To: Mark Stodola, Mayor of Little Rock, Lioneld Jordan, Mayor of Fayetteville, The Arkansas State House, The Arkansas State Senate, and Governor Asa Hutchinson
Protect Civil Safety in Arkansas-Eliminate Act 137
Senator Bart Hester is trying to prevent Arkansas counties, municipalities, etc. from prohibiting discrimination.
Stop the bill that will legally and unfairly exclude Arkansans from opportunity and well-being.
Stop the bill that will legally and unfairly exclude Arkansans from opportunity and well-being.
Why is this important?
I am writing to add to the voices already expressed by vote in Fayetteville to prevent "THE INTRASTATE COMMERCE IMPROVEMENT ACT," which is the amended Bill SB202 (you can find AR SB202 info here: legiscan.com/AR/text/SB202/2015).
After this bill is passed, a person can be legally discriminated against in cases which do not pertain to Arkansas state law, and, therefore, fired or not hired, nor even served as a customer, a patient, a renter, a human.
After this bill is passed, no city or municipality can have discrimination laws which suit its own demographic and municipality’s needs.
This bill has wide scope and negative potential that will greatly affect the quality of life for many. It will perpetuate our state poverty and discrimination. It will prevent opportunity, hope, and help.
Senator Hester is appealing to people who discriminate against Gays for misguided ideas. I say "misguided" because nothing and no one could ever separate you from your God, so long as you love and believe in God.
Furthermore, economy is not threatened by the public presence or public spending of gays or foreigners. Senator Hester is not amending a bill which will promote safe health and respiratory comfort for all patrons, such as smoking laws.
Senator Hester is looking for the wrong way to alleviate regulatory burdens for businesses.
He must also not know what it is like to have a loved one who is gay, to watch him be attacked violently because of hate, to watch him grow into adulthood with fear of the world and hatred for himself, and to have known well as a bystander, a loved one, before you knew what it was to be gay, that he has been gay since he was 5 years old.
Senator Hester is misguided; Our state is suffering because of discrimination, against people who could participate, but rather are restricted from our commerce, taxation, and education.
Thank you for your time, support, and work.
After this bill is passed, a person can be legally discriminated against in cases which do not pertain to Arkansas state law, and, therefore, fired or not hired, nor even served as a customer, a patient, a renter, a human.
After this bill is passed, no city or municipality can have discrimination laws which suit its own demographic and municipality’s needs.
This bill has wide scope and negative potential that will greatly affect the quality of life for many. It will perpetuate our state poverty and discrimination. It will prevent opportunity, hope, and help.
Senator Hester is appealing to people who discriminate against Gays for misguided ideas. I say "misguided" because nothing and no one could ever separate you from your God, so long as you love and believe in God.
Furthermore, economy is not threatened by the public presence or public spending of gays or foreigners. Senator Hester is not amending a bill which will promote safe health and respiratory comfort for all patrons, such as smoking laws.
Senator Hester is looking for the wrong way to alleviate regulatory burdens for businesses.
He must also not know what it is like to have a loved one who is gay, to watch him be attacked violently because of hate, to watch him grow into adulthood with fear of the world and hatred for himself, and to have known well as a bystander, a loved one, before you knew what it was to be gay, that he has been gay since he was 5 years old.
Senator Hester is misguided; Our state is suffering because of discrimination, against people who could participate, but rather are restricted from our commerce, taxation, and education.
Thank you for your time, support, and work.