Arizona legislators shelve gay bill
Source: The Hill
February 28, 2014, 05:01 pm
By Mike Lillis
Legislators in Arizona appear to be giving up the fight for vetoed legislation that would allow businesses to refuse service to gay people on religious grounds.
Although a number of Republicans, conservative groups and religious rights advocates have said the bill is needed to protect constitutionally guaranteed rights, the GOP-led legislature is ready to move on to other issues, according to the state senator who sponsored the contentious proposal.
"I doubt we will try again this year," Sen. Steven B. Yarbrough (R) said Friday in a short email. "We have a lot of other legislation to try to get home and there will be the inevitable changes manifested by election year."
The news won't be welcomed by the conservative pundits and advocacy groups that had urged the bill's passage. Many of those voices, outraged at Gov. Jan Brewer's (R) veto, were likely hopeful that the Republican-led legislature would try again this year.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/199600-arizona-legislators-shelve-gay-bill
cosmicone
(11,014 posts)we have guests coming over.
Newsjock
(11,733 posts)I wholeheartedly endorse such an attempt. Don't let the Lamestream Media tell you that you can't win. The great people of the Great State of Arizona will reward you handsomely at the ballot box in 2014 and 2016.
Please proceed.
weissmam
(905 posts)elaristotle
(26 posts)They recently sent out a letter saying they want Ron Barber's defeat. They are focused on getting Arizona even more conservative than before. Even John McCain is too liberal for them. So yes there is a victory for now, but don't forget that this is Arizona.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)I doubt we will try it again this year ...