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(Steve Benson, Arizona Republic)
Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer has a bill on her desk (SB 1062) that would allow businesses in Arizona to discriminate against gay people based on the religious beliefs of the business owner. To his credit, Republican Sen. Jeff Flake has called on Brewer to veto the bill. She has five days to do so, otherwise the bill becomes law. Now that Flake has given her some cover, let's hope she does the right thing (as she sometimes does). After all, discrimination is discrimination regardless of any misguided "teachings" being used to justify it.
UPDATE: Next up: Rethugs in the Georgia House are pushing a nearly identical bill. They're unfortunately not alone among Republican-led states, where it seems to be at the top of the agenda.
