Major League Baseball has decided to move the MLB All-Star game from Atlanta to Denver, Colorado, in protest of the new voting legislation that was recently passed in Georgia.

It seems to me, if a game is going to be moved out of one state for political reasons, then why stop with Georgia?

I’m not going to tackle the debate over the validity or restrictiveness of the new Georgia voting law, that’s not the point of this column, however, I question the motives of Major League Baseball and other corporations who have decided to boycott the state.

If this is where it begins, where does it end?

I’m sure we can all find something with which we disagree in just about every state, or with many corporations, and certainly with most politicians. But, if we boycotted everyone and everything with whom we have a difference of opinion, where does that leave us?

Likely, we would not be able to enjoy life, or enjoy very many activities for that matter.

I honestly don’t care what the political opinions of a major corporation are, and especially don’t care if a major sports league agrees with a legislative decision in a particular locale that has no bearing on that sport. It would be different if the legislation directly affected that league.

For example, when Bernie Sanders was trying to get support in Congress to force MLB from cutting 40 minor league teams, and consolidating the minor league system. That left several cities without teams and many seasonal employees without a job.

Although I wasn’t thrilled about MLB’s decision to cut the minor leagues, I understood the economic reasons behind the move, and I especially didn’t want the U.S. government and a bunch of politicians telling a private business (MLB) what to do.

So, why would I want a private business to take a stand on a political issue?

In fact, many of these companies based in Georgia who are complaining about the recent legislation, Delta Airlines and Coca-Cola, to name two, and are calling for boycotts, are the same corporations who give donations to politicians on both sides of the aisle, through PACs and lobbyists, just to cover all their bases. No pun intended.

Even Stacey Abrams, a former Georgia legislator and voting rights advocate, is speaking out against the boycotts, and she’s right. She agrees with the legislation, but doesn’t want to see business or money leave her state.

Why would anyone in the state want to see companies leave the state and take jobs elsewhere?

Why would anyone in Georgia want to see MLB move the All-Star game to another state, when the game and all that surrounds it, brings in an estimated $84 million, according to MLB data?

Georgia’s Cobb County estimated the decision will cost the state a loss of $100 million in tourism.

Good job, Major League Baseball. That’s the way to stick it to the people of Georgia who were looking forward to working the game, the All-Star events, receiving greater tips in the restaurants and hotels from the influx of tourists, selling more of their products to the increased traffic of visitors from out of town, etc.

The folks in Colorado have to be laughing so hard at this whole fiasco.

The mayor of Denver, Michael Hancock, should definitely send the mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms, a very expensive gift. As far as I’m concerned, he owes her and her state’s legislature a big thank you to the tune of $84 million.