07-29-12, 03:47 PM | #5 |
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Well when the owner comes out and says he is going to refuse service to certain groups or lifestyles – then the consequences are a major needs to stand up for his city. FYI it is not illegal to deny a building permit, not sure what back yard or coffee shop logic that came from but not so. This is all over same sex issues that a few have chosen to carve out the reason behind the comments by the majors. I am not against same sex marriage and don’t really care what life style someone picks for themselves. It is their private decision.
As with all political views those are those who are for and those against. My .02 is educate myself before making a comment off the cuff in a public forum. MY Quotes not my opinion at all: http://prospect.org/article/dont-fil-first-amendment “Chick-fil-A should be denied permission to operate in the neighborhood he represents because of the "bigoted, homophobic comments by Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy, who recently came out against same-sex marriage." The courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, have consistently ruled that money is a form of “speech” subject to constitutional protections. Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/287389/chic...GVbsH7EzOmE.99 Mother Jones “The government blocking a business from opening based on the owner’s political views is a clear threat to everyone’s freedom of speech—being unpopular doesn’t mean you don’t have rights. It’s only by protecting the rights of those whose views we find odious that we can hope to secure them for ourselves. Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/287389/chic...zOmE.99” |
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