Michigan is now a theocracy, or something like that.

[Askold]

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/12/06/terrifying-law-turns-michigan-into-theocracy/

And this week, religious tyranny came to Michigan, with House Bill 5958, The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). This bill legalizes a Christian extremist’s religious freedom to discriminate, and commit other breaches in law and social mores. The law makes it legal to refuse service, deny employment, housing, and violate other citizens’ rights, any rights, if a theocrat claims it violates their religious freedom and objects on religious grounds.

As if this were not terrifying enough, our worst fears should be reserved for the Orwellian-titled  “conscience clause.”  This clause allows any Christian Fundamentalist working in the healthcare industry to cease a patient’s medical care if they claim their objection is founded on religious beliefs, and  the Healthcare provider would be obliged to send a patient away. This would give legal cover to religious pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions if they “think” a person is gay, a woman is a single mother, or the patient is the “wrong religion.”

If you think that last bit was bad, you might want to put down all beverages before reading this:

It would also mean a first responder, whether law enforcement, fire protection, or ambulance personnel can use “religious objections” to refuse to provide service to a person or group they feel violates their religious beliefs.

'Murrica!

Is this constitutional? How could you even get people to vote for a law like that? Anyone with half a brain could see that this is unjust and really, really stupid.



Don't mind me I will just move a few cm farther from you just in case...

[Art Vandelay]

Yeah, the federal government is going to have something to say about that, assuming it actually passes.

[ironbite]

It conflicts with a recent SCOUTUS decision that I'll have to find later.  Also it'll be swiftly dropped once the first Muslim uses it.

Ironbite- the far right doesn't think much

[Dakota Bob]

Maybe we should take away the Red Wings from them as punishment.

[Ultimate Paragon]

This ain't gonna last.

[Ironchew]

Is this constitutional?

It seems to align pretty neatly with the Hobby Lobby ruling. This is the can of worms we were warned about in the dissenting opinion.

[chitoryu12]

How many times have nutty Republicans tried to pass this so far? Every time, even if it was about to go into effect, it almost immediately got blocked and deleted from the record.

[I am lizard]

How many times have nutty Republicans tried to pass this so far? Every time, even if it was about to go into effect, it almost immediately got blocked and deleted from the record.

Well, as a certain sub-par wiki would say "Evil only has to win once."

[Ironchew]

Wait...

The bill hasn't even passed, much less been signed into law. Talk about a misleading-as-fuck thread title.

[Cerim Treascair]

Maybe we should take away the Red Wings from them as punishment.

At least Golbez still had honor.