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TexasTowelie

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Sat Jun 25, 2016, 07:27 PM Jun 2016

Gov. Pat McCrory says he’s still pushing for changes in HB2 [View all]

Gov. Pat McCrory said Friday he’s still pushing lawmakers to make changes in House Bill 2 before they adjourn.

“That’s my goal,” McCrory told reporters after Friday’s debate against Democratic rival Roy Cooper. “My goal is to reverse the one part I think was wrong, that is, allowing people to sue for discrimination in state courts.”

The governor has asked lawmakers to amend the law, which sparked nationwide criticism by requiring transgender people to use the bathroom or locker room of the gender on their birth certificate in public facilities. One part of the law prohibits people from taking their anti-discrimination claims to state court.

Read more here: http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/thread/10025/gov-mccrory-says-pushing-changes

[font color=330099]He shouldn't have signed the bill into law![/font]

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