Big businesses have been vocal in supporting various progressive political causes, but have consistently stopped short of policies that would cut into profits. “Big businesses are capitulating, they’re making an educated gamble that they’re going to side with the left,” Alfredo Ortiz, president of small business group Job Creators Network, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Corporations came out in droves to announce their opposition to recently-passed voting legislation in Georgia, have pulled their advertisements from conservative shows and podcasts and were quick to endorse Black Lives Matter during the 2020 protests. Big businesses have been vocal in supporting various progressive political causes, but have consistently stopped short of policies that would cut into profits. U.S. corporations came out in droves to announce their opposition to recently-passed voting legislation in Georgia, have pulled their advertisements from conservative shows and podcasts , were quick to endorse Black Lives Matter during the 2020 protests and have signed multiple climate change pledges. But while big business has eagerly supported these progressive policies, they refuse to support the policies, like a higher minimum wage or a corporate tax increase to fund infrastructure, that would result in smaller profits. “The right to vote is the essence of a democratic society, and the voice of every voter should be heard in fair elections that are conducted with integrity,” the Business Roundtable (BR), an association of hundreds of corporate executives, said in a March statement , addressing Georgia’s voting law. “Unnecessary restrictions on the right to vote strike at the heart of representative government.” Dozens of corporations including General Motors, Ford, Coca-Cola and Major League Baseball (MLB) signed a statement opposing the Georgia law last week. The statement was published in The New York Times in advertisement. (RELATED: Hundreds ...
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Chauvin likely to face uphill battle in expected appeal
Derek Chauvin 's legal team may face an uphill battle if they seek to appeal his conviction on murder charges in the death of George Floyd, legal experts say. However, Chauvin's defense team likely sees the charged atmosphere around the trial and public comments from Rep. Maxine Waters Maxine Moore Waters Jim Jordan, Val Demings get in shouting match about police during hearing Chauvin found guilty as nation exhales Waters on Chauvin guilty verdict: 'I'm not celebrating, I'm relieved' MORE (D-Calif.) and President Biden Joe Biden Biden overruled Blinken, top officials on initial refugee cap decision: report Suicide bombing hits Afghan security forces Jim Jordan, Val Demings get in shouting match about police during hearing MORE as grounds for a future appeal. Judge Peter Cahill even highlighted Waters's remarks as possible fodder. On Tuesday, a jury convicted Chauvin of all three murder and manslaughter charges brought by state prosecutors in the highly-publicized trial. ADVERTISEMENT Chauvin will soon face sentencing over the charges, and his lawyers will have 90 days to file a notice of appeal. His defense lawyer had filed several motions intended to shield the jury from the public outcry surrounding the case with little success. The issue of location and publicity around the case could be raised again in the expected appeal. Jordan Gross, a professor at the University of Montana law school, said that even though the case had captured the attention of the entire nation, the defense could argue that some of those factors could have been avoided if the trial had been held elsewhere. "[The trial] was very dignified. It was incredibly well done, and it was solemn, and all that," Gross said. "But if I were arguing this, I would start thinking about what's going on outside the courtroom, the stuff that Judge Cahill can't control. Jurors had to drive by the protests every day." Additionally, towards the ...
Trump to deploy National Guard to southern border
President Trump Donald Trump St. Louis lawyer who pointed gun at Black Lives Matter protesters considering Senate run Chauvin found guilty as nation exhales US says Iran negotiations are 'positive' MORE signed an order Wednesday night to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S. southern border. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Kirstjen Michele Nielsen Left-leaning group to track which companies hire former top Trump aides Rosenstein: Zero tolerance immigration policy 'never should have been proposed or implemented' House Republican condemns anti-Trump celebrities during impeachment hearing MORE first announced Trump's plan to deploy the National Guard earlier in the day Wednesday while speaking at the White House. Nielsen framed the move as a way to toughen an immigration system that “rewards bad behavior,” including illegal drug smuggling and border crossings. “It’s time to act,” Nielsen told reporters, adding that the deployments could begin “immediately.” Nielsen did not share key details about the operation, including how many troops will be sent to the border, the length of the deployment or its cost. ADVERTISEMENT The move follows days of warnings from Trump about the dangers posed by illegal immigration, gangs and drugs. Nielsen said the number of immigrants crossing the border illegally has risen since last year, when they fell following Trump’s inauguration. She said the administration is eager to act because crossings are expected to further rise in April. “The threat is real,” Nielsen said. “This threatens not only the safety of our communities and children, but also our very rule of law, on which, as you know, our country was founded.” The announcement sparked backlash from immigrant rights advocates, who dismissed the deployment as a political ploy to satisfy Trump’s supporters ahead of the November midterm election. “Trump’s National Guard ploy is just ...
Maxine Waters: GOP Love to Target Me as an Uppity Black Woman — ‘They’re Not Going to Get Me Out of Office’
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that Republicans target her as an “uppity” black woman to fundraise. Waters said, “We’ve got to stay active, get more active, more confrontational, make sure that they know we mean business.” Reacting to Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd, Waters said, “I have fought this for many, many years. I have been engaged for many years, and you mentioned Rodney King. Yes, that was another special time when we saw him beaten, I mean, literally beaten, and then we were told we could not believe our own eyes, and we did not get justice. So today is very special. Something very special has happened.” She continued, “I’m criticized all the time, and of course, the Republicans make a target of me. As you know, I am passionate on these issues, having lived with them so long, having seen so much injustice. So I’m delighted that we have the verdict that we got today. I could not believe it, but it is absolutely true.” She added, “I’m pleased that I feel strong enough and able enough to go out with the young people to say Aunty Maxine is here. I support you. I want you to be activists. I’m sorry it causes pain often types with my colleagues. Many times they’re in these districts where they’re frightened where they have it a lot of racism. They haven’t moved to the point that they can have a decent conversation about these issues, and sometimes it’s very difficult for them, but they stood up with me today. They put me out for censure because of my visit to Minneapolis. My colleagues stood with me and voted to table the motion that was put up to censure me because the Republicans love it use me as a target. They raise money on my back. ‘Oh, that is that Maxine Waters who is so uppity, someone we can’t control. You have to make sure I have enough money to keep her from getting reelected.’ I keep getting reelected, and the poor people, many retirees, keep giving them their money. ...
CORONABUCKS: Now UK ‘Conservatives’ Want to Give All Young People £500
Two groups of liberal-progressive Tories are pressuring Boris Johnson to “follow President Biden’s lead” and give all young people £500 in coronavirus recovery funds, which would cost the taxpayer an estimated £2.8 billion. Last month, the U.S. Congress passed the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, which contains the third round of $1,400 stimulus cheques. The One Nation Caucus and the Tory Reform Group have urged a similar “Covid relief payment” to young adults, calling them one of those “worse hit financially by the pandemic”. “The government should consider following President Biden’s lead and issue Covid relief payments for those worse [sic] affected by the pandemic. A £500 stimulus for every 18-24 year old in the UK, one of the age groups worst affected, would cost around £2.8 billion,” the groups suggested in the report published on Monday. If the government adopts the proposals, it would add to Britain’s already-spiralling debt. The UK’s debt broke the £2 trillion mark for the first time in August, with the country’s debt worth more than its GDP, at 100.5 per cent, for the first time since 1961. The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned months later that the government’s spending spree during the pandemic, including tens of billions in the furlough scheme, could result in massive tax hikes in the future. Government borrowing between April and December 2020 was £271 billion, boosted by the near-recording-breaking £34 billion in December alone. February saw the burden on the taxpayer hit a 70-year high. While in March, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak said that the cost of coronavirus support for business over two years will have hit £407 billion, funded by £355 billion in borrowing, admitting that years of taxes are on the way to pay for it. UK Govt Promises More Covid Giveaways, But Will Pay With Years of Tax Rises https://t.co/a5SdUPd5kq — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) March 3, 2021 ...
