Why the surprise? Obama has already told them that,"You didn't make that", concerning their business. Its not theirs to do with as THEY see fit, only as the Emperor sees fit.
If I asked the couple to host, say, a tractor-pulling contest in their living room, and they refused, would I be able to sue for $13,000?
Remember when they said “How does gay marriage affect your life? If you don’t like it, don’t have one”.
Kind of makes the old joke - “Our cow died, we don’t need your bull” even more funny!
So they could have gone to any other place that would have been happy to take their business... instead they wanted to get the government to FORCE this business to serve them.
Private property rights were eliminated with the smoking bans that so many on FR celebrated. Well, enjoy the fruits of your joy....
I would love to see Chtristians and conservatives create a national buying club and just sell to each other through it.
I think it’s about time for us normal, traditional Americans to start refusing to obey. A $13,000 fine? “No. I refuse to pay, and don’t acknowledge your authority to force me to do so.” If a large enough number of us start to do this (and to support each other in the action—that’s crucial), we will force the upcoming societal crisis to take place. If they really want a civil war, let’s make them start it. We just need to be ready to respond in kind.
Yet another example of how “Tolerance” is just a temporary ruse.
Is not forced tolerance in fact intolerant? I fear the conjoining of “Public Accommodation” and the Kelo Decision of Eminent Domain renders private rights completely destroyed by any judge who cares to so rule.
What was yours belongs to the most vocal of the collective!
Come and take the money, if you dare.
IOW they were convicted of CRIME THINK!
Double Plus Ungood.
(for those in rio linda, this is a 1984 reference where objecting to homosexual based marriages for ANY reason is a crime. IOOW a state established faith)
If they can force the Christian couple to host homo weddings, they can force open to the public meeting places to host NAMBLA meetings. Same principle. According to the libs if something is legal, everybody must toe the line whether it violates their morals or not.
This country grows more corrupt by the minute. And Republican leaders do nothing.
I wouldn’t pay a dime of this fine.