BROUGHT YOU YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
GOVERNOR BILL LEE HAS CONFIRMED
THAT HE WILL SIGN A
BILL THAT WILL MAKE IT LEGAL FOR
FAITH BASED AGENCIES TO
DENY ADOPTIONS TO SAME SEX
COUPLES.
ORIGINALLY -- THE GOVERNOR SAID
HE WOULDN'T COMMENT ON THE
BILL UNTIL HE HAD GOTTEN A
CHANCE TO READ IT.
OUR SISTER STATION IN NASHVILLE
BROKE DOWN THE BILL --
AND GOT THE REACTION OF
LAWMAKERS WHO AGREED AND
DISAGREED WITH IT.
THE NEW HOUSE SPEAKER WELCOMED
BACK COLLEAGUES
TUESDAY ..
BUT THE FIRST DAY BACK ..
DELIVERED A SPIRITED DEBATE ON A
RELIGIOUS RIGHTS BILL ..
THAT WILL IMPACT ADOPTIONS.
55:38 SEN STEVEN DICKERSON,
NASHVILLE
BAD RAMIFICATIONS FOR OUR STATE
- AND I THINK IT IS BAD PUBLIC
POLICY
NASHVILLE REPUBLICAN SENATOR -
STEVEN DICKERSON -
STOOD OUT AMONG HIS PARTY -
QUESTIONING THE INTENTION OF A
BILL - WHICH GIVES FAITH BASED
AGENCIES THE DISCRETION TO
DENY ADOPTIONS TO SAME SEX
COUPLES.
50:37 SEN STEVEN DICKERSON,
NASHVILLE
"FOR THE BODY'S CONSUMPTION WE
ALL KNOW WHAT THIS BILL IS ABOUT
- MY COLLEAGUE WILL NOT
ARTICULATE THAT"
TAKING IT A STEP FURTHER - -
COUPLES COULD ALSO BE PASSED-
OVER FOR ADOPTIONS IF THEY
PRACTICE AN OPPOSING RELIGION -
THAT DOES NOT ALIGN
WITH THE AGENCY'S BELIEFS.
BILL SPONSOR, SENATOR PAUL ROSE,
GAVE HIS EXPLANATION FOR
THE LEGISLATION.
PAUL ROSE 43:44
"THEY HAVE THE FREEDOM TO PLACE
THAT CHILD WHERE THEY WANT
TO"
39:35
"THIS BILL IS SOLEY ABOUT
FREEDOM"
WHILE DEBATING - SENATOR
DICKERSON ALSO WARNED THE BILL
WILL HURT THE STATE'S ECONOMY.
PREVENTING FURTHER INVESTMENT -
OR BIG TIME SPORTING
EVENTS,.
NO NHL WINTER CLASSIC ..
NO FUTURE NFL DRAFTS..
IN ADDITION TO, A STRAIN ON KIDS
55:17SEN STEVEN DICKERSON,
NASHVILLE
"NOT TO MENTION THE HUMANTIARIAN
AND EMOTIONAL IMPACT ON THOSE
CHILDREN - WHO COULD HAVE A
FOREVER FAMILY BUT WILL BE IN A
FOSTER SETTING FOR A LONGER
PERIOD OF TIME"
THIS BILL ORIGINALLY PASSED THE
HOUSE LAST
SESSION AND OF COURSE WAS PASSED
IN THE SENATE
YESTERDAY.
A RESTURANT THAT CLOSED IT'S
DOORS ALMOST A DECADE AGO
