
More than 100 business leaders speak out against voting restrictions
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Chief executives and other high-ranking leaders from more than 100 companies including Target, Snapchat and Uber issued a public statement Friday opposing any measures that deny eligible voters the right to cast ballots.
"We believe every American should have a voice in our democracy and that voting should be safe and accessible to all voters," the statement said. The companies are part of Civic Alliance, a coalition that "recognizes that a strong democracy is good for business," according to its website. The statement comes as businesses are under growing pressure to condemn legislation in Georgia, Texas, and other key states where Republican lawmakers are trying to clamp down on ballot access.
Back in March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeted at the Smithsonian Institution that began as follows: “Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history, replacing objective facts with a distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth.”

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