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Originally Posted by MechEng83
Should teams worry about regionals/off season events in the 30 other states that have the same law (including Illinois)?
The law in no way advocates or legalizes any form of discrimination. The misinformation and hyperbole surrounding this law is ridiculous -- especially in context of similar laws in the majority of states and the federal government.
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Right. Look what happened when the GOP in Georgia tried to 'clarify' that their religious freedom measure was non-discriminatory:
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During a Georgia House Judiciary Committee debate over the state’s new religious freedom bill, Rep. Mike Jacobs—a Republican!—called anti-gay legislators’ bluff. Jacobs proposed a simple amendment to the legislation clarifying that it must not be interpreted to legalize discrimination. Conservative representatives cried foul, asserting that an anti-discrimination amendment would defeat the purpose of the bill. When the amendment narrowly passed, conservatives quickly tabled the bill, postponing its consideration indefinitely. A religious freedom measure with an anti-discrimination provision, they decided, was not a real religious freedom measure at all.
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2015/03/27/georgia_legislators_admit_religious_liberty_bill_i s_about_discrimination.html
Honestly, if a law requires clarification that it's not intended for discrimination, it probably isn't a good idea to sign it.