Ted Cruz to introduce bill allowing discrimination against LGBT Americans nationwide

Led by Sen. Ted Cruz, Republicans will be wasting no time in their efforts to roll back civil rights for LGBT Americans.

[The First Amendment Defense Act] would prohibit the federal government from taking "discriminatory action" against any business or person that discriminates against LGBTQ people. The act distinctly aims to protect the right of all entities to refuse service to LGBTQ people based on two sets of beliefs: "(1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage."
The intentionally broadly-written law would, in other words, enshrine the "right" of any private business to deny service to gay Americans outright if they are personally opposed to marriage equality. It would not merely allow businesses to deny their services in same-sex marriage ceremonies themselves: it would allow any business to discriminate against any customer, gay or straight, for any service, whether it be selling them gasoline or a hamburger, if a pseudo-religious reason can be attached to it.

The customer likely doesn't even have to be gay. The business can simply declare that they believe that customer might be an unmarried fornicator or a single parent, or perhaps declare that serving a particular customer might nebulously benefit some gay American later on. The law makes no mention of religious beliefs that are not hostile to LGBT Americans or equality; the religious belief declaring LGBT equality to be sinful is elevated as the only government-protected religious belief on the subject that will be tolerated.

It is an un-American and deeply anti-First-Amendment bill, which is of course why Sen. Ted Cruz and team are quite certain they will be able to gain the support of their Republican colleagues and their new anti-civil rights president.

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I may have to start wearing a pink triangle as a sign of solidarity. To say I'm disgusted would be an understatement.

This shouldn't be surprising.  It's exactly what they said they would do if Trump were elected. 


It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
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Brace yourself, they're just getting started. Once they get their people in place on the Supreme Court?

This is what Republicans do. It is no suprise. I am Canadian, and our Conservative party would never ever do this type of thing. One, ATLEAST 80% of Canadians support all lbgt rights with wide majoritys in every province. Two, our Conservatives are mainstream. They are more business oriented anyways and even a good portion support our causes. I dont know what makes the GOP so out dated and considering a large majority of Americans support our causes too. Maybe you consider moving up north <3.... No Trump and no GOP

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Locking the thread. I can't see any good coming out of this thread. Bashing a political party is against TOS 10. Thanks
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