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To: Polybius

Do you have First Amendment rights to discriminate in a public business?


19 posted on 04/11/2008 9:08:53 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Let's win Congress - the Presidency is lost!)
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To: Mr Rogers

“Do you have First Amendment rights to discriminate in a public business?”

What the hell is a “public business?” These are private companies, private businesses, owned by private citizens.


48 posted on 04/11/2008 11:15:36 AM PDT by dsc
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To: Mr Rogers
Do you have First Amendment rights to discriminate in a public business?

Do you consider it "discrimination" if somebody does not cater to your every whim?

If you want to star in your own porno movie, do you think it is "discrimination" if the local photographer you want to hire to do the filming tells you to get lost?

If my religious beliefs say that Conduct X is a sin, I have a First Amendment to be true to my religion and not be a party to Conduct X. In my own profession, that would include my First Amendment right not to participate in the abortion process.

If you do not like that, that's just too damned bad.

If you consider that "discrimination", that's just too damned bad.

The Constitution specifically guarantees the freedom of religion. The Constitution does not guarantee you the right to "have it your way". That would be Burger King.

66 posted on 04/11/2008 4:57:29 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: Mr Rogers
Do you have First Amendment rights to discriminate in a public business?

Yes.

I am not aware of the existence of any public business.

In addition, there is the freedom of association (the Boy Scouts won on this premise at the Supreme Court level).

72 posted on 04/11/2008 7:00:15 PM PDT by elkfersupper
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