Post by Logan on Jul 2, 2016 3:24:31 GMT -6
Mississippi AG: GOP Lawmakers ‘Duped’ the Public Into Supporting Anti-LGBT ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says Republican lawmakers in his state “duped” the public into supporting HB 1523, an anti-LGBT ‘religious freedom’ law.
Hood’s statement comes on the heels of a decision from a district judge which struck down HB 1523 on Friday before it could take effect. Hood says he might not appeal that judge’s ruling as an Attorney General ordinarily might.
MS News Now reports:
Read more: www.towleroad.com/2016/07/jim-hood-hb-1523/
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says Republican lawmakers in his state “duped” the public into supporting HB 1523, an anti-LGBT ‘religious freedom’ law.
Hood’s statement comes on the heels of a decision from a district judge which struck down HB 1523 on Friday before it could take effect. Hood says he might not appeal that judge’s ruling as an Attorney General ordinarily might.
MS News Now reports:
Hood is the only Democrat in statewide office, and his staff had defended the law that was passed by the Republican-majority Legislature and signed by a Republican governor.
But, after U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves wrote a sharply worded order blocking the law, Hood said Friday that “the churchgoing public was duped” into thinking the law would protect religious freedoms.
Hood says an appeal could cost tens of thousands of dollars, and that might not be a good use of tax dollars when the state budget is tight and services such as mental health care are being cut.
But, after U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves wrote a sharply worded order blocking the law, Hood said Friday that “the churchgoing public was duped” into thinking the law would protect religious freedoms.
Hood says an appeal could cost tens of thousands of dollars, and that might not be a good use of tax dollars when the state budget is tight and services such as mental health care are being cut.
Read more: www.towleroad.com/2016/07/jim-hood-hb-1523/