Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) made a devastatingly correct argument that Georgia Republicans are inflicting the state to hemorrhage cash and jobs with their new Jim Crow.

Right here is Ossoff’s assertion:

U.S. Sen. Jon @ossoff blames “uncontrolled” Republicans for MLB’s All Star Sport determination. “… This egregious and immoral assault on voting rights has additionally put our state’s economic system at grave danger.” #gapol pic.twitter.com/BSCgZP0JfF

— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) April 3, 2021

Sen. Ossoff was proper. The state’s economic system goes to be completely pummeled, not as a result of company America has abruptly grown a conscience, however as a result of being affiliate with the overt racism of voter suppression is unhealthy for enterprise. Being related to attempting to destroy democracy can be not a great search for large enterprise both.

Shedding the All-Star sport is projected to price Georgia $60-$89 million in financial affect alone.

The injury being executed to the state’s economic system shouldn’t be being attributable to “liberals,” Stacey Abrams, or Joe Biden. Republicans determined that they had been mad about shedding in 2020, so they’d assault democracy within the state.

They thought that they may get away with it, however they had been incorrect.

The financial penalties are solely the start. The state will face quite a few costly lawsuits, they usually could have given Democrats the momentum to go voting rights laws.

Sen. Ossoff is correct. The injury is all on Republicans, and the implications of their crimes towards democracy have but to come back.

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