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To: Morgana

‘...when government starts threatening private companies with retribution based on their free speech, that takes us down the road towards authoritarianism,’ Polis told Fox News Digital in a phone interview.“

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You mean like this:

Masterpiece Cakeshop, a bakery in Lakewood, Colorado, which refused to design a custom wedding cake for a gay couple based on the owner’s religious beliefs.

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/1007594289/baker-fined-for-refusing-to-make-cake-for-transgender-woman


19 posted on 04/22/2022 3:14:33 AM PDT by jacknhoo ( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: jacknhoo

It clearly wasn’t a threat….


21 posted on 04/22/2022 3:26:51 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: jacknhoo

Excellent point.


22 posted on 04/22/2022 3:28:53 AM PDT by I-ambush (We watched the moment of defeat, played back over on the video screen. )
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To: jacknhoo

Thank you for reminding me of that “fascist-control-by-the-socialist-state” little exhibit of tolerance.


27 posted on 04/22/2022 3:38:25 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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