Eroding Freedom in the Name of Freedom
But over time, court decisions and conservative legal initiatives started to change the meaning of those laws, according to liberal activists. The state laws were not used to protect minorities, these critics say, but to allow some religious groups to undermine the rights of women, gays and lesbians or other groups.It's usually a good idea to not read the NYTimes, since there's seldom any news or truth put out by the organization, but when you do read a NYTimes article, it's always good to stick around because at some point, some truth might be accidentally included:
“The coalition broke apart over the civil rights issues,” said Eunice Rho, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union. The organization, which initially supported the measures, now opposes them unless they include language ensuring that they will not be used to permit discrimination or harm.
Robert Katz, a professor at Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law, said that Indiana already had strong constitutional protections for religious belief and that the new law seemed to result more from fear of same-sex marriage than from any demonstrated need.It's just Culture Wars people. Indiana made a counter-attack and the Cathedral responded with nuclear weapons. Seattle's mayor and Connecticut's governor banned official travel to Indiana. Angie's List and other companies threatened to leave the state. Even Republicans have piled on, such as the Mayor of Indianapolis and the Governor of North Carolina, revealing they are either traitors in the Culture Wars or clueless morons.
Whether it will result in many legal cases is unclear, he said, but its impact has already been felt because “the law communicates values.” “It communicates to gay and lesbian people that their rights could potentially take a second seat,” he said. “It is part of the culture wars.”
Exit question: does Governor Mike Pence (and the Indian legislature) have the balls of Gamergate, or will he fold like a lawn chair?
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