Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes controversial SB 1062

[garbon]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/politics/arizona-brewer-bill/

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have allowed businesses that asserted their religious beliefs the right to deny service to gay and lesbian customers.

Opinions have been sharply divided over the politically charged measure, with both sides ramping up pressure on Brewer after the state's Republican-led legislature approved the bill last week.

Brewer said she made the decision she knew was right for her state.

"I call them as I see them, despite the cheers or the boos from the crowd," she said, calling the bill "broadly worded" and saying it could have "unintended and negative consequences."

Brewer said she'd weighed the arguments on both sides.

"To the supporters of the legislation, I want you to know that I understand that long-held norms about marriage and family are being challenged as never before. Our society is undergoing many dramatic changes," she said. "However, I sincerely believe that Senate Bill 1062 has 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.

"Religious liberty is a core American and Arizona value, so is non-discrimination."

Jan, you can't make moves like this and keep your state neck and neck with MS and FL for worst state in the Union.

[Admiral Yi]

NFL said they might consider yanking the Superior Bowl (scheduled for Zona next year) if it passed.  Beisbol said something publicly as well.

[LaCroix]

"However, I sincerely believe that Senate Bill 1062 has 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.

Brewer came into the national spotlight when, on April 23, 2010, she signed the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act. The act makes it a state misdemeanor crime for an immigrant to be in Arizona without carrying registration documents required by federal law, authorizes state and local law enforcement of federal immigration laws, and cracks down on those sheltering, hiring and transporting illegal aliens.

[crazy canuck]

NFL said they might consider yanking the Superior Bowl (scheduled for Zona next year) if it passed.  Beisbol said something publicly as well.

And so did a number of other major corporations.

[viper37]

Jan, you can't make moves like this and keep your state neck and neck with MS and FL for worst state in the Union.

it's a sad day when freedom of religion is no longer respected

[Razgovory]

A terrible defeat for libertarians.

[Ed Anger]

A terrible defeat for libertarians.

They can cry into their Bitcoins.

[crazy canuck]

A terrible defeat for libertarians.

They can cry into their Bitcoins.

No they can't 

[Ed Anger]

[11B4V]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/politics/arizona-brewer-bill/

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have allowed businesses that asserted their religious beliefs the right to deny service to gay and lesbian customers.

Opinions have been sharply divided over the politically charged measure, with both sides ramping up pressure on Brewer after the state's Republican-led legislature approved the bill last week.

Brewer said she made the decision she knew was right for her state.

"I call them as I see them, despite the cheers or the boos from the crowd," she said, calling the bill "broadly worded" and saying it could have "unintended and negative consequences."

Brewer said she'd weighed the arguments on both sides.

"To the supporters of the legislation, I want you to know that I understand that long-held norms about marriage and family are being challenged as never before. Our society is undergoing many dramatic changes," she said. "However, I sincerely believe that Senate Bill 1062 has 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.

"Religious liberty is a core American and Arizona value, so is non-discrimination."

Jan, you can't make moves like this and keep your state neck and neck with MS and FL for worst state in the Union.

Smart move.