Republicans Crafting Law To Protect Gay-Marriage Opponents

Posted by | July 18, 2015 09:00 | Filed under: Politics Top Stories

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Congressional Republicans want a law protecting those who oppose gay marriage.

Legislation granting protections for tax-exempt organizations and individuals objecting to same-sex marriage on religious or moral grounds is gathering momentum in the House. The bills, drafted by Representative Raúl R. Labrador, Republican of Idaho, and Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, already have 130 co-sponsors. On Thursday, the Republican Study Committee, the largest, most organized group of conservatives in the House, demanded a vote.

“All religious Americans deserve assurance that they can carry out their conscience without a federal government crackdown,” said Representative Bill Flores, Republican of Texas and the committee’s chairman.

At the same time, wary Republican moderates have quietly drafted a novel alternative that would actually expand legal protections for gay men and lesbians. Their legislation would narrow the scope of protection offered to groups declining services to same-sex couples seeking to marry.

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10 responses to Republicans Crafting Law To Protect Gay-Marriage Opponents

  1. Warman1138 July 18th, 2015 at 09:06

    And so it begins………again.

  2. Obewon July 18th, 2015 at 09:12

    Unlike LGBT and all minorities, religious bigots are not a SCOTUS protected class. D’oh!

  3. craig7120 July 18th, 2015 at 09:32

    Yes!
    Blasphemy laws, ain’t that special

  4. Tommie July 18th, 2015 at 09:45

    Since when are the republicans organized, since Trump came on the scene they have been scrambling like roaches when the lights turn on! Republican Study Committee, HA!

  5. KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker July 18th, 2015 at 09:48

    Ah yes…..republicans wasting taxpayer money to protect bigot’s rights to discriminate.

  6. tracey marie July 18th, 2015 at 10:43

    The right is now writing jim crow style laws for GLBT.

  7. StoneyCurtisll July 18th, 2015 at 11:39

    What a bunch of sore losers these republicans are…

  8. Mike July 18th, 2015 at 13:55

    Sounds like they want a bigotry protection clause…
    You can be hateful, xenophobic, homophobic, dumbsh!t, if you wish, but I don’t think it’s Constitutionally protected.

  9. Suzanne McFly July 18th, 2015 at 16:02

    I wonder which side these types were on in the 50’s

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