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Dysfunctional State Governments now

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发表于 2017-8-1 07:40:25 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
Can you believe now states will ban travel to other states,  not private citizens, but STATE sponsored trips such as schools, state employee attending conferences, that is funded by state budget.

AUSTIN — California is now prohibiting any state-funded or state-sponsored travel to Texas, citing a new law that gives legal cover to religious adoption agencies that turn away prospective parents because they're gay.
"I am adding four states to the list of states where California-funded or sponsored travel will be restricted on account of the discriminatory nature of laws enacted by those states," California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Thursday. "While the California [Department of Justice] works to protect the rights of all our people, discriminatory laws in any part of our country send all of us several steps back.
"When California said we would not tolerate discrimination against LGBTQ members of our community, we meant it."
This year, California enacted a law restricting taxpayer-funded travel to places that "authorize discrimination" against people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, repeal state or local protections for LGBT citizens or create exemptions to such laws in order to permit discrimination against same-sex couples or their families.
This new law effectively bars California from spending any taxpayer money sending state employees or officials to certain states. Law enforcement, tax auditors and collectors and anyone who needs to travel to these states to appear before a federal committee are exempt from the ban.
The law does not affect the travel of private citizens.
Before Thursday's announcement, California had already banned state-funded travel to four states: Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. In addition to Texas, Alabama, Kentucky and South Dakota were also added to the list Thursday, making a total of eight banned states.
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