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To: fwdude

“Very disappointing. He had nothing to lose from vetoing this disgusting bill.”

Yes he did — 1st amendment protections for clergy and others who morally oppose being forced to perform the marriages. His signature codifies their refusal as protected speech in Virginia.


12 posted on 03/10/2024 12:24:10 PM PDT by the Original Dan Vik ("Men don't follow titles, they follow courage." -William Wallace in Braveheart, 1995)
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To: the Original Dan Vik

You have to be kidding. So, the First Amendment alone wasn’t sufficient without this bill to protect clergy against being forced to perform non-marriages? You have no idea what this legislation does.


18 posted on 03/10/2024 7:01:29 PM PDT by fwdude (.When unarmed Americans are locked up for protesting a stolen election, you know it was stolen.)
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