Via Joe.My.God., this item from NC Capitol:
They probably could have kept up the charade -- I mean, no one believed them to begin with, but they hadn't actually come right out and said that the whole point was to legalize discrimination against LGBTs -- if they hadn't included that last item.
Rep. Darren Jackson (D, of course) called them out.
The response is -- well, this is what you say when you get caught:
It becomes "inadvertent" when it blows up in your face.
And it couldn't happen to a more deserving group of people.
A coalition of religious groups that pressed the General Assembly to pass House Bill 2 last month quickly scrapped a plan Wednesday to have state lawmakers sign a pledge to support it. . . .
The pledge called for signers to oppose any legislation that "would allow men to use women's bathrooms" or "would force private persons and businesses to participate in events, engage in speech or promote ideas that violate their sincerely held beliefs." The pledge also called on lawmakers to oppose efforts to repeal any provision in House Bill 2 or to add the terms "sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression" to any state statute or policy.
They probably could have kept up the charade -- I mean, no one believed them to begin with, but they hadn't actually come right out and said that the whole point was to legalize discrimination against LGBTs -- if they hadn't included that last item.
Rep. Darren Jackson (D, of course) called them out.
The response is -- well, this is what you say when you get caught:
John Rustin, president of the North Carolina Family Policy Council, sent the pledge to all members of the House and the Senate. By mid-afternoon Wednesday, he had emailed lawmakers, saying the pledge was circulated "inadvertently" and should be ignored.
It becomes "inadvertent" when it blows up in your face.
And it couldn't happen to a more deserving group of people.
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