 [Washington Examiner] Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said, "We are not backing down" against the multiple corporations boycotting the state's recently signed voting overhaul law.
His response came just hours after Major League Baseball announced it was moving its All-Star Game and 2021 draft from Atlanta in protest of Georgia’s new voting law.
"I mean, really unfortunate today, obviously, the Major League Baseball has folded up and cave to the canceled culture, and a bunch of liberal lies, quite honestly, and what's even more sad is the president of the United States, Joe Biden, and people like Stacey Abrams labeling the Election Integrity Act [as] Jim Crow," Kemp told Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Friday.
Kemp signed the bill into law on March 25 and has argued the measure is designed to make it "easy to vote and hard to cheat."
However, since the bill's signing, numerous voting rights advocates and notable corporations such as Apple, Delta, Coca-Cola, and several more have released statements in disapproval of the law.
When asked whether the boycott would affect the recently signed law, Kemp said, "No, I think just a reverse. I can tell you, we are not backing down."
The Peach State governor added, "The members of the Legislature that voted on this bill that were duly elected in November are not backing down. People are rising up because they're worried, you know, they're worried what sports are going to be next, you know, what events are going to be next, what business is going to be next."
The state's voting law requires a photo ID in order to vote absentee by mail. Voting rights advocates argue that any ID requirements associated with voting disproportionately affect people of color and low-income communities. Georgia, however, offers a free state ID that can be used to request ballots. 
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