The American Conservative Union is calling on Major League Baseball to return the All-Star Game to Atlanta after moving it from Georgia due to the state’s new voting law, saying its decision threatens "the future" of baseball.
The organization, led by Matt Schlapp, penned a letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred this week after MLB moved the All-Star Game amid scrutiny of Georgia’s new election law, which critics say will make it more difficult for minorities to vote.
"75M conservatives got left on base when baseball went broke for wokeism," Schlapp tweeted, sharing a link to the letter. "We’re demanding that @MLBcorrect the lies about conservative election reform and to return the All-Star Game back to Atlanta."
In the letter, the ACU said MLB has "played into" the hands of "radicals."
"Throughout our nation’s history, there have been some who have sought to end the American experiment in democratic self-government. Whether motivated by socialist, fascist or other illiberal authoritarian impulses, these radicals despise the virtues upon which free people can live in harmony," the ACU wrote. "And you have played into their hands."
"Your comments regarding the improvements to the Georgia election law are baseless and contrary to reality. Worse, your misguided comments and actions have harmed the good people of Atlanta, especially the African American community," the ACU continued, urging MLB to "publicly correct the record on Georgia’s election reform law."
The ACU went on to say it is "important" that MLB "not stay silent since you contributed to the deeply flawed and misleading perceptions about the contents of the bill," claiming the league did not read the actual legislation before making its public comments.
"MLB’s recent public condemnation of a law it did not understand, and the resulting harm to the city of Atlanta, reveal the dangers associated with exercising your authority in an attempt to appease the Left," the ACU continued.
"Your virtue signaling has robbed the people of Georgia of $100 million, especially impacting minority businesses that benefit from MLB’s presence in Atlanta," the organization wrote. "The appetite of radicals is insatiable, and their ultimate target is the destruction of our nation’s freedoms."
The ACU added that "the record must be corrected" and urged MLB to "publicly acknowledge the mistaken assumptions and brazen mistruths propagated by your organization against Georgia’s election reform law."
"We ask that you meet with us to discuss this matter," the... (Read more)
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