Montana bill would prohibit local anti-discrimination ordinances

[Newsjock]

Source: Missoulian

Supporters of Missoula's anti-discrimination ordinance are bracing for a possible attack from the Montana Legislature.

A bill - still being drafted - could nullify the local law that protects people from being fired from jobs or kicked out of homes because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

... According to the Legislative Services Division, the bill being requested by Rep. Kristin Hansen, R-Havre, aims to bar local governments from enacting anti-discrimination statutes that contain provisions in them that are not contained in state statutes. Sexual orientation is not included in state statutes.

Hansen did not return calls for comment. Dallas Erickson, though, a longtime morality crusader from Stevensville, said several groups including his HOME - Help Our Moral Environment - see the need for such a bill.

Read more: http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_bc70eaa2-251b-11e0-b5b3-001cc4c002e0.html

[Drale]

1. This is the reason our kids are so screwed up

because crap like this is allowed to happen. If kids see adults saying its ok to disciminate, what the fuck do you think they are going to do? Monkey see, Monkey do

[cali]

2. that's horrendous. Also points out how stunningly off and stupid

that recent listing of the supposedly most tolerant states is.

[msongs]

3. gee are they getting instructions from salt lake city by some chance? nt