The difference between the Georgia anti gay bill and Arizona's

[Ichingcarpenter]

Arizona's is a dry hate vs that humid hate.

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[rhett o rick]

1. k&r thanks for posting. nm

[n2doc]

2. The hate is all over the place

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Not just Az or Ga.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/02/gay-discrimination-bills-religious-freedom-jim-crow

Kansas set off a national firestorm last week when the GOP-controlled House passed a bill that would have allowed anyone to refuse to do business with same-sex couples by citing religious beliefs. The bill, which covered both private businesses and individuals, including government employees, would have barred same-sex couples from suing anyone who denies them food service, hotel rooms, social services, adoption rights, or employment—as long as the person denying the service said he or she had a religious objection to homosexuality. As of this week, the legislation was dead in the Senate. But the Kansas bill is not a one-off effort.

Republicans lawmakers and a network of conservative religious groups has been pushing similar bills in other states, essentially forging a national campaign that, critics say, would legalize discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Republicans in Idaho, Oregon, South Dakota, and Tennessee recently introduced provisions that mimic the Kansas legislation. And Arizona, Hawaii, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Mississippi have introduced broader "religious freedom" bills with a unique provision that would also allow people to deny services or employment to LGBT Americans, legal experts say.

[panader0]

3. Boycott Hawaii too?

[n2doc]

5. If they are dumb enough to pass such a law, sure

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I think the threat of a boycott is going to be enough.

[panader0]

7. Understood

I happen to believe that boycotts, much of the time, do little to hurt the target. In the case of Barilla pasta, people were boycotting a product, different than boycotting a state. I don't think the rich repubs who put forth this idiotic bill woould be hurt economically at all.
The people hurt would be the little people. The same is true of the various sanctions the US puts on nations. Did the sanctions in Iraq hurt Saddam? Not nearly as much as they hurt the poor. The same in Cuba and many more. I appreciate you pointing out that many states have some odious ideas and politicians. If everyone boycotted every state that had dumb laws (note: the bill in AZ is not a law yet), no one would go anywhere. Several people on the board have opined that they'd like to see Az's economy destroyed. The repubs that put this bill forward wouldn't be affected, but many poor people, many Democrats would be. Let those from a state with no idiots cast the first stone.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. This action

is not haphazard but must be a concerted effort financed and powered by not some dumb legislatures since the bills have a echo of semblance and non originality.

If we remember when proposition 8 came out we found the origin in Utah mormonism and catholic money.

These seem to be something else this time.

[Wounded Bear]

6. I thought you were going to say...

like the difference between getting your throat cut and your head chopped off.