Brandon-Clyde wrote:Deadpool Raptor wrote:Brandon-Clyde wrote:Except that is not what the law allows. The law requires that not only must the owner of the business be able to show that they have had the religious beliefs for a long period of time(thus proving that the convictions are truly held) and that there is a less burdensome method to address the governments concerns(in other words if the government has a compelling interest it can override the religious objections but must do so in a way that does not SUBSTANTIALLY burden the person involved and must do so in the least burdensome manner to accomplish the goal)
Combine that loose language with the fact that judges in the US are voted in and the states that support these kinds of laws are inherently religious, judges would be going against the majority who pay for their campaigns in NOT enforcing this law and you have a dangerous combination.
Unless the LGBTQ community collects money and buys a judicial appointment like other groups.
My explanation may make the languages seem loose but the actual law is defined by precedents on what things mean and precise terms. BTW judges in Indiana are not elected, several are nominated by a judicial panel and the governor appoints from the nominees from the panel.
Also liberal Connecticut has a law that favors the religious rights even more than Indiana's Other state with RFRA's are Illinois, Arizona, New Mexico, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania.
" The Indiana judiciary consists of three constitutional courts--the supreme court, the court of appeals, and the circuit court. Judges of the appellate courts are appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the state judicial nominating commission,
and judges of the circuit court are elected in partisan contests, with the governor filling mid-term vacancies through appointment. Appellate court judges serve ten-year terms, and circuit court judges serve six-year terms.
Other trial courts have been created by statute, including the superior courts, county courts, probate courts, town and city courts, and small claims courts. With the exception of some judges in four counties, the majority of these judges are chosen in partisan elections. "http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/index.cfm?state=INI don't know the process, but according to the .us site, Appeal courts aren't elected, but circuit court, superior court, county court, probate court, town and city courts and small claims court are chosen in partisan elections.
— Mags
