[ConorMacNessa]

I must respectfully differ, Brother - political speech is not a wedding cake.

It is not Staples' rights that are in question. They provide, through print services, a public forum for dissemination of information, protected under the First Amendment.

I may not like what someone has to say, but I cannot stop them from saying it.

But I don't have to cook the hors d'ouevres for their victory party.



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[9YearLurker]

I don’t see how what is said on a cake is any more or less a freedom of speech issue than what is said with a copying machine. They both involve private businesses, and either do or do not have the right to determine what they produce.

The First Amendment involves limiting the government’s right to squelch speech—something quite different.

[FreedomNotSafety]

You contradicted yourself. The prolife women cannot be stopped but Depot doesn’t have to do the cooking either.

They do not provide a public forum because they are a private business just like the baker. You 1st Amendment rights does not guarantee you a forum.

What Depot did was despicable but I support their right to do it.

[gunsequalfreedom]

Just make the copies like a copy center is supposed to do and shut up. If you see something obviously illegal call the cops.

[MayflowerMadam]

“It is not Staples’ rights “ Is Staples doing this as well as Office Depot?

Anyhow, Office Depot has the right to refuse business to anyone. Customers have the right to take their business elsewhere. Office Depot has the right to change their mind and policies, and then apologize if they recognize that they’re losing business. It works.