they'll either have to back down or close down. Ball is in their court.

Just the same as here in WI, unfortunately. And I know "innocents" will be hurt. Too bad.

aim it at one demographic or another, adapted to meet requirements (like in spanish for example)

They will be able to discriminate against ANYONE they choose with the law at their back. That's the broader reach, with a lot of other states ready to follow Indiana's lead.

WE cannot back down.

from Dems.

The Mayors of several large cities- and plenty more.

are correct. I was very impressed with CT Gov. Malloy's outspoken objections during cable interviews. That's what I was thinking of but didn't make clear as I should have in the comment I posted.

organ, has thrown Gov. Dense under the bus?

What we are witnessing is an internecine war on the right, as the big-money players (in Marxist terms, the 'bourgeoisie') break ranks with the Tea Party (in Marxist terms, the 'lumpenproletariat'). Gov. Dense has picked the wrong side, as he is discovering to his discomfiture.

Certainly the "Star's" response is surprising. The gay issue is a new wedge issue for the GOP actually. It riles their base and gets them out to vote.

God, guns, and gays.

Google that phrase and you'll see it was used many years ago to describe the wedge issues the GOP uses to manipulate the public.

"Obama is coming after your Bible!"
"Obama is coming after your guns!"
"Obama is spreading the gay agenda!"

but now it is starting to backfire on them. Now we see they are having a hard time navigating between their illiterate religious nutcase base and their Big Money corporate masters.

In revenue they'll care. It's all the bigots think about besides hate.

Start getting what they voted for.

We don't care if the Indiana GOP backs down or not.
We don't care what they believe about that law's viability.
The law is blatantly unconstitutional.

This time, we're going to shove it down THEIR throats for a change!!!!!!

.... like money. We might be surprised what a successful boycott could do.

for human rights. That will make everything alright.

It's sad really, the Conservaturds are awesome at putting US on the defensive on a regular basis. Pence blamed the media & twitter & said they had to fix a law, if it's the media & twitter's fault, why do you need to fix it. It really peeves me off on how they get away with it on a constant basis.

because I wasn't a Jew.

First of all, a shitload of people are speaking out. Secondly, the peril in speaking out for the Jews, even fairly early, was pronounced, and thirdly, comparing this to what happened to the Jews in Germany, far prior to the death camps- in other words the Nuremberg Laws- was quite different to legal measures such as religious freedom laws. Does anyone seriously think we're moving toward imprisonment and mass execution of GLBT folks? Thankfully, as this nasty episode, and the one in Arkansas, illustrate, it's getting harder to get away with this kind of discrimination- which was common until recently. Marriage equality is the law of the land in the majority of states.

None of that means that this isn't a vital issue. It is.

Your plan (?):

There is still a fight between the sane faction of the GOP and nut case faction. Hopefully the sane faction will prevail

Doesn't that validate our system of plutocracy?

I think you ultimately saw some effects of boycotts and protests over the confederate flag issue in many states. Yes, it took years, but the repetitive nature of the complaint on an economic scale definitely saw states choosing to take some action.