http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/31/1374579/-Pence-and-the-Indiana-Legislature-were-warned-by-30-expert-law-professors?detail=email
I'll get straight to the point. Pence and the Indiana Legislature were warned - in advance - that this RFRA was very different than the ones passed in other states.
An 11 page letter dated Feb. 27, 2015 was sent to Rep. Ed DeLaney from 30 expert law professors in religious freedom and civil rights (12 from IU law schools) giving their opinion on Indiana's then proposed RFRA.
"In our expert opinion, the clear evidence suggests otherwise and unmistakably demonstrates that the broad language of the proposed state RFRA will more likely create confusion, conflict, and a wave of litigation that will threaten the clarity of religious liberty rights in Indiana while undermining the state’s ability to enforce other compelling interests.
This confusion and conflict will increasingly take the form of private actors, such as employers, landlords, small business owners, or corporations, taking the law into their own hands and acting in ways that violate generally applicable laws on the grounds that they have a religious justification for doing so. Members of the public will then be asked to bear the cost of their employer’s, their landlord’s, their local shopkeeper’s, or a police officer’s private religious beliefs."
I'll get straight to the point. Pence and the Indiana Legislature were warned - in advance - that this RFRA was very different than the ones passed in other states.
An 11 page letter dated Feb. 27, 2015 was sent to Rep. Ed DeLaney from 30 expert law professors in religious freedom and civil rights (12 from IU law schools) giving their opinion on Indiana's then proposed RFRA.
"In our expert opinion, the clear evidence suggests otherwise and unmistakably demonstrates that the broad language of the proposed state RFRA will more likely create confusion, conflict, and a wave of litigation that will threaten the clarity of religious liberty rights in Indiana while undermining the state’s ability to enforce other compelling interests.
This confusion and conflict will increasingly take the form of private actors, such as employers, landlords, small business owners, or corporations, taking the law into their own hands and acting in ways that violate generally applicable laws on the grounds that they have a religious justification for doing so. Members of the public will then be asked to bear the cost of their employer’s, their landlord’s, their local shopkeeper’s, or a police officer’s private religious beliefs."
we have known for years that what we want is not a republican priority they continually presume to tell us what we want, need and don't want while those influenced cheer on like "wow now we know" the rest of us just shake our heads. this is that republican audacity of arrogance i often refer to it's made possible i thing of course by republican plan but when you are on a certain opinion it's not hard for those who would to exploit that racially bigoted ideals well embedded takes little to bring them to the surface like bringing the proverbial horse to water if he'a already thirsty he will drink until he's full.
i know i go here a lot but it really says it all for me, G W Bush, "you can fool some of the people all of the time and those are the ones you want to concentrate on", they really apply that philosophy to their constituents on the premise that they know better what is best for you but do any ever stop and think "well denying me affordable healthcare doesn't seem to be what's best for the family with little Billy getting sick and me getting older" or "my water taste funny maybe deregulation isn't as good as they say" or "they caused the recession why won't they extend my unemployment before they go on Christmas vacation"? or " if 90% of scientist are saying global climate change is real and republicans are saying they are not scientist why should i believe them? think about it the next time you feel all warm and fuzzy about a republican candidate.
