I got a meme yesterday that demanded a boycott of CocaCola. As far as I can see, the only offense by CocaCola, is to be located in Georgia. Same with Delta Airlines. Pretty stupid reason for a boycott. Please remember that the good people of Georgia elected TWO Democratic senators and a Democratic President.

There's another meme circulating for a boycott of Home Depot because one of the company's founders was a major contributor to Donald Trump. Trouble is, the offender left the company in 2002. Another stupid reason for a boycott.

Boycotts are a powerful tools, but they should be used sparingly and only for very clear and important reasons. Stupid boycotts diminish the power of this very important tool. On top of that, they bring down ridicule on the very cause they are intended to support.

That being said, the laws manipulating voters are insidious indeed. They are part of a well-planned campaign by Republicans to manipulate elections, a campaign that has gone on for most of three decades. Most of these voter suppression tactics would have been illegal under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but a Supreme Court decision gutted that Act in 2013.

We desperately need the U.S. Senate to pass the For the People Act, H.R. 1. This Act will restore and protect the rights of voters. It won't fix everything, but it's a good start.