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In Tennessee, a bill that would allow public officials to decline to solemnize a marriage based on thei
stanley us r conscience or religious beliefs is now one signature away from becoming law.Even though the bill doesn t specifically address same-sex marriages, critics say it means LGBTQ+ couples could be denied their right to marry.LGBTQ+ groups, like theTennessee Equality Project, say the law creates confusion for same-sex couples. Ministers and priests already have the right to deny same-sex marriages in the state.One of the bill s sponsors says the bill is designed to protect the rights of officiants at wedding ceremonies. I don t think there s any law that says I have to go through, but there s no law I m not required to either 鈥?so this would just make it clear, said Sen. Mark Pody.One local pastor, who testified before lawmakers, called the bill pointless. It s regressive and has the potential to turn back hard-fought victories for multiple groups of people 鈥?certainly LGBTQ people, interracial marriage, said Travis Meier, pastor at First Lutheran Church. It just gives somebody almost a free-for-all to do what they want. If signed into law, it will most likely be challenged in court since same-sex marriage is no
stanley cup w a fundamental right, legalized in all 50 states in 2015 鈥?after being affirmed by the
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas 鈥?A Corpus Christi, Texas man has filed a lawsuit against the
stanley taza Electric Reliability Council of Texas -- better known as ERCoT -- the American Electric Power Company, Inc. and AEP-Texas.Donald McCarley filed the action in Nueces County, alleging negligence on the defendants part on multiple fronts: that it failed to supply the required amount of energy ne
stanley travel mug eded to successfully navigate the winter storm, and that AEP and AEP-Texas outdated equipment failed, depriving Texans of 45,000 megawatts of energy.He is seeking damages, saying that ERCoT s rolling blackouts caused damage to his property, and that the company knew the rolling blackouts would have such an effect on its customers property.ERCoT, AEP, and AEP-Texas could have increased electric production capacity in Texas in the days and weeks leading up to the February 2021 cold weather event, but chose not to, McCarley states.The suit also states that AEP and AEP-Texas had the opportunity to properly weatherize and update their generation, transmission, and distribution facilities to prevent the power-grid failure Texas residents experienced beginning Sunday night, but consciously chose not to do so.
stanley mugs McCarley says similar weather events in 1989 and 2011 should have prepared the defendants for this storm, which he calls neither unexpected nor unforeseen. According to the suit, Texas energy demand peaked at 69,000 megawatts, which is also not unusual. It also states that in 2018, a demand of
