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blackspade

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44. So, essentially there is no legal basis for the law....

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 10:15 AM

Mar 2015

It's basis is on a 3000 year old religious text that is misinterpreted, mis-translated, and selectively read by a group of people whose collective IQ would fit in a shot glass.

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Michigan House Passed Bill Allowing EMTs To Refuse Treatment To Gay People [View all] justiceischeap Mar 2015 OP

Hatred aside, how exactly do you determine a stranger's sexual preference? Vinca Mar 2015 #1

That's the thing, it's totally subjective justiceischeap Mar 2015 #2

Likely their next step will be tattoos on foreheads to identify LGBT. These are RKP5637 Mar 2015 #7

What if the EMT asked me if I was gay erronis Mar 2015 #29

these people won't stop until they've restored the "right" to enslave other people. unblock Mar 2015 #3

Yuck shenmue Mar 2015 #4

Hmmm, buybull says lots of people should "be put to death" Thor_MN Mar 2015 #5

ANOTHER ASSAULT.... cynzke Mar 2015 #6

The Constitution must die so the fascist republican theocracy workinclasszero Mar 2015 #9

Exactly! We have our own brand of ISIS in this country, just different names, different RKP5637 Mar 2015 #10

This article is from December, don't think any further action has been taken. catbyte Mar 2015 #8

Yes, but I have a friend that says this type of legislation has popped up justiceischeap Mar 2015 #19

I completely agree. That's why I said it still bears watching. catbyte Mar 2015 #37

Such discrimination is contrary to the Ilsa Mar 2015 #11

Maybe the GOP can re-start the "yellow star of David" concept CanonRay Mar 2015 #12

Actually, a little history for you justiceischeap Mar 2015 #21

You're right, I had forgotten that. Perfect. CanonRay Mar 2015 #25

Leader of the free world, my ass. Republicans are fucking us up big time. TRoN33 Mar 2015 #13

And people think the problem is just the South n2doc Mar 2015 #14

Exactly! This boggles the mind. nt raccoon Mar 2015 #17

Say what? ryan_cats Mar 2015 #15

What kind of piece of shit EMT would this even apply to? RedCappedBandit Mar 2015 #16

All that is required for evil to prevail... gregcrawford Mar 2015 #18

The bill is mean spirited and clearly meant to discriminate against gays metalbot Mar 2015 #20

I believe that the reason those examples are given justiceischeap Mar 2015 #24

Fucking disgusting! William769 Mar 2015 #22

It is that William. Nothing worse than a very sore loser justiceischeap Mar 2015 #26

Third Reich restored? asjr Mar 2015 #23

Something similar happened in VA -- EMT's revolted OldRedneck Mar 2015 #27

I live in the DC Metro area justiceischeap Mar 2015 #31

Fucking bigots. NuclearDem Mar 2015 #28

RW Christian fanatics have a lot in common with ISIL! wolfie001 Mar 2015 #30

New Bill....... EMT's can't treat repugs PumpkinAle Mar 2015 #32

First problem TNNurse Mar 2015 #36

Thanks and totally agree PumpkinAle Mar 2015 #49

This is like a lot of stupid laws on the books which has been removed when sanity Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #33

Nancy Pelosi was right SmittynMo Mar 2015 #34

Michigan House Passed Bill Allowing EMTs To Refuse Treatment To Gay People The CCC Mar 2015 #35

It's hard for me to believe that a great state such as Michigan ladjf Mar 2015 #38

So how do they establish this? SHRED Mar 2015 #39

In that case, an EMT who refuses to treat a gay person should have to prove their membership in world wide wally Mar 2015 #40

Old news by 4 months Android3.14 Mar 2015 #41

It's not really old news though justiceischeap Mar 2015 #48

Even my Dad, if he were alive, who was a dyed in the wool strict Catholic sundevil2000 Mar 2015 #42

Wow did I fall asleep and just wake up in 1915? LynneSin Mar 2015 #43

So, essentially there is no legal basis for the law.... blackspade Mar 2015 #44

Do not forget the Christofascists also think ISIS are punters compared to American teachers and librarians. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #45

Sharia Law, Sharia Law, coming to a state near you! nt Fla Dem Mar 2015 #46

Mosaic law makes Sharia law safeinOhio Mar 2015 #47