Mississippi Governor Signs 'Right to Discriminate' Bill Into Law
Posted by Maphesdus 11 years, 3 months ago to Legislation
*sigh*
Looks like we're going to have an extended battle all the way to the Supreme Court. Oh well, I guess that's what it takes to preserve human rights in some states.
Looks like we're going to have an extended battle all the way to the Supreme Court. Oh well, I guess that's what it takes to preserve human rights in some states.
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"implicit in the right to engage in activities protected by the First Amendment" is "a corresponding right to associate with others in pursuit of a wide variety of political, social, economic, educational, religious, and cultural ends." In Roberts the Court held that associations may not exclude people for reasons unrelated to the group's expression, such as gender (a protected class).
However, in Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Group of Boston (1995), the Court ruled that a group may exclude people from membership if their presence would affect the group's ability to advocate a particular point of view. Likewise, in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000), the Court ruled that a New Jersey law, which forced the Boy Scouts of America to admit an openly gay member, to be an unconstitutional abridgment of the Boy Scouts' right to free association.
2) Only if you don't believe that the constitution says what it actually says.
However, on the other side of the issue, there are still remnants of the "blue laws" that restrict a business from certain practices to serve their customers - no liquor sales on certain days, or certain hours, cannot sell raw milk, etc.
Don’t we always hear them talking about free speech….not if it is the wrong sort of “Speech”!!!
I think all the federal government is asking is that if your store is selling Nazi flags and KKK robes, that you must be willing sell them to everyone, including blacks and Jews. Simple enough, eh?
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