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To: Mr. Jeeves
It's a private business - they can exclude who they want. It isn't like Republicans will be lining up to go there, anyway

Really? It doesn't seem legal to me. I honestly don't know. Isn't that discrimination?

25 posted on 03/08/2005 12:10:40 PM PST by Jenya (A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes ~ Mark Twain)
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To: Jenya
"It doesn't seem legal to me. I honestly don't know. Isn't that discrimination?"

Discrimination based on political ideology is illegal in some places, such as Seattle, but I don't know what Oregon's law is. But it does raise the interesting question of whether even a private business can discriminate against someone merely because that person has exercised their constitutional right to vote. But, generally speaking, most state constitutions are concerned with describing and limiting the powers of government, not of the private sector.
35 posted on 03/08/2005 12:15:58 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Jenya

The CRA of 1964 only covers race, color, or national origin. However, I think there is some argument that freedom of association spelled out in the Constiution could be base for some legal action. However, who wants to go eat granola with a bunch of nasty hippies?


47 posted on 03/08/2005 12:23:46 PM PST by ChinaThreat
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