AZ Gov. Brewer vetoes religious rights
Publisher's note: The fraying of the fabric continues! Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has caved under pressure from even Republican law makers and vetoed a bill that would have allowed business owners to cite religious beliefs for denying service to individuals when doing so would violate those beliefs.
What I find most stunning about this is the complete imbalance between how Christians and Jews are put to task as opposed to how other states have bent to the wishes of muslims and others. For example, muslim taxi drivers in MN have been known to refuse to allow anyone on board their cabs if they are carrying anything that might offend the driver, such as alcohol or pork products, and they routinely deny fares with service dogs citing religious reasons. And don't even think about crossing muslim borders in Canada, as a lesbian woman found out recently.
It's an upside down world.
Fox News: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced Wednesday she has vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed religious beliefs as a defense for denying service to gays and others.
Brewer, who spent several days considering whether to sign the bill, said it had "the potential to create more problems than it purports to solve.It could divide Arizona in ways we cannot even imagine and no one would ever want."
Democrats and civil rights groups opposed the measure backed by social conservatives, saying it would allow discriminatory actions by businesses and hurt the state's economy by driving away business. Several prominent Republicans also had urged Brewer in recent days to reject the bill in recent days.
Among the first to congratulate Brewer for her decision Wednesday was Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, who had urged her to veto the measure.
"I appreciate the decision made by Governor Brewer to veto this legislation. I hope that we can now move on from this controversy and assure the American people that everyone is welcome to live, work and enjoy our beautiful State of Arizona," McCain said in a statement.