[BenLurkin]

religious people had suffered persecution as a result of being prevented from discriminating against gays and lesbians.

I'm inclined to opine that Cooper knows of (and approves of) the threats against wedding photographers and bakeries who were faced with losing their business permits if they did not service pervert couples.

But what can anyone expect form the slimeballs at CNN?

[Lurking Libertarian]

I'm inclined to opine that Cooper knows of (and approves of) the threats against wedding photographers and bakeries who were faced with losing their business permits if they did not service pervert couples.

His point was that no such threats have ever been made in Arizona, nor could they possibly be made under existing law in Arizona. Colorado and Oregon define gays as a protected class for purposes of public-accommodation civil rights laws; Arizona doesn't.