Arkansas Gov Pledges To Sign Religious Freedom Bill Despite Outcry

[workinclasszero]

Arkansas Gov Pledges To Sign Religious Freedom Bill Despite Outcry

Fearing the law could act as a cloak for discrimination, LGBT advocates, civil rights leaders, and even Apple CEO Tim Cook are asking the governor to veto the bill.

posted on March 27, 2015, at 4:05 p.m.

Dominic Holden
BuzzFeed News Reporter

In a crushing 24-7 vote, the Arkansas state Senate on Friday approved a religious freedom bill that critics warn will open the floodgates for discrimination against LGBT people.

The state House had passed a similar version of the bill in February, and after technical tweaks to mesh the Senate version, it will go to the desk of Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

“I will sign this bill as amended,” Gov. Hutchinson said in a statement.

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[99Forever]

1. Hey, no problem gov.

I already boycott your #1 rotten business. Doing the same for the rest of them should be a piece of cake.

[workinclasszero]

2. An iron curtain of hate is descending all over America.

Its chilling watching our freedom being legislated away to please a small group of religious fanatics who hate gays and non white citizens of this country.

[Sherman A1]

3. +1000

[leftofcool]

4. Please proceed, Governor!

[LiberalArkie]

5. And when the lawsuits start, "We just have to cut back on Headstart, Medicaid etc due to the budget

shortfall." Since we cut the capital gains taxes and lowered the top tax rate, that may make up the difference". "But if it doesn't we can always raise the sales taxes on food that the previous "Democratic" governor lowered.

It is all a plan. You wonder why the attacks on affirmative action and others. Well "For religious reasons" we refuse you service, it won't be against the law. But what about federal law:

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-141, 107 Stat. 1488 (November 16, 1993), codified at 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb through 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-4 (also known as RFRA), is a 1993 United States federal law aimed at preventing laws that substantially burden a person's free exercise of religion. The bill was introduced by Congressman Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on March 11, 1993 and passed by a unanimous U.S. House and a near unanimous U.S. Senate with three dissenting votes[1] and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton.