Masters chairman Fred Ridley against boycott over Georgia voting law
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Saying no one should be disadvantaged in their ability to vote, Augusta National and Masters chairman Fred Ridley would not go as far as to condemn the controversial Georgia voting law that led Major League Baseball to pull the All-Star Game from Atlanta and other corporations to criticize the legislation.
As part of his annual pre-tournament news conference Wednesday at Augusta National, Ridley said "the right to vote is fundamental in our democratic society. No one should be disadvantaged in exercising that right, and it is critical that all citizens have confidence in the electoral process. This is fundamental to who we are as a people.
"We realize that views and opinions on this law differ, and there have been calls for boycotts and other punitive measures. Unfortunately, those actions often impose the greatest burdens on the most vulnerable in our society. And in this case, that includes our friends and neighbors here in Augusta who are the very focus of the positive difference we are trying to make."
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"I believe and I am confident that every member of this club believes that voting is an essential fundamental right in our society and that -- as I stated, that anything that disadvantages anyone to vote is wrong and should be addressed," Ridley said. "I'm not going to speak to the specifics of the law, but I do know that ... I think there's a resolution, and I think that resolution is going to be based on people working together and talking and having constructive dialogue because that's the way our democratic society works. And while I know you would like for us to make a proclamation on this, I just don't think that is going to be helpful to ultimately reaching a resolution."
https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/31210086/masters-chairman-fred-ridley-burdening-augusta-boycott-georgia-voting-law
Yada, yada, yada, bullshit.
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