UPDATE: @HomeDepot is trying its best to HAVE IT BOTH WAYS on Georgia's voter suppression bills.
The Georgia Chamber said it was "in opposition" to voting restrictions and @HomeDepot told the WashPost (and me) it was "aligned" w/that
So far so good.
@HomeDepot But now @HomeDepot has contacted the Washington Post and said even though they oppose voting restrictions in Georgia THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY OPPOSE GEORGIA'S VOTER SUPPRESSION BILLS
Huh?
@HomeDepot .@CocaCola, after telling me its position on the bills hadn't changed, told the WashPost that it was also "aligned" with the Chamber.
I'm guessing Coke would also claim that that this does not mean that they are opposed to the bills, but it's hard to say
@HomeDepot@CocaCola The stakes are incredibly high in the remaining 2 weeks of the Georgia legislature.
The refusal of corporations to take a clear stance makes the passage of something with severe restrictions more likely.
@CocaCola 2. @HomeDepot told me yesterday that they are "aligned" with the Georgia Chamber, which issued a statement expressing “concern and opposition” to the voter suppression bills.
3. To be clear, the civil rights groups that have been pressuring the corporations do not believe this is enough. They think the Georgia Chamber statement is weak and the companies should issue their own statements definitely rejecting the bills
1. Just want to state for the record that there are plenty of women and men on Substack who are not harassing other journalists or engaged in navel gazing discussions about "cancel culture."
We are trying to produce meaningful independent journalism and writing.
@CocaCola@Delta@UPS@HomeDepot@aflac@SouthernCompany 3. A coalition of civil rights groups began pressuring the Georgia Chamber and these six companies after an investigation by popular.info revealed the business community had backed the sponsors of voter suppression legislation w/millions
1. Here's Arizona Rep. @johnkavanagh_az, who is pushing voter suppression laws through the state legislature:
"Republicans are more concerned about fraud, so we don't mind putting security measures in that won't let everybody vote -- but everybody shouldn't be voting"
"Not everybody wants to vote, and if somebody is uninterested in voting, that probably means that they're totally uninformed on the issues. Quantity is important, but we have to look at the quality of votes, as well."