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These Major Airlines Condemned Voter ID Laws, Despite Requiring Passengers Show ID Before Allowing Them To Fly

Ian Haworth
These Major Airlines Condemned Voter ID Laws, Despite Requiring Passengers Show ID Before Allowing Them To Fly
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The subject of “voter suppression” has dominated the news cycle in recent weeks, with many corporations — whether genuinely or in response to internal or external pressure — expressing their uncompromising endorsement of democracy and unfaltering condemnation of any attempt to “suppress” the ability to vote.

Central to this debate — and the mischaracterization of this debate — is the subject of voter identification — requiring voters to present an ID before they are legally able to cast a ballot. This, for example, was the main provision of the “controversial” Georgia voting bill which has sparked anger among Leftists and Leftist corporations alike.

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