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Administration. last month you issued a memo which focused on ensuring first amendment protection force religious groups and individuals. the last two congresss senator lee and i introduced the first amendment defense act which you were a cosponsor of. as you know this legislation ensures the fundamental right to exercise one's religion by prohibiting the federal government from denying or excluding a person from receiving a federal gront, contract, loan, license, certification, accreditation, employment or other similar position or status based on their religious belief and marriage. can you ...

It's a form of terrorism that they're infiltrating on lgbt brothers and sisters and our allies and our friends and our family. but this is a human tragedy. these are real people's lives that are being impacted. forget about all of the job loss that north carolina has, that the legislature and the soon to be ex-governor has presented for its citizens. and then i won't even call what ted cruz brought the as the first amendment defense act. it's the freedom to annihilate, discriminate and attack our humanity rights act. i really think that we as a community, as civil society need to call it what ...

It becomes much more difficult to go to school and go to work and participate in public's life. >> i want to ask you another bill. this is the one of ted cruz and senator mike lee. the first amendment defense act. and they're hoping to introduce it and pass it under a trump administration. this is a bill that prohibits the federal government from taken discriminatory action against any businesses and person that discriminates against lgbtq people. a baker could refuse to make a wedding cake for a gay couple because of religious believes and there would be no way for the federal government to t...

Human lives. we're talking about people who are generally afraid. they're afraid to be visible. they're afraid to be authentic. because that h b-2 basically took down all nondiscrimination statuses. so this double cross today when charlotte, the city of charlotte held up their end of the bargain and the state legislature both the senate and the house didn't, it's a form of terrorism that they're infiltrating on lgbt brothers and sisters and our allies and our friends and our family. but this is a human tragedy. these are real people's lives that are being impacted. forget about all of the job ...

Right now called religious freedom restoration act. do they cover this specific situation? no, they don't. that's why i called for, as soon as this law passed, for the president to issue an executive order that lines up with something called the first amendment defense act, which allows for governmental officials who have conscience issues with this to be able to have some ability to. >> so she should step aside and let a deputy do this one. that would work? >> there should be some accommodation made for people of faith. this is a very serious religious matter. this is not just something on th...