Re: letter re: proposed Georgia RFRA

2015-01-23 Thread Ira Lupu
Thanks, Jim. I did not know that Bill co-sponsor Teasley had said that. I hope the Bill is so changed. But that will not solve the entire problem. Individuals, especially public employees like marriage license clerks, will still rely on the Bill (if enacted) to discriminate. Likewise entrep

Re: letter re: proposed Georgia RFRA

2015-01-23 Thread James Oleske
Thanks for the links, Chip. Interestingly, the sponsor of the legislation told a reporter a couple of days ago that he was planning to change the bill to address concerns like those laid out in your letter. Here's the relevant passage from the news report: *** Mark Goldfeder, a law professor at E

letter re: proposed Georgia RFRA

2015-01-23 Thread Ira Lupu
The Georgia General Assembly is considering RFRA-type legislation. The proposed Bill is here: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20152016/HB/29. ​ A group of legal scholars, including myself and others who post on this list, have written a letter to Georgia political leaders, urging

RE: Robert George

2015-01-23 Thread Roger
Speaking of Professor George and religious liberty, list members may be interested in the following article. -Roger Severino http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/01/22/princeton-professor-and-others-offer-to-take-1000-lashes-for-saudi-blogger-raif/?intcmp=latestnewssam Princeton professor and