I am of the opinion that the Constitution, esp the 1st Amendment’s assembly clause is quite clear. Private (not corporate) individuals have the right to assemble -or not assemble- peacefully. One of the reasons private individuals assemble is for the conducting of commerce.
As such, the clause clearly establishes the right of the individual to either participate or not at their sole discretion. There is no “public accommodation” clause in the Constitution.
The 1st Amendment is about “FREEDOM OF CHOICE”. It is NOT a about compulsion.
YOU are free to speak but I am not REQUIRED to listen.
I, too, am free to speak but YOU may ignore me.
We are FREE to assemble, or CHOOSE not to.
We are FREE to be RELIGIOUS, or CHOOSE not to be.
We are FREE to heed the MEDIA, or CHOOSE not to.
It appears that those who shout the loudest the the “FREEDOM TO CHOOSE” are the ones most vocal against it, except in “one particular choice.”
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As such, the clause clearly establishes the right of the individual to either participate or not at their sole discretion.
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AKA ‘to discriminate’. As usual, the Left has perverted meanings of the English language (in their favor), and the Right has little/no ability (compunction) to counter/correct.
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There is no “public accommodation” clause in the Constitution.
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Neither is murder (abortion. While Life is a Right referenced in the Declaration), but that doesn’t EVER stop the Leftists.
Public Accom. were the ‘camel’s nose’ of govt into private enterprise. Using the CRA to inject itself where it had NO authority.
The Free Market most likely would have taken care of ‘those establishments’ in due time. Course, we somehow have, today, ‘self-segregation’ in colleges, the Black\Hispanic Caucus, La Raza, BET, etc.