I guess not.
"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"
Posted on 03/30/2015 7:44:10 PM PDT by Steelfish
Indiana Republicans To Amend 'Religious Freedom' Law In Face Of Backlash
Amanda Holpuch Monday 30 March 2015
Indiana’s Republican legislative leaders said on Monday they were working on adding language to the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to make it clear that it does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians.
The move comes amid widespread outcry over the measure that prohibits state laws that “substantially burden” a person’s ability to follow his or her religious beliefs. The definition of “person” includes religious institutions, businesses and associations.
Brian Bosma, the speaker of the Indiana house of representatives, and David Long, the state senate president pro tem, said in a press conference that similar laws existed across the country and had not generated the backlash that Indiana’s had seen.
Bosma blamed the reaction on a “mischaracterization” of the law by both opponents and some supporters.
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The Gov should just veto it
Nazis win.
The GOP is dead!
The Republicans have Super Majorities in both houses and the Governor. If they let the smear machine make them cave then they’ll still have a boycott on their hands.
Guess they never read it either. There’s still nothing about permitting discrimination in there. But, whee, we’re all saved from the law that Democrats supported when Bill Clinton signed it.
Why don’t those idiots realize they just need to outlast a couple news cycles before the left moves on to their next outrage? The GOP doesn’t deserve to survive.
Cannot be repeated often enough.
Why is it that Republicans always back down when Commie loons go on their little b*tch rant..geez for once Republicans grow a damn spine and stop giving into these loons
I keep getting requests from the GOPe for more money to sell us out. They go right Ito the trash! F -em!
Since all the law says is that the state may not burden the exercise of religious freedom, rather than repeal it per se, the new law should say “OK, the state CAN burden religious freedom after all”, and see how that holds up in court.
A near perfect example of why Ted Cruz needs to be the nominee.
Backpedaling never satisfies your critics and only pisses off your supporters.
Exactly! Well said.
Amen.
That’s a shame. They ought to amend it to guarantee Christians their religious liberty.
If a dog barks loud and long enough someone will do something about it. That’s what the Democrats did here and they got another symbolic victory. They got the GOP admitting to the lefties premise this law was anti-gay when everyone knows these types of laws are in effect in over twenty states. It’s so damn predictable but the Democratic Party is flat out bullying the wimpy GOP into jello. Hey, wait a minute. Aren’t there anti-bullying laws in this country, lol.... The Democrats are flat out slime but damn they know how to play the political game so well!
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