Tom cotton said gays should be lucky theyre not hanged
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With little fanfare this afternoon, the House passed SB 975, a compromise version of the bill originally aimed at creating a religious pretext to discriminate against gay people. The vote was 76-17, with two voting offer. The bill was signed shortly afterward by Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
Later in the afternoon, the Dwelling recalled HB 1228, which passed both houses and was on his desk when a firestorm of opposition broke out.
Rep. Bob Ballinger (R-Hindsville), who introduced HB 1228, said the substitute bill was still a good bill for religious protections and said criticism had sparked confusion about his authentic measure. Rep. Josh Miller (R-Heber Springs) spoke against the bill. He seemed to advise the governor had been unwilling to take a stand on the bill and was “hiding” behind the legislature in getting it to make changes.
A weird mix were among the 17 nays, five not voting and two voting present (which is the same as a ‘no’). They included Republicans like Miller and several liberal Democrats. The bill is problematic without an anti-discrimination provision, which explains the Democratic opposition. And problematic in other way
A matter of principle
The Church versus the State, lgbtq+ rights versus religious rights, Tony Blair versus most of his Cabinet... The row about adoption is a combustible mix. The curiosity is that it's been coming for months and that it's been allowed to reach this pitch.
When the Equality Bill was first entity drafted the prime minister proposed an exemption for Catholic adoption agencies. The minister then in ask for, Alan Johnson, resisted. A reshuffle led Ruth Kelly to take over regulate of the Bill. She joined Tony Blair in pushing for an exemption. Johnson now found himself responsible for adoption agencies as education secretary. He continued to resist. He was joined by Lord Falconer who - as the minister in accuse of the law - argued that you simply couldn't have a rule banning discrimination which allowed some people to depart ahead and discriminate.
Peter Hain, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, also joined in as he was facing down protests in the Lords and Northern Ireland over their own version of anti-discrimination legislation (he has not, it should be noted, yet tabled specific proposals for adoption agencies). Others, including Jack Straw, joined the fray. M
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I could have missed him altogether. As I was exiting, he was entering, and I really don’t remember what allowed us to talk. People discover a way. Handsome, warm, 10,000-watt smirk. Witty and interested. Black wool beret, English schoolboy glasses, enormous tweed overcoat over a roomy wool sport jacket, white shirt, tie, loose khaki-colored pants, and large, chunky black shoes. It was pretty much his winter uniform. Every time I looked at him later on, when we were “going steady,” I always thought to myself, Damn! How did I manage to snag that? I’m sure I wasn’t the only man in Fresh York City who was asking that question. His friends were, too. He told me that.
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Nico Appearing yesterday on CNN, Senator Tom Cotton (R) urged critics of Indiana’s “religious freedom” law to become “perspective,” suggesting the treatment of LGBT people in Indiana compared favorably to countries where homosexual people are executed. “I think it’s important we hold a sense of perspective,” Cotton said. “In Iran they hang you for the crime of being gay.” That’s a lovely low bar. Acknowledge God for Iran. UPDATE: A statement from the grassroots Citizens First Congress about progress on legislation in Arkansas included this in response to Cotton: The declaration by our US Senator Tom Cotton illustrates the hatred and intolerance Arkansas law must guard against. His utterance that protecting Arkansans from discrimination is not a credible priority for our state and that people who are gay should undergo lucky they are not hanged is dangerous and disgusting. Senator Cotton’s extremism is in keen contrast to the bipartisan effort in the Arkansas legislature to arrive at a compromise that will work for Arkansas. We are ALL Arkansans and we need to keep DC polarized politics out of Arkansas
Sen. Tom Cotton really has a way with words, doesn’t he? From Assess Progress: