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Always threaten the money - it works.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/28/us/georgia-north-carolina-lgbt-bills/index.html
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Under increasing pressure from major corporations that do business in Georgia, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday he will veto a bill that critics say would have curtailed the rights of Georgia's LGBT community.
House Bill 757 would have given faith-based organizations in Georgia the option to deny services and jobs to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Supporters said the measure was meant to protect religious freedom, while opponents have described it as "anti-LGBT" and "appalling."
Speaking to reporters Monday morning, Deal said he didn't think the bill was necessary.
"I do not think we have to discriminate against anyone to protect the faith-based community in Georgia, of which I and my family have been a part of for all of our lives," he said.
He said he was not reacting to pressure from the faith-based community or responding to the business community, which warned Georgia could lose jobs if he signed the bill.
His decision, he said, was "about the character of our state and the character of our people. Georgia is a welcoming state. It is full of loving, kind and generous people. ... I intend to do my part to keep it that way. For that reason I will veto House Bill 757."
Georgia legislator seeks to override veto
A Georgia legislator who supported the bill, state Sen. Mike Crane, quickly called for a special session to override Deal's veto.
"Today, we saw exactly why our government needs committed conservatives who never stop fighting to protect the Constitution," he said in a statement. "The announcement by Governor Deal is another example of how the political class is bought and paid for by corporations and lobbyists. Rather than standing up and protecting the First Amendment, the political class would rather sacrifice those rights to keep the money flowing."
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)malaise
(268,919 posts)Crane
Brother Buzz
(36,416 posts)He's still got his hot-button wedge issue to run with.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)irrelevant . Coke has been looking for a excuse to bail on Atlanta to a State with a more educated work force.
Takket
(21,556 posts)If they had actually, you know, done what they are supposed to do and opened the bill up to debate and public discussion, this probably would have happened in NC too.
Mary Mac
(323 posts)Holds up coke bottle in salute.
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)daylight, who knows what is going to happen in the dark of night?