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Airport cab drivers may have licenses suspended for refusing to carry fares
St. Paul Pioneer Press ^
| January 3, 2007
| TAD VEZNER
Posted on 01/03/2007 10:26:53 PM PST by Man50D
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:26:55 PM PST
by
Man50D
To: Man50D
Good first step. Now, let's hope the agenda at the next meeting discusses revoke, instead of suspend. That would grab some attention.
To: Man50D
What do you want to bet that the ACLU will sue for freedom of religion? Or that CAIR will intimidate them, and in either case Jesse Jackson will be there singing we will over come.
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:32:15 PM PST
by
Exton1
To: Man50D
What weould happen if a Christian cab driver refused to transport a pregnant woman to an abortion center?
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:33:09 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: Man50D
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:34:39 PM PST
by
Dallas59
(HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007!)
To: Man50D
They should treat these cabbies the same as if they refused to give rides to blacks. You want to live here, act like an American. Otherwise, there are plenty of backward hellholes you can crawl back in to.
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:34:58 PM PST
by
inkling
(exurbanleague.com)
To: Graybeard58
What weould happen if a Christian cab driver refused to transport a pregnant woman to an abortion center?
The woman could easily get a ride from A muslim cabbie. He would have no problem driving an infidel to an abortion clinic to kill infidel still in the womb.
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:36:33 PM PST
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
To: Man50D
I would propose something much simpler: if a driver at a taxi stand refuses a fare without good cause (e.g. the person wishes to travel someplace the taxi is not allowed to go--a common situation at DCA if passengers board the wrong cab) the driver should forfeit his turn at the front of the line and have to drive around to the back. It should be up to the driver's discretion how many fare opportunities he's willing to give up.
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:37:10 PM PST
by
supercat
(Sony delenda est.)
To: Graybeard58
What weould happen if a Christian cab driver refused to transport a pregnant woman to an abortion center?He / she would be fired instantly and prosecuted for hate crimes. His / her home would be surrounded by Leftist mobs and it would be burned to the ground.
Later that day, CNN would praise the heroism of the freedom fighters who defended their city against such intolerance.
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:37:27 PM PST
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I'm not sure I agree. Seems like the whole thing ought to be sorted out by the market. I am leery of having religious issues solved by ordinances.
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:37:58 PM PST
by
AndyTheBear
(Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
To: supercat
Sounds like a good idea to me.
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:40:44 PM PST
by
AndyTheBear
(Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
To: Man50D
Send them back to Somolia. I'm sure they would make a much better living than in this country filled with christian infidels.
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:41:45 PM PST
by
Proud_USA_Republican
(We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
To: AndyTheBear
I'm not sure I agree. Seems like the whole thing ought to be sorted out by the market.
The problem with that idea is the local market may become dominated by Muslims and only strengthen the Muslims cabbies religious beliefs.
I am leery of having religious issues solved by ordinances.
The goal of Islam is to do have ordinances based on religous issues by ultimately enforcing Sharia Law. To them religion is the state. The proposed ordinance prevents that from happening.
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:45:04 PM PST
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
To: AndyTheBear
C'mon. These people are operating public conveyances for public benefit. They can't decide which fares to transport (short of rejecting obviously dangerous fares which they are allowed to do).
To: ProtectOurFreedom
C'mon. These people are operating public conveyances for public benefit. They can't decide which fares to transport (short of rejecting obviously dangerous fares which they are allowed to do). These people are operating private businesses. In a free country, they would have the right to carry or refuse such people as they see fit, with the proviso that anyone who won't a passenger should forfeit his place in line to someone who will.
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:48:48 PM PST
by
supercat
(Sony delenda est.)
To: Man50D
I like the idea of different colored lights, It simplifies targeting.
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:53:46 PM PST
by
Not now, Not ever!
(The devil made me do it!,.......................................................( well, not really.)
To: Man50D
Y'all got some big, big problems.
Y'got a congresscritter that just mobilized every raghead, not only in Minnisota, but the whole damned raghead community in America has stood up, took notice and figured, "Yeah, baby ... we gotta' stick up f'r'ousefs!"
What'a'y'all thinkin', Minnisota ..? .. This a friggin' cartoon?
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:54:48 PM PST
by
knarf
(Islamists kill each other ... News wall-to-wall, 24/7 .. don't touch that dial.)
To: Man50D
These useless godless Somalis will merely go back to welfare. Which is where they prefer to be. Somalis and Hmong are about the worst immigrants we get. Plus they are all refugees which gives them immediate access to welfare programs and lo lo lo interest SBA loans which they quite often use to engage in fraud and ripping off the USG
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posted on
01/03/2007 10:58:38 PM PST
by
dennisw
(Allah has no son and no prophet unless a false prophet qualifies)
To: Man50D; Dog Gone; Dark Wing; blam; Shermy
Legally they have no choice. They regulate a "common carrier" and are subject to civil liability and mandamus petitions under 42 USC 1983 if they permit drivers to discriminate contrary to federal law.
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posted on
01/03/2007 11:00:57 PM PST
by
Thud
To: supercat
I think supercat is right on. I'm surprised to find freepers in favor of burdensome regulation of private businesses, but I suppose none of us are immune to the occasional hypocrisy (note, I include myself in that statement). Giving up the place in line for refusing to carry a fare seems like a perfect solution.
Anyway, I have a hard time finding the Muslim prohibition against the consumption of alchohol to be all that offensive when applied by individuals rather than at the state level. I think this country would benefit from a culture of responsible drinking or even one of abstention. After all, look what happens to spider's web building when exposed to drugs or alchohol.
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posted on
01/03/2007 11:00:59 PM PST
by
amchugh
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