![]() ![]() “As I said during my January 16th address on the House Floor honoring the legacy of the Reverend Dr. “There’s simply no place for that in Washington state, particularly in our community,” Abbarno said in an email. ![]() Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, also told McClatchy that he is disappointed to see a racially discriminatory sign in the storefront of the business. “Racial discrimination of any kind has no place in our communities. “It is very disappointing,” Orcutt told McClatchy. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, said he was first made aware of the shop when KING 5 also reported the story. “No organization, religious or not, should shut out those who want to join them based on race.” ![]() “But that doesn’t mean he’s right,” Braun added. The exposure to other religions and cultures is what forms our culture here in America.”īraun told McClatchy that Thayer “is free to believe what he wants and say what he wants” and that those rights are guaranteed to everyone under the First Amendment. The United States is still a melting pot and most of us are a conglomeration of ancestries. “It’s why I have trouble with some of the racial rhetoric that is so popular in political circles today. “I believe racial segregation is harmful and wrong in every setting,” said Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia. ![]()
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