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Texas state lawmaker derails conservative-backed bill to 'Save Chick-Fil-A'

By Morgan Gstalter - 05/10/19 10:19 PM EDT
 

An openly gay member of the Texas House derailed a bill backed by religious conservatives to block communities from taking “adverse actions” against Chick-Fil-A or other businesses.

State Rep. Julie Johnson (D) used a procedural maneuver to shut down the debate over the so-called Save Chick-Fil-A bill late Thursday, The Corpus Christi Caller Times reported.

"Hopefully, this is the day ... discrimination against the LGBT community dies in Texas," said Johnson, a freshman member.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/443230-openly-gay-texas-lawmaker-derails-conservative-bill-to-save-chick-fil-a
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No government in the 12,000 years of modern mankind history has led its people into anything but the history books with a simple lesson, don't let this happen to you.