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Iowa Senate Passes “Blank Check To Discriminate” Bill
The Des Moines Register reports: The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that Republicans say will protect religious freedom, but that Democrats have described as a “blank check to discriminate” against LGBTQ Iowans and others. The Senate voted 31-16 to pass Senate File 2095 on Tuesday. The legislation would say that state and local governments … The post Iowa Senate Passes “Blank Check To Discriminate” Bill appeared first on Joe.My.God..
The Des Moines Register reports:
The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that Republicans say will protect religious freedom, but that Democrats have described as a “blank check to discriminate” against LGBTQ Iowans and others. The Senate voted 31-16 to pass Senate File 2095 on Tuesday.
The legislation would say that state and local governments shall not “substantially burden” someone’s exercise of religion. “I believe that it is time for Iowa to add a religious freedom restoration act to our code,” said Sen. Jason Schultz [photo] the bill’s floor manager.
Democrats raised concerns that people or businesses could use the law to circumvent civil rights laws by citing religious beliefs as justification to deny services, housing, employment or other public accommodations to LGBTQ Iowans or other minority groups.
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Iowa Senate passes ‘religious freedom’ bill that Democrats call ‘blank check to discriminate’ https://t.co/uSRa0zFouw
— Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) February 20, 2024
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