by Sean Mandell
December 12, 2016
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Top Senate Republicans announced on Monday that they plan to
reintroduce a staunchly anti-gay religious freedom bill in the new year,
saying they believe the bill has a better chance of being approved by
Congress and signed into law now that Donald Trump has been elected
president.
Senators Mike Lee (UT) and Ted Cruz (TX) both commented that they
believe the political climate has changed in favor of what is known as
the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)–aka the vilest religious freedom bill of our time.
In essence, FADA enables individuals and corporations to to
discriminate against gay people and flout the Supreme Court’s ruling on
same-sex marriage all in the name of ‘religious freedom.’
“Hopefully November’s results will give us the momentum we need to get this done next year,” said Lee’s spokesman, Conn Carroll.
Trump vowed during the campaign to sign
the First Amendment Defense Act, arguing it would “protect the deeply
held religious beliefs of Catholics and the beliefs of Americans of all
faiths.”
Carroll added, “We do plan to reintroduce FADA next Congress and we welcome Trump’s positive words about the bill.”
Cruz told BuzzFeed,
“The prospects for protecting religious freedom are brighter now than
they have been in a long time. We are having ongoing conversations with
our colleagues both in Congress and leaders in the new administration
about a multitude of ways we can honor the commitment made to the voters
in this last election.”
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