McAuliffe vetoes ‘religious freedom’ bill to chagrin of conservatives

[jpak]

Source: Washington Post

RICHMOND — Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) on Wednesday vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have prohibited state agencies from punishing religious organizations that discriminate against same-sex couples.

The veto comes in the same week that similar legislation is drawing attention to Georgia, where Gov. Nathan Deal (R) rejected a “religious freedom” bill and North Carolina, where Gov. Pat McCrory (R) signed a bill that blocks municipalities from expanding laws to protect lesbian, gay and transgender people.

McAuliffe vetoed the Virginia bill during a radio appearance.

“It’s unconstitutional, it is discriminatory,” he said on WTOP. “It demonizes folks. It brings fear brings and persecution. We can’t tolerate that.”

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[merrily]

1. Good on him for vetoing this bill, but he himself is a conservative on many issues.

[iandhr]

2. Excellent

[Archae]

3. Are they really this sloppy at Washington Post?

I'm guessing you cut and pasted this directly from there, so I'm just wondering why they don't have decent proofreaders at the Post.

"It brings fear brings and persecution"

[wolfie001]

4. THANK YOU GOVERNOR MCAULIFFE!!!!

Fuck those whiny snake-handlers!

[MariaThinks]

5. i believe people can be free to follow any religion, but not free to tell

other people to follow their religion.

[Initech]

6. Religious freedom bills are neither religious, nor have anything to do with freedom.

Fuck these people, I hope these laws get struck down all over the country. Stand up to the hate!

[riversedge]

7. Thank you Gov. Great news.