Hundreds of business executives signed a letter on Wednesday condemning efforts to restrict voting rights across the country in response to a series of GOP-led bills after Republicans called on companies to stay out of politics.
The New York Times reported that the letter, which will appear in advertisements in the Times and The Washington Post, was signed by executives from major brands, including Google, Amazon, Netflix and Starbucks, and is intended as a nonpartisan expression of support for human rights. of vote.
“It should be clear that there is overwhelming support in corporate America for the principle of voting rights,” Kenneth Chenault, a letter organizer and former CEO of American Express, told the Times.
The statement also does not mention specific invoices to allow companies to avoid taking specific policy positions against individual legislation.
“We are not prescriptive,” Chenault told the Times. “There is no answer.”
Several companies that have recently spoken out against recently enacted laws in Georgia, including Coca-Cola and Home Depot, have not signed the letters, which comes after the Republican backlash over statements condemning Georgia’s new voting restrictions on U.S.-based brands. state.
Leader of the majority of the Senate Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell McConnell is trying to end disputes with the Trump Senate GOP signal that they will not debate the hate crime law, Colin Powell, on Afghanistan: “We’ve done everything we can” MORE (R-Ky.) He called on corporations to remain politically neutral, saying last week, “My warning to corporate America is to stay out of politics.”
In a statement to the Times on the letter, a Home Depot spokesman said: “The best approach we need to take is to continue to emphasize our belief that all choices should be accessible, fair and safe ”.
A spokesman for JP Morgan Chase, who also did not sign the letter, told the Times: “We made our own strong statement last month in public about the critical importance of every citizen being able to exercise their fundamental right to vote”.
Republicans in many states are considering voting restrictions, including a ban on the supply of food and beverages to those waiting in line and restrictions on access to the ballot. Democrats and voting experts have accused the party of targeting minority voters who vote for more Democrats, with restrictions designed to discourage people from running in elections.
President Biden
Joe BidenIRS to launch payments for 000 children’s tax credits in July Chapter Police said they would not use the most aggressive tactics in response to the riot, the report believes Biden will accompany the first lady in scheduling for the “common medical procedure” MORE joined critics and referred to new laws passed in Georgia as “Jim Crow in the 21st Century” last month.