Religious Freedom Bill May Hinder Progress
- changemediagroup
- Dec 16, 2014
- 1 min read
My guest column in Bridge Magazine: "Lawmakers shouldn’t pass a bill that could lead to court-clogging lawsuits, expensive legal bills for cities seeking to protect their citizens, or legalized discrimination. For these reasons, I urge our legislators and Gov. Rick Snyder to keep this ill-advised bill from becoming law."
There are the two things that proponents of a license to discriminate won't acknowledge:
1) The lawsuits we're talking about aren't hypothetical. They have happened is states and communities across the country that have adopted similar legislation. My column lists a few examples. There are many more.
2) Frivolous lawsuits still cost communities money. It may be that many of the inevitable challenges to local ordinances can be defeated, but not without a significant drain on scare taxpayer resources.
These legislation is unnecessary, mean-spiritied, and counterproductive. Please tell your Senator to vote NO!
Read my full guest commentary here, from Bridge Magizine on December 15, 2014.
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