Mertex
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You think that Republican Mayor of Indianapolis didn't read the bill? You're delusional.
Apparently he didn't. His assertion:
"[The RFRA law] could open the door to businesses refusing to service members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community."
I'm sorry, that's not what it says.
First of all, lets go back waaaaaaay back to the beginning of this thread, where I cited Douglas Laycock, UVA Law Professor and proponent of same sex marriage, voicing his support of the Indiana Law:
UVA Law Prof Who Supports Gay Marriage Explains Why He Supports Indiana s Religious Freedom Law The Weekly Standard
And Daniel O. Conkle, another proponent of same sex marriage, and law professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, also voicing his support of the law:
Law professor Why Indiana needs religious freedom legislation
In post 17, I demonstrated the folly of arguments like yours:
Let s clear a few things up about the Indiana Religious Freedom Law Page 2 US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum
I listed a number of SCOTUS rulings which outlined the intent of the RFRA of 1993, and the identical nature of Indiana's RFRA to that of the one Clinton signed:
City of Boerne v. Flores, 521 U.S. 507 (1997)
Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal, 546 U.S. 418 (2006)
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, 573 U.S. ___ (2014)
Holt v. Hobbs, 574 U.S. ___ (2015)
Now, the mayor of Indiana succumbed to the rhetoric and in fact DID NOT read the law.
Blah, blah, blah......we'll soon find out whether Pence has the cajones to keep this discriminatory bill in place.