The article I read was "Veto follows business backlash over Arizona anti-gay bill" by Blake Ellis and it was published on February 26, 2014.
Upon reading the article, i was outraged to find that Arizona had issued a bill that would allow retailers to refuse service to any LGBT. The article showed how many Arizonians are also shocked by this announcement. Governor Brewer of Arizona says that she has not found any discrimination from the bill; however, people say otherwise.
"When the legislature passes bills like this, it creates a reputation that Arizona is judgmental and unwelcoming," states a letter that more than 80 businesses sent to Gov. Brewer on Monday. "This will haunt our business community for decades to come."
This could not be more true. Many feel that Arizona's discrimination has gone to far. Many businesses are refusing to work with Arizona, stating it would make their own reputations bad. It is conflicting with workers inside the state as well, who offer diversity in the workplace. Arizona is just recovering from the recession and this bill is making their economy suffer more and more. Many people,even including the Super Bowl Committee and Major League Baseball, has said that they will not work in or with Arizona until their veto this bill.
My opinion is that Arizona needs to veto this bill. It is an insult to human dignity. They are allowing for discrimination to LGBT and not allowing them their basic human rights. It is not fair at all and people need to stop this injustice now. By having this bill, they are destroying their economy as well. No one wants to work with Arizona and be associated with them. I don't blame them. Arizona needs to get it together and fix their issues with people. They are hurting themselves and their economy. If no one wants to work in Arizona, then they will lose business and consumers. Their income will decline significantly. Overall, this bill is a shock and needs to be stopped.
While I understand the reasoning behind the law (the article said it was to allow business owners to be able to express their religious views), I feel that the way it was presented really set it up for this kind of backlash. This kind of publicity turns the bill into an "issue" for people to fight against. I'm sure that Arizona did not intend to insult the dignity of others, but I highly doubt that this bill would ever be passed because of the negative ways in which it can be interpreted. It isn't right for someone to be denied service solely because of his or her sexuality.
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