Major U.S. sports unions sign letter opposing voting rights changes in Georgia and other states
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Major professional sports unions in the U.S. are taking a stand against restrictive voting rights bills proposed in several states, including Georgia, where a controversial bill passed in March.
The Basketball Players Union, Major League Soccer Players Association, National Football League Players Association and United States Women's National Team Players Association are among the nine unions that signed a letter Monday, condemning legislation "that if passed, could make it harder for ordinary citizens to cast their ballots in future election seasons." The unions said they oppose states' legislative efforts "aimed at restricting the right to vote," and that they "join the hundreds of individuals, foundations and corporations in taking a 'Stand for Democracy.'"Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.