we re reporting the incredible united backlash to something bad. it s a long ways from full equality under the law and we should mention we reported, i think, favorably, that senator mccain has spoken out against this. it s not as if all the republican senators are onboard with a comparable federal protection for employees. we reported on that. chris hayes reported on that. we re a long ways from that. definitely a mixed ruling. sinyndicated columnist dave sa e savage, loise melling. thanks for your time. tomorrow, chris will have an all in investigation behind the groups and people behind the push to pass these anti-gay laws across the country under what we think is the guise of religious freedom. you don t want to miss that. first, he s back. i have obviously not been a strong supporter of barack obama, but this really is over the top. it does enormous long-term damage to our military. they act as though it s like highway spending. you know, you turn it on and
it starts out, though, first and foremost, i think, as an equality story and whether this kind of discrimination should be thor authorized and written into the law. it s scary to people we re still having these debates now. congresswoman, thank you for your time tonight. thank you, ari. appreciate it. joining us, sinyndicated columnist dave savage. author of american savage. and lois melling for the aclu. dan savage, you don t need a big long question. tell us what s on your mind tonight. i think it s important to know the law doesn t twhal single out gays and lesbians alone for discrimination. it is so broadly worded that anyone in arizona can discriminate against anyone else in the provision of goods or services or anything else for basically any reason, so long as they claim that they re discriminating because of a sincerely held religious belief. a muslim cab driver could refuse