He’s afraid other states will follow the trend, & blow the homosexual agenda out of the water.
If this bill is as bad as the opponents say, the courts will be brought in to fix it in favor of the “fascists”.
In the face of the SC decision this summer to legalize gay marriage, the GOP politicians have to do something to mollify religious conservatives.
Last year apparently similar legislation was vetoed by Republican Governor Jan Brewer when John McCain and Mitt Romney condemned it. There were stories of business pressure on AZ to veto the bill as well.