Ted Cruz Set To File Bill To Allow Businesses To Discriminate Against Unwed Fornicators [View all]
Republicans are attempting to pass a bill which would encourage the discrimination of LGBT individuals as well as anyone who has sex but is not involved in a heterosexual marriage. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-UT) push to pass FADA, or the First Amendment Defense Act, is the most recent attempt to legislate religious extremism under the guise of free speech protection.
Indeed, if Cruz and Lee have their way, 2017 will be 1957 again. The bill encourages the discrimination of those who do not conform to outdated standards of Christian heteronormativity – that sex is only acceptable between married men and women.
The bill states that (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.
It is a discriminatory piece of legislation because it places old-world bigotry front and center. If FADA passes, the government will not unable to reprimand anyone, or any entity, that has discriminated against those who do not conform this limited definition of marriage.
In other words, a gay couple who is denied service cannot appeal to the government for help. In fact, if the government took any action against their perpetrators, they could technically be sued. This would go as far as the Attorney General defending the business’ right to discriminate.
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