Georgia GOP Lawmakers Demand Removal of Coca-Cola Products From Office Amid Election Law Spat

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Some Republicans lawmakers in Georgia sent a letter Saturday to Kevin Perry, president of the Georgia Beverage Association, demanding that all Coca-Cola products be removed from their office suites "immediately"—after the corporation came out against sweeping GOP-backed legislation that reformed the state's elections.

In their letter to Perry, eight members of the Georgia House Representatives—Victor Anderson, Clint Crowe, Matt Barton, Jason Ridley, Lauren McDonald III, Stan Gunter, Dewayne Hill and Marcus Wiedower—complained about Coca-Cola giving in to "cancel culture" before saying that they no longer wanted the company's products in their offices.

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"Given Coke's choice to cave to the pressure of an out of control cancel culture, we respectfully request all Coca-Cola Company products to be removed from our office suite immediately. Should Coke chose to read the bill, share its true intentions and accept their role in the dissemination of mistruths, we would welcome a conversation to rebuild a working relationship," the eight Republican lawmakers wrote.

Democrats, activists and a number of business leaders have condemned the Georgia election reforms, saying that the changes significantly restrict access to voting. The Republican effort to change Georgia's election laws came after the traditionally conservative state flipped blue for President Joe Biden in the November election and again for Democratic Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in January runoffs. GOP lawmakers have used former President Donald Trump's groundless claims of widespread voter fraud to justify the bill.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/georgia-gop-lawmakers-demand-removal-of-coca-cola-products-from-office-amid-election-law-spat/ar-BB1fiqEr?li=BBnb7Kz

Some enterprising individual should come out with Freedumb Cola and see if the Repukes buy it.

[SMC22307]

1. So they're cancelling Coke to protest cancel culture.

Geniuses.

[Botany]

2. Going after Coca Cola in Georgia? Now that is a smart move.

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This from the same party that brought us Freedom Fries, Matt Gaetz , and Donald Trump.

[taxi]

3. Perfect

Will these 8 Republicans be holding their breath until they get their way?
Will their constituents be holding their breath as well?
What will they do when they notice the voters are turning blue?

[Ritabert]

4. I normally don't drink soda but...

...I went out and bought Hansen's ginger ale (a Coca Cola product) yesterday as a gesture of solidarity with Coke. I'll also be buying their Schweppes club soda and tonic water.

[murielm99]

16. We don't drink much pop, either.

I did not have it much when I was growing up, so the habit never took.

It amazes me how much of it my kids drink.

I like Hansen's, though. I will have to look for some.

[agingdem]

5. Oh no not that!!!

however will Coca Cola, a multinational company, with a revenue of over 33 billion dollars survive??

[bluestarone]

6. The worst people on earth

Local elections need to be pushed really hard.

[crickets]

7. Did I just hear a bell ring? I could swear I'm back in Jr High while reading this. Wow. nt

[Me.]

8. Cutting Off Their Noses To Spite Their Faces

[Volaris]

9. If they keep this up, coca-cola is gonna park a delivery truck full of bottle water

At the end of every polling place line next election, and just tell the drivers to take the afternoon off.

State lawmakers are gonna call down the hammer on their own fucking heads, the fools. Yeah, they can change the laws to try fuck over these companies FOR NOW. Coca-colas advantage in that fight is that coke dont have to get re-elected.

[blm]

10. Republican Retaliation against supporters of American democracy.

But ..... don’t use the words Cancel Culture for short.

[SWBTATTReg]

11. If the other states have been paying attention, like some have, they have been rushing in to entice

these soon to be former Georgia businesses to instead operate in their states.

Maybe, just maybe these loudmouths in Georgia will finally figure out that they've gone too far?

[-misanthroptimist]

12. I'm so old I remember when Republicans...

...weren't whiny little shits.

They also said, "Actions have consequences." Apparently, they didn't mean for that to apply to themselves.

[BannonsLiver]

13. And I'm so old

I can remember people here gleefully hoping for Coke’s demise just about a week ago.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. More diet coke for me

[Xolodno]

15. And when election season hits...

...why don't we have more money?

Strategist: Well sir, you pissed off Georgia's number one job creator, so they cut you off of all donations.
/
Politician: Why would they do that?

[mainer]

17. Haha, Coke provides them free of charge

So these Republicans are demanding "take away our free gifts!"

Keep in mind at this point that the drinks in question are provided to lawmakers free of charge. Coke has, for decades, provided Coke, Diet Coke and other hometown products to Republican and Democratic offices in Georgia and Washington, which typically offer them to visiting constituents.

https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/the-jolt-gop-to-coke-keep-your-free-drinks/3R26IDPCLRESRJJGONQCNDZPME/

[Martin68]

18. So what? They all drink diet Peps.