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Only a single person spoke in favor of the bill. Matt Sharp, from the Alliance Defending Freedom, did so virtually from out of state.
Any group with "Freedom" in the name is pretty much guaranteed to be against actual freedom. Same with Liberty.
the liberty freedom alliance "we take liberties and your freedoms as well"
You just don't understand these words! They need the freedom to hate as they please and the liberty to take away the freedom of those people. Sheesh....
It’s a rule. Like countries with “Democratic” in the name definitely aren’t
Are you trying to say that Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea might not have democratically elected Kim Jong Un with 99% of the vote???
Any group with "Freedom" in the name is pretty much guaranteed to be against actual freedom. Same with Liberty.
At this point they've become euphemisms for Orwellian.
Epic. He knew that was coming.
LMFAO that was fantastic!
Note that, after this, and every person who bothered to come testified against the bill...
They advanced it.
Forgive my ignorance of American law and politics, but is it a judge that decided to advance this bill after huge opposition or a group of council members ect? I really think they should be publicly and internationally named and shamed so the world can see what kind of people they are and act accordingly when we see them in public.
"Council" is the closest approximation I know of; this is a legislature, the branch of our government that writes laws. The executive branch (governor, in this case) approves laws and executes them, and the judicial branch deals with violations of those laws.
As for naming and shaming, they do not care. If anything, it's a positive for them, they get airtime and name recognition, which helps them get to higher office.
I think it was a hearing by a committee of state legislators, and the committee voted to move the bill to the full legislature. That's usually how things work in the US.