Gay Rights Advocates Praise Veto by AZ Governor
Arizona governor Jan Brewer made friends with gay and lesbian rights advocates today as she vetoed a bill that would protect business owners who decline service to gays and lesbians on the basis of those owners’ religious beliefs. http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/20140226arizona-jan-brewer-1062-statement.html?nclick_check=1
A vocal religious minority in Arizona strongly disagrees with the governor’s action, while even more vocal gay and lesbian rights advocates love it. At http://HamiltonFinanceServices.com analysts perceive a subtext of frustration by the governor, whose real focus elsewhere, such as revamping the child welfare services of Arizona, has been distracted by the rancor surrounding the proposed legislation.
If you held strong feelings of opposition to gay and lesbian rights on the basis of your religion, would you like the bill that protects you when you refuse to serve gays or lesbians? In other words, is the law worthy of some attention? Or, on the other hand, is this all part of a right wing conspiracy to single out gays and lesbians? What do you think?
