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In reply to the discussion: Breaking in Indiana: Right Center (right) Indy Star Editorial: Fix this law Now. [View all]salin
(48,958 posts)about specific situations where an individual's religious freedom needed such protection. He admitted he knew of no such case.
The point is teaparty posturing. Or was. Indeed many of the Big Business interests lobbied against the bill - and reportedly were turned away by the (over confident) GOP. Some testified (raising the issues that have been raised in the past few days since the law was passed) - but the teapartiests wouldn't listen.
Interesting lesson in media coverage. Across both houses of the legislatures only 5 republicans vetoed the bill. Suddenly over the weekend they were of interest .. and were profiled in the INdystar. Of course no mention of the democratic members who vetoed.
This was a masquerade ball to let rw religious folks discriminate against the gays. The back lash has torn off the mask at the masquerade. The only options for the gov and legislature are to stand adamantly - and let the state's economy take huge multiple hits - and declare that the rights for a portion of the state to discriminate against gays is in the greater good of the state than having a healthy economy (kiss your political careers Good Bye!), repeal the law and acknowledge either you were ignorant about the law, or acknowledge and give mea culpa per the intent, or pretend (like Pence and the leaders of both the state house and senate did) that there was NO discriminatory intent - and pass a new piece of legislation (which is what the Mayor of Indianapolis called for tonight, what the CEO of 9 large businesses in Indy did tonight, and what finally, the Indy star called for tonight.