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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed a bill Wednesday allowing public officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages.

State lawmakers approved Tennessee House Bill 878 last week. The legislation states people “shall not be required to solemnize a marriage” if they refuse to doing so based on their “conscience or religious beliefs.” According to the Tennessee Legislature website, the governor signed the bill Wednesday.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

just discrimination by adding 1 extra step.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

We don't care 'bout no constitution. We gon discriminate when and where we want, and you'd best not come after OurPreciousSecondAmendment, neither.

But seriously, they can't refuse to issue marriage permits, right?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Of course they can. It's pretty clear laws are reactive so this will be tested 1000%.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

Yes. This law is unconstitutional under the equal protection clause.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago

Solemnizing a marriage = officiating
People can already refuse to officiate weddings, this bill is symbolic posturing

[–] [email protected] 101 points 7 months ago (1 children)

These people think about gay people more than gay people think about gay people.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

That's only true if you assume these people aren't deeply closeted.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Didn't this already get knocked down in another state?

Edit: Kim Davis in Kentucky tried this and failed.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And is now fined over $100k for her bullshit LOL. Who's going to be the next idiot to throw their life savings away?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Life savings? Governor? No sir, that was a couple years' savings at most (I assume. Most politicians like that might not be paid EXTREME amounts for their public office, but their speaking engagements and stock portfolios are no joke)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Governor? She was a clerk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh my bad, I thought we were still talking about governors and wasn't familiar with her

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Nah, see, when politicians pass laws like this and cost the state massive amounts of time and money fighting over it in court, fuck-all happens to them. When a random state employee decides on her own one day, "fuck them queers" and acts on it, she gets consequences. Or at least, she used to. Goddess knows what to expect here going forward.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

That is the face of a human who went wrong

[–] [email protected] 34 points 7 months ago

What a great opportunity for the Supreme Court to uphold this law and then cry about how nobody thinks they're credible anymore.

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