re: #112 Backwoods_Sleuth

The “defining characteristic” of all RFRAs is the attempt to legalize discrimination.

Disagree. They can be used both to enable and to prevent discrimination. One of the first cases involved the Amish. Pennsylvania wanted to force them to put big reflective triangles on their buggies for better visibility, the Amish wanted none of that. In the end, they sued using (I think) the Federal RFRA and used that leverage to reach a compromise, no orange triangles, just reflective tape that didn’t show much in the day but was bright at night. Both groups had reasonable positions, in the end it was the RFRA that allowed the Amish to stand up to the government and reach that compromise.

They can be used as a tool of oppression by the powerful or as a shield against discrimination for minorities. It just happens that the most politicians of the two parties see their ‘proper’ use differently.