Governor Brewer
vetoed SB 1062 last night, a bill that attempted to expand religious freedom to the point where "sincerely held religious belief" could be used to deny services to groups not protected under federal anti-discrimination law, most notably, LGBT people.
The measure was widely condemned by LGBT groups and
opposed by even senior Republican politicians like
Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, John McCain and
Jeff Flake.
Brewer said she vetoed SB 1062
because:
"I have not heard one example in Arizona where a business owner's religious liberty has been violated. The bill is broadly worded and could result in unintended and negative consequences."
There ya have it! Interestingly, the brou-ha-ha over Arizona's measure resulted in
the death of several similar "license to discriminate" measures in other states like Mississippi, Georgia and Ohio.
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