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re: Mississippi gov. signs law allowing service denial to gays
Posted on 4/5/16 at 3:07 pm to PTBob
Posted on 4/5/16 at 3:07 pm to PTBob
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it does not, however, allow gay business owners to discriminate against hetero customers as the bill itself defines marriage as man and woman (from what i've read)
I agree, which is why the bill is unnecessary. A private business owner should be able to deny service to whoever they want for whatever reason they want. Mississippi shouldn't have to pass a law to ensure this.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 3:14 pm to UpToPar
quote:i agree with this. Which is why i hate that cities can mandate private business from allowing legal acts like smoking.
I agree, which is why the bill is unnecessary. A private business owner should be able to deny service to whoever they want for whatever reason they want. Mississippi shouldn't have to pass a law to ensure this.
Posted on 4/5/16 at 3:38 pm to UpToPar
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A private business owner should be able to deny service to whoever they want for whatever reason they want.
Umm, didn't we try that already?
Posted on 4/5/16 at 3:50 pm to UpToPar
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A private business owner should be able to deny service to whoever they want for whatever reason they want. Mississippi shouldn't have to pass a law to ensure this.
And Katzenbach v. McClung holds that discrimination of this type burdens interstate commerce and is within the purview of the federal government's regulation.
ETA: I should add that this case specifically ruled on the issue of racial discrimination. Though sexual-orientation doesn't fall into the same class as race, it is a quasi-protected class and likely will be on par with gender and race in the next few years.
However, the Katzenbach, the diner owners had no leg to stand on for their discrimination, there is no federally protected right to deny service to people. However, in the case of Mississippi (or Colorado bakeries), the first amendment might give the homophobes a shot at keeping the law in effect--I.e. Their first amendment rights will have to be weighed against the equal protection or privilege and immunities rights of the same sex couples they discriminate against.
This post was edited on 4/5/16 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 4/5/16 at 11:26 pm to UpToPar
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I agree, which is why the bill is unnecessary. A private business owner should be able to deny service to whoever they want for whatever reason they want. Mississippi shouldn't have to pass a law to ensure this.
Yea, if I owned a bakery I would sell a regular cake to a homosexual, but not a wedding cake. I don't dislike homosexuals, I just simply disagree with their lifestyle. I also disagree with drug abuse and alcoholism. I wouldn't make a cake with heroin and Crack looking things on top to celebrate drug use if someone asked me too either(not saying they're the same thing, just two things I disagree with to make a point). Saying that, I don't care if you're gay, just don't try to force me to do something I don't want to do for you.
And another thing, if I went to a friend chicken restaurant owned by blacks that didn't want to serve me bc I'm white and privileged, I'd simply take my business down the road. What the hell is the deal with this butt hurt garbage!? "You don't want my money, fine I don't want to give it to you" should be the attitude anyway.
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