Can I get a big “Fuck you!” to the Arkansas legislature?
You actually pass a bill (SB202) that blocks cities and counties from enacting anti-discrimination laws that protect LGBT people? And to sneak it through legislation by calling it the “Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act”?
A county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance, resolution, rule, or policy that creates a protected classification or prohibits discrimination on a basis not contained in state law.
Add to that HB1228 which allows for people and businesses the right to use religion to discriminate:
It is found and determined by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that there is not a higher protection offered by the state than the protection of a person’s right to religious freedom; and that this act is immediately necessary because every day that a person’s right to religious freedom is threatened is a day that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution is compromised.
Based on the reading of the bill, I could refuse to serve Asians with no repercussions because my religious beliefs state I shouldn’t? Or beat my wife and children because my Bible says I can?
The 12 of 12 Challenge was created by Chad Darnell and picked up from a number of random bloggers who then linked back to him and vice versa. Chad stopped doing the 12 of 12 links in December of 2011, but passed the torch to someone else who sadly hasn’t been keeping up with it. So as always, I’m giving my shout-out to Blobby of Blobby’s Blog as he is the one who inspired me to do it. And still does.
All pictures were taken with my iPhone 5.
Until next time...
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Monday, February 9, 2015 at 3:46 pm
That number shows up a lot in my life. Maybe the universe is trying to tell me something…
So much for any big, wordy posts so far. So I leave you with some ramblings instead.
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I went from whatever illness I had the week before to something new with my respiratory system. Lovely. I’ve been coughing and horking up green lung cookies for the last few days.
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Tomatoes and tomato products make my tongue swell up. I was reminded of this tonight as I was eating a BLT.
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We have owned our home for a little over 12 years now, and I just realized there are 13 steps you have to take from the ground floor to the second floor. Odd.
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Today was unusually warm. Warm enough that we broke a record set back in 1990. It got up to 73°F. Even though I’m under the weather for the most part, it was nice enough to work on the barn a little more…
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It’s been mentioned before, but I’m not the most social human on the planet. In most public situations I tend to feel that I have the social skills of a 10-year-old raised by wolves, aside from within the doors of my businesses (and even that can be iffy at times). I’d rather gnaw off my own arm than strike up a conversation with a stranger.
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Random thought: what happens if you are picking your nose and the airbag goes off in your auto?
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And this is still one of my favorite songs and videos as of late… Capital Cities “Safe and Sound”: