Posted on 04/05/2015 12:47:41 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The governors of Connecticut, New York, and Washington on Saturday lifted bans on taxpayer-funded travel between their states and Indiana, two days after Gov. Mike Pence signed an amended religious freedom bill into law.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had ordered bans on state-funded travel to Indiana on Monday in response to that state’s passing of a Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which critics said would permit discrimination against LGBT individuals.
Numerous other states, cities, corporations, and celebrities soon joined a national boycott against Indiana — a backlash that eventually prompted Pence to urge lawmakers to “fix” the law.
On Thursday, Pence signed into law a revised version of the bill, which included language stating the law cannot be used to discriminate.
Malloy said he was satisfied the law had been sufficiently amended.
“Today I am lifting the ban on state funded travel to Indiana, because I believe the change enacted by the Indiana legislature sufficiently clarifies, in our interpretation, that the law cannot be used to invite discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity,” he said.
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Did they amend it to stop Gays from attacking Religious Businesses ?
what a bunch of fickle fruity boys
As usual, money talks.
RE: As usual, money talks.
You mean these states lose more money boycotting Indiana, than not?
Since the law did not discriminate against homosexual in the first place nothing changed so this was all about playing to the mob for these states.
when will other governors announce they will not permit state funds to be used for travel to places like san fran?
That’s might white, er... pink of them. Let’s all do jazz hands now.
The clowns got bored. The circus has moved on.
No, I mean Indiana rewrote the law so it wouldn’t lose money.
Now when are they going to impose a travel ban on Cuba? Fidel imprisons those who are light in the loafers.
what bunch of asses
bet that state “boycott” wouldn’t have happened if O’Hare airport was in Indiana
wth wants to go to Indiana, anyway?
“boycott”
SEXIST!!!
personcott
Jazz hands ping
Typical weak, limp wristed, spineless Libs.
No they didn’t, in fact, if the homsexual activists actually read the bill they would be cheering. The Bill States that if someone feels that someone wishes to address their freedom of conscience in court. However, if you have an unsympathetic judge, or the judge appoints an “expert” on your religion that disagrees with you, they can still demand you do something against your conscience, or the “expert” can override your claim to religious freedom by stating that your beliefs in the religion are made up mask for bigotry. History shows that Kangaroo courts can happen in America. Then there’s the fact that for the sake of court, it is just embracing the part of government that shut down business and served the agenda.
I have not lifted MY travel ban to the Northeast rat-traps.
Probably never will.
Thank God people in those states dont need a passport any more to go to Indiana.
I hear Kentucky may impose a travel ban to Wisconsin!!
So does asshole Malloy now apologize for calling Pense “stupid and ignorant”.?
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