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Who the hell said that the LGBT community had nothing to say concerning those laws? Obviously, they had strong opinions and many no doubt voiced them. But that wasn't decisive. They were walked back due to certain corporations (who happened to agree with the LGBT community on this issue) also having strong opinions and the wherewithal to hit the state in the pocketbook. Stop being disingenuous about this. We had this very conversation yesterday.

but again a law was voted through all the due process each state has and retain for it's self. Yet this outside force makes a mandate that circumvents this due process. essentially holding the state's economy hostage till the state concedes.

If the LGBT community want to amend the laws through the proper channels that's one thing, but strong arming a whole state/several states is beyond wrong.

Since you're so scrupulous about your use of words, you might want to learn what 'mandate' means.

In any case, due process wasn't circumvented (you might also want to learn what constitutes 'due process'). Certain corporations threatened to withdraw their operations from a state whose law it found to be obnoxious and discriminatory. It's their right to do so! It's also possible that the elected officials who proposed or passed the legislation could have demonstrated the courage of their supposed convictions. Or maybe they didn't really care and were just pandering to the likes of you from the start. Either way, this is how the sausage gets made in this country. Don't pretend you don't understand that.

Damn, you're all about companies and other institutions having the freedom to act or affect legislation if the aim is congruent with what you'd like to see happen, but when it cuts against your interests it's illegitimate and an assault on democracy.