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zz-la

(224 posts)
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 01:04 AM Jun 2017

California adds 4 states to travel ban for laws it says discriminate against LGBTQ community

Source: CNN

California has issued a ban on state-funded and state-sponsored travel to four more states that it says have laws discriminating against LGBTQ people. The travel ban was first put into effect January 1 when state measure AB 1887 became law. The law says California is "a leader in protecting civil rights and preventing discrimination" and should not support or finance "discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people." The travel ban list also includes states that California believes don't protect religious freedoms and states that it says use religious freedom as a basis of discrimination.

"Our country has made great strides in dismantling prejudicial laws that have deprived too many of our fellow Americans of their precious rights. Sadly, that is not the case in all parts of our nation, even in the 21st century," California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement Thursday. Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee were the original states banned by AB 1887, but Becerra added Alabama, Kentucky, South Dakota and Texas on Thursday, citing what he called new discriminatory legislation enacted against the LGBTQ community in those states. Alabama, South Dakota, and Texas all recently passed legislation that could prevent LGBT parents from adopting or fostering children and Kentucky passed a religious freedom bill that would allow students to exclude LGBTQ classmates from campus groups.

"While the California DOJ works to protect the rights of all our people, discriminatory laws in any part of our country send all of us several steps back," Becerra said. "That's why when California said we would not tolerate discrimination against LGBTQ members of our community, we meant it."

The law bans state-funded or state-sponsored travel by employees of state agencies and departments as well as members of boards, authorities, and commissions.

Read more: http://us.cnn.com/2017/06/23/us/california-travel-ban/index.html



Nice job California. Good to see a large state putting some financial pressure on these states that wish to discriminate against LGBTQ people.
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California adds 4 states to travel ban for laws it says discriminate against LGBTQ community (Original Post) zz-la Jun 2017 OP
Have no desire to visit any of them; or go through them to get somewhere else. YOHABLO Jun 2017 #1
Thank you, California! Cha Jun 2017 #2
"Good to see a large state" BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #3
Wonder if that will cut attendance NotASurfer Jun 2017 #4
There are some problems. oneshooter Jun 2017 #5
The California National Guard is federally funded Brother Buzz Jun 2017 #8
Proud Of My State. SDJay Jun 2017 #6
I'm curious. How is California going to extradite people from these states CanonRay Jun 2017 #7
Enforcement of California law, including auditing and revenue collection is exempt Brother Buzz Jun 2017 #9
OK, makes sense now. CanonRay Jun 2017 #10
It's actually a GOOD law Brother Buzz Jun 2017 #11

BumRushDaShow

(127,302 posts)
3. "Good to see a large state"
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 07:06 AM
Jun 2017

California is not just a "large state", it is the "largest state" in terms of population!

NotASurfer

(2,138 posts)
4. Wonder if that will cut attendance
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 10:37 AM
Jun 2017

when Six Flags has its Gay Pride event this summer? Sometimes I think Texas should change its state motto to "Texas: We Don't Like Your Kind Here"

oneshooter

(8,614 posts)
5. There are some problems.
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 11:06 AM
Jun 2017

California Air National Guard (all ANG units) training fields are in Texas.

All NG Combat Medic training is in Texas



SDJay

(1,089 posts)
6. Proud Of My State.
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 11:12 AM
Jun 2017

We Californians basically subsidize the folks who live in many of these states with our federal tax money as it is. No reason to send them state cash as well.

CanonRay

(14,036 posts)
7. I'm curious. How is California going to extradite people from these states
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 11:14 AM
Jun 2017

Usually they send a couple of officers to take charge of the prisoner after extradition has been granted, but if Cali won't pay for their travel, how do get wanted persons back to California for trial? Will people wanted in Cali now purposely flee to Texas, knowing they can't be extradited?

Brother Buzz

(36,214 posts)
9. Enforcement of California law, including auditing and revenue collection is exempt
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 11:31 AM
Jun 2017

Exceptions

The Legislature created exceptions in AB 1887 that allow travel to banned states in certain circumstances. (Gov. Code, § 11139.8, subd. (c).) These exceptions only apply if travel to a subject state is "required." (Ibid.)

Specifically, AB 1887 does not apply to state travel that is required for any of the following purposes:

Enforcement of California law, including auditing and revenue collection.
Litigation.
To meet contractual obligations incurred before January 1, 2017.
To comply with requests by the federal government to appear before committees.
To participate in meetings or training required by a grant or required to maintain grant funding.
To complete job-required training necessary to maintain licensure or similar standards required for holding a position, in the event that comparable training cannot be obtained in California or a different state not subject to the travel prohibition.
For the protection of public health, welfare, or safety, as determined by the affected agency, department, board, authority, or commission, or by the affected legislative office.
(Gov. Code, § 11139.8, subd. (c).)

https://oag.ca.gov/ab1887

Brother Buzz

(36,214 posts)
11. It's actually a GOOD law
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 11:52 AM
Jun 2017

It was discussed at length on DU when it first passed, and we addressing all the potential problems. Buried somewhere in the body of the law states that state department heads have the final say on questionable travel trips.

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