[Nextrush]

But people should not lose their jobs for exercising their First Amendment rights. If he can lose his job for opposing gay marriage with campaign money, all of us are under similar threat.

[IrishBrigade]

But people should not lose their jobs for exercising their First Amendment rights.

It’s been pointed out already that there is no First Amendment issue without government coercion...

in other words, using moral suasion to oust somebody from a position, while harsh, is between the employee and employer, nobody else...

[semimojo]

But people should not lose their jobs for exercising their First Amendment rights. If he can lose his job for opposing gay marriage with campaign money, all of us are under similar threat.

Private employers can fire employees for saying anything that they feel reflects poorly on the business. The constitution doesn't let us say anything we want without consequences. It only assures that the government has to let us say it.