Tallahassee – Gov. Rick Scott said he would veto an Arizona-style anti-gay bill if a similar one was to come through the Florida Legislature. Although he avoided this question when he was asked on national television, he drove home a point to extremists in the Republican party of the consequences if Florida was pushed in a similar direction as Arizona was.
Finally acknowledging that any kind of discrimination is unjust, immoral and economically reckless, he has been widely criticized by his Democratic opponent former Gov. Charlie Crist for not speaking out about the issue. Scott was on MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown Feb. 26, where he was questioned about the issue three times and his stance and avoided the question all three times.
Arizona’s Senate Bill 1062 was passed by Legislature and vetoed by Gov. Jan Brewer Feb. 26. It would have allowed for business owners to refuse to serve gay customers based on religious beliefs. Many companies urged Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to veto it.
Hours after Scott refused to answer questions about the bill on television, he issued a statement saying he’d veto a similar bill in Florida.
” I would veto it in Florida because it seems unnecessary,” Scott’s statement read. “In Florida, we are focused on economic growth, and not on things that divide us. Other states can spend their time fighting over issues like this, but in Florida we are laser focused on creating jobs and opportunities.”
