American Airlines Strictly Opposes The Bill Passed By Texas To Restrict The Voting Access
On Thursday, Texas appeared to become the next flashpoint on various politically charged issues in Corporate America after legislation passed by the state Senate to limit the voting access reportedly prompted a rebuke from American Airlines.
Texas-based Americans said in a statement that they are strongly opposed to this bill and others like it.
The legislation that is now all set to go before the Texas House of Representatives, would thereby eliminate the drive-through voting, limiting the polling site hours, and shall also give partisan poll watchers more autonomy.
Southwest Airlines that is also based in Texas, has declined to state whether or not if it has opposed the legislation but has, however, stated that they believe that every voter should get a fair opportunity to let their voice be heard. And, this right is crucial for the success of a nation.
The effort made by Texas drew in sharp criticism from the voting rights advocates and the Democrats in the state, who argue that the legislation would make it even more difficult for the Texans, and particularly those of color, to cast ballots.
According to the election experts, the state has already some of the most stringent and constraint voting laws in the country. Moreover, on Thursday, a state House of Representatives committee held a hearing on a companion bill that would impose other voting restrictions as well.
Texas is one of those several states, including Florida, Georgia, Arizona, and Iowa, where the Republican lawmakers have pursued new voting limits after former U.S. President Donald Trump had falsely blamed his November loss on the widespread voter fraud despite no evidence.
The Republican lawmakers have stated that the law is needed to ensure public confidence in election integrity.
The comments made by Americans and southwest came in after Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola on Wednesday joined an increasing number of companies that reportedly challenged the state of Georgia’s new voting restrictions.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian exploded the law on Wednesday in a reversal from an initial statement made last week that sparked a popular backlash.
However, his new stance drew condemnation from Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp and many other Republicans, including Senator Marco Rubio, who had questioned why Delta had criticized Georgia but not China.
Rubio wrote that far too many multinational corporations are now eager to make their voices heard on the woke issues of the day in the United States, but remain stunningly silent, or in Delta’s case, complicit, in actual, ongoing atrocities in countries like China.
However, Delta did not immediately comment on Rubio’s letter.
Late Wednesday, The Georgia House voted to repeal a jet fuel sales tax break that Delta uses but the state Senate did not act on it before the legislative session adjourned.
Lastly, Kemp told Fox Business that he had thought that the tax issue was moot, now that the legislature had adjourned.
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