Law blocking anti-discrimination ordinance heading to court

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gay-rights groups and others who say they'll be wronged by North Carolina's new law preventing Charlotte and other local governments from passing anti-discrimination rules are wasting little time trying to stop it in court.

The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and Equality North Carolina scheduled a Monday news conference in Raleigh to announce federal litigation challenging the law, approved last week by the legislature and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory.

Republican lawmakers wanted to overturn an impending Charlotte ordinance that allowed transgender people to use the restroom aligned with their gender identity. But the new law also prevents all cities and counties from extending protections covering sexual orientation and gender identity at restaurants, hotels and stores.

Corporations have criticized the law, but McCrory and allies are defending it.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3966432e1c264a95bac3fc07436c8afd/law-blocking-anti-discrimination-ordinance-heading-court

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Predictable and commendable

McCrory and his ilk pander to their bases by making laws that they know are unconstitutional. It's such a waste.

[Human101948]

5. Not really, it's part of the Republican get out the vote plan...

Rile up the base and get a huge turnout.

They have an issue like this every election--

Flag burning
Gay Marriage
Obamacare
Radical Muslim Jihadis
Affirmative Action

and I am sure you all can come up with more.

[mnhtnbb]

2. There has been some pretty serious blowback here in NC from big corporations,

Chambers of Commerce, universities and others--not just gay rights groups.

I think McCrory and his merry band of bigots seriously underestimated the reaction to this.

[RKP5637]

3. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[Ford_Prefect]

4. McCrory marches to the tune that Art Pope and the Kochs pay for, as do the NC GOP.