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===Opposition to Marriage and Conscience Act===
===Opposition to Marriage and Conscience Act===
On May 19, 2015, Miller was one of four [[Moderate Republicans]] on the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee—the others were [[Mike Pete Huval]] of Breaux Bridge, Nancy Landry of [[Lafayette]], and [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Gonzales in Ascension Parish -- who voted to table on a 10-2 vote the proposed Marriage and Conscience Act, authored by Republican then state Representative [[Mike Johnson]] of Bossier Parish, now the [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Johnson's bill was strongly backed by the [[conservative]] Louisiana Family Forum.<ref name=religious freedom/>
On May 19, 2015, Miller was one of four [[Moderate Republicans]] on the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee—the others were [[Mike Pete Huval]] of Breaux Bridge, Nancy Landry of [[Lafayette]], and [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Gonzales in Ascension Parish -- who voted to table on a 10-2 vote the proposed Marriage and Conscience Act, authored by Republican then state Representative [[Mike Johnson]] of Bossier Parish, now the [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Johnson's bill was strongly backed by the [[conservative]] Louisiana Family Forum.<ref name=religiousfreedom/>
Only fellow Moderate Republican [[Ray Garofalo]] of Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish, also a Moderate Republican, stood with Johnson. Republican [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]], who supported the legislation, then issued an [[executive order]] to implement the measure. Johnson said that his bill was intended to block the state government from pulling licenses or tax benefits from a company because of the owner's counter view of [[same-sex marriage]]. Among Democrats who opposed the measure were committee chairman Neil Abramson and Joseph Bouie, Jr., both of New Orleans, Patrick O. Jefferson of Arcadia in Bienville Parish, and Alfred C. Williams of Baton Rouge.<ref name=religiousfreedom>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/05/louisianas_religious_freedom_b.html|title=Louisiana's religious freedom bill effectively defeated in committee|date=May 19, 2015|author=Emily Lane|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=May 20, 2015}}</ref>
Only fellow Moderate Republican [[Ray Garofalo]] of Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish, also a Moderate Republican, stood with Johnson. Republican [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]], who supported the legislation, then issued an [[executive order]] to implement the measure. Johnson said that his bill was intended to block the state government from pulling licenses or tax benefits from a company because of the owner's counter view of [[same-sex marriage]]. Among Democrats who opposed the measure were committee chairman Neil Abramson and Joseph Bouie, Jr., both of New Orleans, Patrick O. Jefferson of Arcadia in Bienville Parish, and Alfred C. Williams of Baton Rouge.<ref name=religiousfreedom>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/05/louisianas_religious_freedom_b.html|title=Louisiana's religious freedom bill effectively defeated in committee|date=May 19, 2015|author=Emily Lane|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=May 20, 2015}}</ref>