News from my home state Nevada!
In the aftermath of Indiana and Arkansas seeing public outrage over so-called "religious freedom" legislation, Nevada lawmakers have wisely decided to step away from similar legislation.
And it wasn't just the last week's news that helped kill the Nevada bill.
From the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
“The Governor believes that this bill is not necessary because the interests of all Nevadans are protected under current law,” Mari St. Martin, spokeswoman for Gov. Brian Sandoval said Thursday night.
Even the bill sponsors are backing away from it.
“After careful reflection and consultation with legislative counsel, I have determined that Nevada’s Constitution already contains adequate safeguards and protections for the civil liberties of Nevada’s citizens, and further legislative emphasis of these rights would be unnecessary,” freshman legislator and Assembly Judiciary Committee Vice Chairman Erven Nelson, R-Las Vegas, said Thursday.
The reaction to Indiana’s legislation was a factor in deciding to withdraw the bill, Nelson said.
“We obviously do not want to have happen in Nevada what’s been threatened to happen in Indiana as far as a boycott and things like that.”
Running down the list, that's Indiana, Arkansas, Georgia and Nevada all turning back the hate.
Forward.
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