http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/02/1375137/-Indiana-Legislature-bucks-Governor-Mike-Pence-on-his-LGBT-stance?detail=email
The Indiana Legislature, the legislature that wrote a version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act that implicitly allowed for discrimination against the LGBT community, has bucked Governor Mike Pence. The Governor appeared on ABC's ThisWeek where he defended the bill.
George Stephanopoulos asked Mike Pence if he would create a fix by making LGBT a protected class in their civil rights statutes. His answer, "I will not push for that." Stephanopoulos then asked if he could support a fix that stated that "This chapter does not establish or eliminate a defense to a claim under any federal, state or local law protecting civil rights or preventing discrimination." His answer, "George look, we are not going to change the law."
Governor Mike Pence had attempted to clean things up in tone in his press conference but continued to defend the bill.
Well the legislature acted.
Brian Bosma, speaker of the state House, said that the language would make clear that "we value you — gay, straight, black, white, religious, nonreligious. We value each and every Hoosier."
The language says that businesses may not use the law to refuse service to anyone on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or a range of other classifications, including race and religion.
Bosma and his counterpart in the state Senate said that they had secured the votes to pass the change later in the day.
when you reach for their pockets the tone inference and laws change. i think we have forgotten the power of the peoples vote, i guess with the republican skulduggery, voter blocking, gerrymandering, knocking people off the voter rolls and it doesn't get better we lose faith in the mantra of this country. the right wing has killed the will to fight for our rights by inserting so many firewalls that we have thrown our hands in the air like we just don't care but that my friends is defeatist and assures the success of what republicans are doing and the failure of what Pres. has done on our behalf don't we owe him at least the loyalty he's shown all of us right wing voters included??? ask yourself what have republicans done for you or to you lately therein lies the answer to my question
