Deal said that the legislation "doesnāt reflect the character of our state or the character of its people,ā according to the AJC.
Thank you very much, Gov. Deal! I agree.
Deal said that the legislation "doesnāt reflect the character of our state or the character of its people,ā according to the AJC.
Translation: Corporate America came down on us hard.
Big time, evidently.
Good decision, although Iām sure it wasnāt out of the goodness of his heart. I imagine some of the major corporations like Coke and Turner Broadcasting might have done a little convincing.
Though I rarely drink Coca-Cola (hardly ever, really), I believe I will buy a six-pack this weekend when I go to the grocery store. Friends support friends.
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The two-term Republican has been besieged by all sides over the controversial measure, and his office has received thousands of emails and hundreds of calls on the debate. The tension was amplified by a steady stream of corporate titans who urged him to veto the bill ā and threatened to pull investments from Georgia if it became law.
The governor, though, had ample cover from the measureās critics. Executives from dozens of big-name companies, including Disney, Apple, Time Warner, Intel and Salesforce, called on the governor to veto the bill. The NFL warned it could risk Atlantaās bid for the Super Bowl and the NCAA hinted it could influence the stateās ability to host championship games. And Dealās office said two economic development prospects have already abandoned Georgia because of the legislation.
BREAKING: Nathan Deal vetoes Georgia's 'religious liberty' bill
Paying attention, North Carolina?
Amateur.
Thatās why you get it all done in a 12-hour period, and sign it late at night.
If you want to be good at screwing people over, it really helps to have worked for Duke Energy.
Not just Turner Broadcasting. Georgia is now the third most popular filming location, bringing millions of dollars into the state annually. In recent days there were significant rumblings from studios that it would not be all that hard to move filming to other states, and that they would do so if the law were signed into law.
I think it was a group effort. My eyes are on North Carolina, which caught folks off guard. How do businesses act after the fact, rather than as a preventative warning?
Listen up, North Carolina! āThe peopleā you pretend to represent donāt LIKE it when you sneak in legislation in the dead of the night like the sniveling cowards you are.
Deal: Liberal corporations are killing me. I thought giving tax break and unlimited rights to pollute would have been enough.
Cruz: Another sad day in confederate Amerika: Religious persecution by the damn liberals. Khristianity of our nation is being questioned.
$$$$$$$$$ talks .
Also shows that the Republicans just give lip service to the fundamentalists. When push comes to shove, the Republicans will always side with corporate America.
Religious conservatives fighting for āreligious libertyā?
Isnāt that what the Taliban suicide bombers in Pakistan are?
Only after he heard from the bidness community. This kind of bigotry is bad for bidness. Heāll get thumped by the God-botherers and Bible thumpers for this.
Back to dogwhistles for Gov. Deal.
I am proud to live in Georgia. It is a beautiful state with many wonderful, hospitable, and tolerant people. I am glad to see that, on this occasion, tolerance prevailed. I think Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been pleased.
Just to clarify: MInisters can already choose the people for whom they will or will not perform marriage services. That was tossed into the bill as window dressing.
And football! They might have lost a Super Bowl!