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Local leaders have mixed reaction to Deal's promise to veto 'religious liberty' bill
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Gov. Nathan Deal speaks during a press conference Monday in Atlanta to announce he will veto legislation that would have shielded opponents of same-sex marriage.
Gov. Nathan Deal said Monday that he will veto a controversial “religious liberty” bill, arguing that the First Amendment was protection enough for the concerns raised by some Christians after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage last year. “I do not think we have to discriminate against anyone to protect the faith-based community in Georgia,” Deal said during a press conference.