() Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar defended Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game from Georgia over new voting laws by inaccurately saying that the new laws “will restrict people’s ability to vote.”
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CNN host Jake Tapper asked Omar if she agreed with Democratic political activist Stacey Abrams, who expressed that while she “respected” boycotts, she did not want “to see Georgia families hurt by lost events and jobs.”Tapper asked if Omar sided with Abrams, who thinks this decision will disproportionately hurt minorities, or if she sided with the MLB.
“We know that boycotts have allowed for justice to be delivered in many spaces,” Omar responded to Tapper. “The civil rights movement was rooted in boycotts. We know that, you know, apartheid ended in South Africa because of boycotts.”
“And so our hope is that this boycott will result in changes in the law because we understand that when you restrict people’s ability to vote, you create a democracy that isn’t fully functioning for all of us. If we are to continue to be a beacon of hope for all democracies around the world, we must stand our ground,” Omar concluded.
Tapper then noted that Georgia, even with the new voting laws, is still more open compared to other states such as New York that have fewer early voting options.
“Should every state be reexamining their voting laws?” Tapper asked.
“They certainly should be,” Omar said. “It is really important that every single state reexamine their voting laws and make sure that voting is accessible to everyone. It’s also going to be really important for us to continue to push H.R. 1, which makes it accessible nationwide and strengthens our democracy.”
Watch the interview here.
The MLB announced Friday that it would be moving the All Star Game out of Atlanta over Georgia’s new election law. Democrats have criticized the new laws, saying its comparable to Jim Crow laws. Former President Donald Trump has called for a boycott of the MLB in response.
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