| Washington, D.C.—Congressman Steve King voted Wednesday against a proposal that would cripple religious freedom if it were signed into law. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) would force employers to hire homosexual employees. Even Christian schools, Christian universities or Christian businesses, such as bookstores, would be hauled into court for adhering to their core religious values. Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco led the passage of the bill by a margin of 235 – 184.
Written by Congressman Barney Frank, the bill would grant a cause of action against any employer who discriminates for sexual orientation and gender identity reasons.
King stated, "The problem is, an employer cannot know a job applicant’s sexuality or their sexual orientation. It can only be self alleged, sometimes after the hiring decision is made. It is an affront to the Constitution and the Rule of Law to hand this carrot to the trial lawyers. No one should be held responsible and sued for thought crimes. ENDA will result in thousands of lawsuits to punish employers for what disgruntled employees think they thought about their sex life. That’s a part of life that should be private and remain private. When that happens, it is impossible to discriminate."
"The flood of lawsuits that would be caused by ENDA would cripple small businesses who could not afford to defend themselves from the junk lawsuits of overly aggressive trial lawyers," added King. "Liberal Speaker Pelosi is working to impose her liberal worldview on the rest of America. She’s a culture warrior from San Francisco and seems to think the radical 60’s never ended. Any bill, like ENDA, that turns its nose up at religious freedom and puts personal behavior on par with race, color, religion, sex and national origin, should never be allowed to become law."
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