Sb1062 Research Paper
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English 90
4/2/2014
Are the people’s rights protected?
Ever since AZ SB1062 bill came into play, the media has taking a stand to cover everything from the pros and cons that similar bills like this will produce if it passes or does not pass. Many wonder why this bill has gotten too much national attention. AZ SB1062 was an Arizona bill designed to amend an existing law to give any individual or legal entity an exemption from any state law that limited or prohibited their freedom to practice their religion. If the law passed, it could mean that in the state of Arizona, individuals are essentially allowed to deny service to anyone for any reason including gays as long as they can justify that it is required by their religion to discriminate. Imagine a gay couple went to Walmart to buy a gallon of milk, the owner sees the gay couple and decides that they are not allowed to enter the store just because he or she is religious and according to his or her religion, he or she is not to serve the gay couple. If this, or similar bills like SB1062 do manage to pass, individuals or business owners would have every legal right to do that. However America is all about freedom, which is why I believe bills relating to SB1062 should not pass in order to protect individual’s right to …show more content…
They believe that laws like this would allow discriminatory actions by businesses. For example, because In N Out is a religious based company, they can refuse to give services to anyone that claims they are gay if In N Out believes that is against their religion to serve them. Similar laws like this will also allow individuals to discriminate against whomever they want as long as they believe is required by their religion. This reasons stands because the constitution was created to protect people from discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity,
English 90
4/2/2014
Are the people’s rights protected?
Ever since AZ SB1062 bill came into play, the media has taking a stand to cover everything from the pros and cons that similar bills like this will produce if it passes or does not pass. Many wonder why this bill has gotten too much national attention. AZ SB1062 was an Arizona bill designed to amend an existing law to give any individual or legal entity an exemption from any state law that limited or prohibited their freedom to practice their religion. If the law passed, it could mean that in the state of Arizona, individuals are essentially allowed to deny service to anyone for any reason including gays as long as they can justify that it is required by their religion to discriminate. Imagine a gay couple went to Walmart to buy a gallon of milk, the owner sees the gay couple and decides that they are not allowed to enter the store just because he or she is religious and according to his or her religion, he or she is not to serve the gay couple. If this, or similar bills like SB1062 do manage to pass, individuals or business owners would have every legal right to do that. However America is all about freedom, which is why I believe bills relating to SB1062 should not pass in order to protect individual’s right to …show more content…
They believe that laws like this would allow discriminatory actions by businesses. For example, because In N Out is a religious based company, they can refuse to give services to anyone that claims they are gay if In N Out believes that is against their religion to serve them. Similar laws like this will also allow individuals to discriminate against whomever they want as long as they believe is required by their religion. This reasons stands because the constitution was created to protect people from discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity,