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Graham declares ‘war’ against NY to protect Chick-fil-A’s Sundays off
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) declared “war” Friday over a New York state bill that would require some Chick-fil-A restaurants to operate on Sundays. “This is war,” Graham wrote on X, the platform f…
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The aforementioned New York bill aims to have restaurants in state highway system rest areas operate for the entirety of the week, according to The Associated Press (AP).
However, Chick-fil-A is well known for its policy that keeps its doors closed on Sundays. The policy is intended to allow its employees to spend time with their family and “worship if they choose,” per the chain’s website.
“Look, if you want to eat fried chicken while traveling over the holidays, then Chick-fil-A should be open on Sundays,” Simone argued.
This one is a tad odd for a few reasons.
1) A federal senator being overly interested in a state-level bill in another state
2) A NY state democrat forcing Chick-fil-a to increase their profit potential by 14% at some of their locations by being open for that extra day (Democrats and Chick-fil-a haven't always seen eye to eye on things)
While it's clear that Graham is using this as a means to virtue signal...(no shocker there)
I wonder if there's some ulterior motives happening with regards to this one on Simone's part as well...perhaps it's not so much because "he wants New Yorkers to have the Chick-fil-a option on a Sunday" as much as it is "We want the ability to deny Chick-fil-a any new State Thruway contracts for other reasons"
It should be noted that Rep. Tony Simone is the first openly gay NY Assembly member, representing the Chelsea District, and is a member of several LGBTQ+ orgs...and some of Chick-fil-a's past stances and donations have been a point of contention with both progressives and the gay community.
It'd be sort of like if a legislator (with a track record of advocating for mandatory coverage for birth control by employers), out of the blue, suddenly said "We want to demand that Hobby Lobby remain open on Sundays...y'know, because we just want people to have a variety of retail shopping options"
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