could any other religious belief be used to segregate businesses or deny public accommodations or government services in arizona. if a police officer holds the religious belief that domestic violence is sanctioned by god. if a police officer believes that the bible says a husband should beat his wife or beat his children. can the police officer refuse to respond to that kind of call? refuse to arrest the perpetrator? can you be refused service at a hotel if the hotel owner s religious belief call for strict vegetarianism and you look like the kind of guy who eats meat? will arizona allow discrimination by business owners and the segregation of public accommodations in the name of prioritizing religious beliefs over equal treatment. republicans in the arizona legislature looked at that question and decided that the answer to that question should
government services in arizona. if a police officer holds the religious belief that domestic violence is sanctioned by god. if a police officer believes that the bible says a husband should beat his wife or beat his children. can the police officer refuse to respond to that kind of call? refuse to arrest the perpetrator? can you be refused service at a hotel if the hotel owner s religious belief call for strict vegetarianism and you look like the kind of guy who eats meat? will arizona allow discrimination by business owners and the segregation of public accommodations in the name of prioritizing religious beliefs over equal treatment. republicans in the arizona legislature looked at that question and decided that the answer to that question should be yes. arizona should be allowed to describe that kind of discrimination. arizona republican governor jan brewer has decided that the
forward. we re following all the developments live in phoenix this morning. what is the very latest? reporter: kate, all eyes on the governor s office today as the nation really is waiting to see what the governor will do with this bill that opponents say allows businesses to discriminate. she has said she will only make a decision after hearing from all sides, and she does have meetings set today with state lawmakers, as well as business groups, many of whom are urging her to veto this bill. the voices are fwroeing louder growing louder against a bill that would allow businesses in arizona to refuse service to gays based on religious belief. i don t rely on whole lot on my gut because i have to look at what it says and what the law says and take that information and do the right thing.
that thing. rush limb baa igniting the rhetoric. she s being bullied by the home sexual lobby in home hoe sexual lobby in arizona and elsewhere. we want the super bowl. we want apple and we re really asking our governor please do the right thing and veto this bill. reporter: and while no one knows just yet what the governor will do, we do know she vetoed similar legislation last year. we also know she really shows herself as being a pro business governor. there s no end to the impact on attracting new business z and new talent to the state. lawmakers that are close to the governor tell us that she s likely to take some time before making her decision. thank you for that. big issues here. sure, business, but you know,
become a safe haven for al qaeda and the taliban and would could the u.s. even do about it if all u.s. troops are gone. karzai not signing that security agreement that would be required for any u.s. troops to stay beyond the end of the year. after president obama spoke to karzai yesterday, the white house putting out that official statement that president obama now for the first time telling the pentagon, plan for a full withdrawal. no agreement, no troop sfwls that is quite a message. turn to arizona now. will arizona governor jan brewer veto the right to refuse service bill. some arizona republicans say they re confident the governor will turn down the measure. this comes as companies like apple and american airlines have threatened pulling business from the state if that measure goes