Kasich ‘Probably’ Would Not Have Signed NC Anti-LGBT Law (VIDEO)

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich said on Sunday said that he likely would not have signed the new North Carolina law that prohibits local measures protecting LGBT individuals from discrimination, directs individuals to use the bathroom that corresponds with the sex on their birth certificate, and limits employees’ ability to sue over workplace discrimination.

During an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Kasich was asked whether he would have signed the law.

“Probably not,” he replied, later adding that while he hasn’t studied the law, he “wouldn’t have signed that law, from everything I know.”

The Republican presidential candidate said that he has not seen a debate over religious liberty in his state.

“We are not having this issue in our state about this whole religious liberty. I believe that religious institutions ought to be protected and be able to be in a position where they can live out their deeply held religious purposes. But when you get beyond that, it gets to be a tricky issue. And tricky’s not the right word, but it can become contentious issue,” he said.

“But in our state we’re not facing this. So everybody needs to take a deep breath, respect one another,” he continued “And the minute we start trying to write laws, things become more polarized, they become more complicated. Obviously I don’t want to force people to violate their deeply held religious convictions, but we’d have to see what that’s all about.”

“Why do we need to write a law every time we turn around in this country?” he later asked. “Everybody, chill out, get over it if you have a disagreement with somebody.”

Watch the clip via CBS:

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