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Opportunity to show that arizona is open for business for all arizonans and for everyone here to be treated equally. so, again, we ask the governor to swiftly veto this bill tomorrow morning. so arizona can get on to its priorities and matters -- issues that really matter here in the state of arizona. this, again, an extremist bill that arizonans do not want. >> well, we'll be monitoring it. and i'm very curious as a minister to know what kind of religion teaches people don't serve people food based on who they are and what they do in life. arizona state senator anna tovar, thank you for you...

Today it's a different kind of discrimination, but it's still discrimination. joining me now is arizona state senator anna tova, democratic leader in the senate. senator, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me, reverend. >> the entire country is looking at arizona right now. how could lawmakers there justify this kind of discrimination? >> you know, this is an extreme bill that arizona does not want or does not need. so i was very disappointed to see that the gop has brought forward such a bill that will have discrimination for all arizonans. it truly is a sad day in arizona. >> ...

So it's not even equally applied. you can't even equally stand your ground. >> and i think that's part of why the attorney general of the united states thinks that the federal government needs to speak out on it, because of these kind of statistical disparities, this kind of injustice. and just to sort of give you a sense of how it's going to explain to a jury. before stand your ground a jury was told if somebody is going to kill somebody claiming self-defense, they have to have used every reasonable means to avoid the danger. now no such instruction to the contrary, stand your ground. so what...