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© Getty Images Many corporations are speaking out against the recent changes to voting laws. Delta, Coca-Cola, and Merck in Georgia, and American Airlines and Dell in Texas, have all weighed in and more are likely to follow. Their efforts are being praised by some given the scant evidence of voter fraud, and how the new laws will make it difficult or impossible for some legitimate voters to cast their ballots. Seen in a certain light, the new legislation looks like sour grapes from the losing side. Yet no one should be cheering corporations’ political activity.  ADVERTISEMENT In the first place, these corporations are exercising disproportionate political power. When the wealthy and powerful want to speak, legislators take their calls and invite them to dinner. This strikes at the ideal of equality that lies at the heart of democracy. Liberals chafe at the outsize influence of Charles Koch and conservatives lament the influence of Tom Steyer

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