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DPG Statement on Gov. Deal’s Veto of HB 757

Release:  Monday, March 28, 2016                                                                                     

 

DPG Statement on Gov. Deal’s Veto of HB 757

 

 

Atlanta, GA – Democratic Party of Georgia Communications Director Michael Smith issued the following statement on today’s announcement by Gov. Nathan Deal that he will veto HB 757.

 

“We commend Gov. Deal on his decision to reject this discriminatory legislation. Leaders from both sides of the aisle and the business community, as well as the countless Georgians who spoke against the politics of exclusion, also deserve a great deal of thanks for standing firm in the belief that our state is better off when we all have full and equal protection under the law.

 

“For Georgia to move forward, no one can be left behind. The full promise of tomorrow belongs to all of us, and it is up to all of us to ensure that this promise is within every Georgian’s reach.”

 

GA Republican Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Discrimination

Release:  Wednesday, March 16, 2016                                                                                            

Georgia Republican Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Discrimination

  

Atlanta, GA – Today, Democratic Party of Georgia Communications Director Michael Smith issued the following statement on the passage of House Bill 757.

 

“Republican lawmakers should be ashamed of this small-minded piece of legislation. If this bill is signed into law, today will be looked back upon as one of our state’s most disgraceful moments in modern history. Georgia has been down the road of discrimination before, and it did not end well.

 

“The business community has been consistently clear with their aversion of this legislation. If the GOP’s goal was to draft an economic stimulus for attorneys, then mission accomplished. The resulting litigation from this move will clog our courts, paralyze our economy, and drain our business community dry. HB 757 is a short-sighted move by Republicans that will have consequences for years to come.

 

“Discrimination and exclusion are not Georgia values, and history has shown that hope and progress always win.”

 

GA Senate Republicans Pass FADA, Promoting State-sanctioned Discrimination

Release:  Friday, February 19, 2016                                                                                               

 

Georgia Senate Republicans Pass FADA, Promoting State-sanctioned Discrimination

 

 

Atlanta, GA – Today, the Georgia State Senate passed the so-called First Amendment Defense Act (FADA). Using every trick in the political maneuvering playbook, Republicans passed the bill out of an unlikely committee and used a procedural maneuver to stifle dissenting voices.

 

Democratic Party of Georgia Communications Director Michael Smith issued the following statement on today’s vote.

 

“Senate Republicans manipulated the rules to sidestep public input. They know that a majority of Georgians do not believe in discrimination and exclusion. Those aren’t our values. That’s not who we are.

 

“If this piece of legislation is signed in to law, millions of hard-earned tax dollars will be spent to get the radical right’s paw prints out of the henhouse. This bill is not only an attack on the dignity of LGBTQ families, but an attack on all families and an attack on our state’s reputation. This bill is bad business and nothing more than a vulgar political stunt wielded by politicians who want to erase the progress we’ve made as a country.

 

“Democrats will continue to fight these types of disingenuous attacks on Georgia families, and will continue to fight for a more just and equal state.”