Nine CEOs Call on Gov. Pence to Revise Indiana Law

Wall St.J. | March 30, 2015

[Steelfish]

Mar 30, 2015 Nine CEOs Call on Gov. Pence to Revise Indiana Law

Corporations are ratcheting up pressure on Indiana over its religious-objections law. Nine chief executives wrote a letter to Republican Gov. Mike Pence calling on the him to revise the law. The full text of the letter, which was written by CEOs from Angie’s List Inc., Anthem Inc., Cummins Inc., Dow AgroSciences, Eli Lilly & Co., Emmis Communications Corp., Indiana University Health, Roche Diagnostics Corp. and Salesforce Marketing Cloud, is below. Read more on the law here and an opinion piece by Mr. Pence.

March 30, 2015

Honorable Mike Pence

Governor of Indiana State House Room 206 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2797

Dear Governor Pence: Regardless of the original intention of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, we are deeply concerned about the impact it is having on our employees and on the reputation of our state. All of our companies seek to promote fair, diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our employees must not feel unwelcome in the place where they work and live.

As we seek to attract and retain great talent from Indiana and around the world, it is critical that we make it clear that Indiana is the welcoming state we all believe it to be. As leaders in the Indiana business community, we call on you to take immediate action to ensure that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act will not sanction or encourage discrimination against any residents or visitors to our state by anyone.

By immediately enacting new legislation that makes it clear that neither the Religious Freedom Restoration Act nor any other Indiana law can be used to justify discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identity, our state’s elected leaders can provide the reassurance to the people of our state, our nation and the world that is needed at this critical moment.

Sincerely,

William S. Oesterle Chief Executive Officer Angie’s List, Inc.

Joseph R. Swedish President and CEO Anthem , Inc.

Tom Linebarger Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Cummins Inc.

Tim Hassinger President and CEO Dow AgroSciences

John C. Lechleiter Chairman, President, and CEO Eli Lilly and Company

Jeffrey H. Smulyan Chairman, President and CEO Emmis Communications Corporation

Daniel F. Evans President and Chief Executive Officer Indiana University Health

Jack Phillips President and CEO Roche Diagnostics Corporation

Scott McCorkle CEO Salesforce Marketing Cloud

[Steelfish]

Joseph R. Swedish President and CEO Anthem , Inc.

Change health insurers!

[Talisker]

It is astounding to me how many people are either deliberately or negligently misunderstanding this law. Look at all the CEOs who should be able to, you know, read and stuff, reacting as they are to what is existing law in many other venues and in actuality, valid under Constitutional law without the slightest equivocation. Signed by their heroes. I’ve never seen anything like this.

That's because its an artificial, manufactured crisis.

Look, lemme put it this way - just obsess about gay rights and don't think about Hilary's crimes, okay? The crisis will continue until that goal is achieved.

[markman46]

i would truly love to email one of the ceo’s but i am employed by one of the companys. and would be fired

[hlmencken3]

Karl Marx predicted that his version of socialism would be inevitable with the natural culture-destroying progression of capitalism.

[concernedcitizen76]

Reset needed: Union of Sovereign Free States of America.

A place to raise a family in freedom and in peace.

[Fungi]

That comes after acceptance

[GeronL]

I am sure the far left will be along to denounce this corporatocracy any time now....

... crickets...

[concernedcitizen76]

ed. Reset needed: Union of Sovereign Free States of North America.

[Lil Flower]

He’ll cave

[Berlin_Freeper]

They want laws that make people “feel”.

[Unam Sanctam]

I thought corporations weren’t supposed to have free speech rights.

[NoncompliantOne]

The homosexuals want supremacy. They'll keep on after it until they are stopped.

[ziravan]

“It is astounding to me how many people are either deliberately or negligently misunderstanding this law.”

- Hands up, Don’t shoot! -

The Truth: What difference does it make?

[Steve_Seattle]

Liberals were right after all - corporations ARE evil.

[Steve_Seattle]

"The author, a deeply conservative man (especially on the social stuff) argued that not only is Capitalism not necessarily conservative, but explained how the old English Tories considered Capitalism a radical, anti-conservative force that smashed family and tradition and order."

I think that was the view of traditionalist Catholics like G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc. They were staunchly anti-socialist, but were not fans of modern capitalism

[FlingWingFlyer]

The God-hating sexual deviants are coming out of the woodwork to defend their disgusting lifestyles.

[gspurlock]

Parasites, one and all. Time to cancel my Angie’s list subscription. I’m not a consumer of the rest.

[FlingWingFlyer]

The big bucks “CEOs” have gone over to the Dark Side after having the bejeezus scared out of them by Barry and his Commies.

[Bob434]

it would be nice if 900 CEOs called on pence to NOT revise it

[DesScorp]

Well, then that's one thing he was right about then. He wasn't right about much else. Lenin had to, ahem, "adjust" his theories to explain why they hadn't come to pass yet (thus, Lenin's "Socialism in one country first" policy).