Mike Pence Promises To Fix Indiana Law So It Bars Discrimination (caves to gaystapo)

Huffington Post ^ | 03/31/2015 | Amanda Terkel

[fifedom]

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) said Tuesday he will back an amendment to the state's new "religious freedom" law clarifying that it does not allow businesses to deny service to anyone, and insisted that he never intended to discriminate against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

[fifedom]

Total surrender. It is precisely the purpose of the law that if, for example, an owner of a wedding chapel does not want to rent it for a homosexual's bash, he can refuse. Pence goes even further than current Indiana law which does not designate homosexuals as a 'protected class.'

[relictele]

clarifying that it does not allow businesses to deny service to anyone

Then it becomes meaningless.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Hey Pence, resign, you coward!

[RIghtwardHo]

You are correct.

[Da Coyote]

Total surrender is not acceptable.

Total war is.

Do it.

Because why?

Because sooner or later, we’ll have to do it.

Why not now?

[Timber Rattler]

Todd Starnes of Fox News said it best on his Facebook page:

So the governor wants a religious liberty law that does not protect religious liberty?

[Lazamataz]

I'm sick of all of it.

I am starting a company called "Heterosexuals Only Please".

HOP will require you to swear you are hetero with every purchase.

Come get me, a**holes. I am right here.

[Socon-Econ]

clarifying that it does not allow businesses to deny service to anyone
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Then it becomes meaningless.
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We need to see what the “amendment” will actually say; but, if it turns out that you are right, Pence should have a primary challenger who knows how to fight.

[MichaelCorleone]

Big mistake Mr. Pence. And you know it.

[ealgeone]

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) said Tuesday he will back an amendment to the state's new "religious freedom" law clarifying that it does not allow businesses to deny service to anyone, and insisted that he never intended to discriminate against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

So then what's all the hub bub about?

[HiTech RedNeck]

Much is not being detailed, I assume this is some sort of attempt to keep the baby whilst dumping the bathwater but unless this applies to situations like the photographer and the cake decorator, who have an obviously valid “participatory” objection, this is going to be meaningless.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Pence said he wants the General Assembly to move legislation this week that would make it clear that businesses are not allowed to deny services to anyone. He continued to insist, however, that he does not support adding protections explicitly barring discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. “

This is bit contradictory sounding, but par for the course for him.

What was the purpose of the bill anyway?

[TNoldman]

Can’t keep CAKE from LGBT’s but OK to Lots of people in Indianapolis and Gary????

Governor Pence time to check your priorities????

[Doogle]

Hi, I'm Mike Pe........

[lodi90]

Surrender? This is a Boehneresque preemptive surrender. There was no engaged battle of ideas here. Just GOP bending over for sodomites, again.

[Finny]

I sure do hope that Cruz clearly and directly rescinds his declaration yesterday of being "proud to stand with Mike Pence."

How about laws prohibiting punishment for those who choose to peacefully, civilly discriminate on religious MORAL grounds against anyone or anything? Laws against personal assault and battery, murder, fraud, theft, etc. are wholly sufficient to protect the rights of ALL, whether they are homosexual or straight.

Come on, Ted!!!

[Darren McCarty]

I’ll wait for the actual language before I comment.

[Gaffer]

If you give up to the 2% of the population (I don’t even believe that number), what in the hell are you going to do with the billion Muslims on this planet when they come bitchin’.

[HiTech RedNeck]

This is not even a Peter-like spur of the moment denial. This is a plan to roll back the whole purpose, and what everybody knew was the whole purpose. It was going to put an agenda in danger and that was not going to be tolerated.

[Glad2bnuts]

Mike Pence does not truly know his heart, the arguments for and against this law, or the 1st amendment. For that he should not be in such a position of power.

I can argue his position better than he, but then again I am a HS graduate and house painter of some 40+ years. A man of “letters” and high breeding can’t be expected to keep up.