Pressure mounts on Arizona governor to veto bill protecting businesses that refuse services
PHOENIX, AZ , February 26, 2014 – The backlash created by the recent passage of Arizona’s SB 1092 , a bill to protect the religious freedom of business owners, continues to escalate as politicians, both Democrat and Republican, and various Arizonan businesses and public officials urge Governor Jan Brewer to veto the bill. Last week, SB 1062 was passed by Arizona’s legislature. The bill protects business owners from lawsuits filed as a result of refusing their services to potential customers on the basis of religious belief. This legislation has been blasted by both Republicans and Democrats as being discriminatory and biased, as it would allow business owners to deny working with and for same-sex “weddings.” Arizona’s Republican federal senators, John McCain and Jeff Flake , have declared their opposition to the bill . “I know that the entire business community is galvanized, in a way that I’ve never seen, against this legislation,” said McCain...