Utah State senator Chris Buttars is under fire once again for calling the gay-rights movement "probably the greatest threat to America," likening gay activists to Muslim radicals and dubbed same-sex relationships "abominations."
Last year, the NAACP called for Buttars to resign after comments he made on the Senate floor about a complex school-funding bill, saying, "This baby is black . . . It's a dark, ugly thing." But Buttars kept his seat and won re-election in November.
"It is obvious that he believes he can say and do anything that he wishes without any consequences," said Jeanetta Williams, president of the NAACP's Salt Lake branch. "His words-- as before-- are despicable." Buttars was removed as chairman and member from the Judicial Standing Committee as a result of the controversy and is still facing calls for his resignation.
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