Iowa Senate Passes "Blank Check To Discriminate" Bill - Joe.My.God.

The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that Republicans say will protect religious freedom, but that Democrats have described as a “blank check to discriminate” against LGBTQ Iowans and others. The Senate voted 31-16 to pass Senate File 2095 on Tuesday. The legislation would say that state and local governments shall not “substantially burden” someone’s exercise of religion. “I believe that it is time for Iowa to add a religious freedom restoration act to our code,” said Sen. Jason Schultz [photo] the bill’s floor manager. Democrats raised concerns that people...