only in primarily black counties, while keeping it legal in primarily white counties. That lost, thank God.