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BATON ROUGE, La. -- An executive order issued by Louisianarsquo governor that was aimed at protecting the rights of LGBT people in state government was thrown out Wednesday by a judge who said the governor exceeded his autho
stanley cup rity.State District Judge Todd Hernandez ruled that Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwardsrsquo; anti-discrimination order is unconstitutional because it seeks to create or expand state law. The order prohibited discrimination in government and state contracts based on sexual orientation and gender identity.The decision delivered a significan
vaso stanley t victory to Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry, who filed the lawsuit challenging the LGBT-rights order. Landry praised the ruling and said his challenge was aimed at upholding the checks and balances on executive authority as established in our state constitution. Edwards said he plans to appeal. He said his order, which contains an exception for contractors that are religious organizations, is a statement that Louisiana doesnrsquo;t discriminate.With great respect for the role of the Louisiana Legislature, we continue to believe that discrimination is not a Louisiana value and that we are best served as a state when employment decisions are based solely on an individualrsquo qualifications and job performance, the governor said in a statement.
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Republican presidential candidates Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney take part in the Republican debate, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa. AP Mitt Romney stuck out his hand and challenged Rick Perry to a $10,000 bet at a Republican presidential debate Saturday night, prompting Perry to decline because he is not in the betting business. At issue was Perry s claim that he read in Romney s book No Apology that the individual health care mandate Romney signed into law as Massachusetts governor should be the model for the country. I know it came out of the reprint of the book, but, you know, I m just saying, you were for individual mandates, my friend. That seemed to anger Romney, who responded, you know what, you
stanley quencher ve raised that before, Rick. And you re wrong. Rick, I ll tell you what -- $10,000 bucks, $10,000 bet, Romney continued, thrusting his hand in the direction of the surprised Texas governor. Gingrich, Romney hammered at GOP debateAfter Perry declined by saying he isn t in the betting business, but I ll show you the
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