Posted on 08/15/2018 9:34:05 AM PDT by servo1969
Now it gets fun, thanks to the counter suit.
Can’t he appeal directly to SCOTUS on this?
This is the fault of the SCOTUS itself.
After they made their decision in favor of the Christian Baker, I thought it was a Pyrrhic Victory as they only addressed an issue related to THAT PARTICULAR CASE but did not make it a BASIC First Amendment related decision applicable to all religious businessmen.
As someone posted elsewhere, Other than in the concurrence by Gorsuch and Alito, the Court focused on the Commission’s overt anti-religious bias during the state hearing, not on the core issue of whether the baker had the first amendment right to refuse service.
If the SCOTUS did that, it would have been applicable to ALL religious businesses -— Bakers, Florist, Photographers, Lodge Owners, etc.
This should already be a warning to every Christian businessman out there. The strategy of the alt-lifestyle leftists is to sue you into bankruptcy, even if they can’t win, if they can’t get their way.
Justice Kennedy is also at fault here. This could have been a broader ruling as I stated above, however, Kennedy was unwilling to join it. So, Chief Justice Roberts could only get a majority by limiting the decision to the issue of bias at the hearing.
We really need justices like Scalia and Thomas who could have settle this issue once and for all, not someone like Kennedy. Otherwise, we will again see cases like these occurring everywhere in this country.
Punitive damages to ensure the State does not repeat this.
Well, it’s a completely different case, but I don’t know.
He should sue for damages.
I would have closed the shop and gone away the first time they told me that I had to do something that was against my beliefs and values.
They would have been lucky if I didn’t leave my bakery in the condition Ellis Wyatt left his oil field.
What is the penalty for malicious prosecution?
Too bad fags can’t figure out how to bake a cake for themselves. Would sure save a lot of legal fees.
Punitive damages to ensure the State does not repeat this.
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And lots of support for Phillip’s from conservatives nationwide.
Trying a person again, after dismissal of charges or being acquitted of a criminal charge, is expressly prohibited, something called double jeopardy, if no further evidence can be presented.
So what was dug up that was missing before?
Some people have their life savings tied up in their business. Walking away isn't too easy for them. People that have only worked for others probably don't understand that.
So, reading closer, I see that some ambulance chasing shyster lawyer Social Justice Warrior who also happens to be a tranny intentionally targeted him.
in a just society, the shyster would be disbarred, shunned and run out of town on a rail.
Christian baker vindicated by SCOTUS back in court for not baking a gender transitioning cake dated 8/15/18
Jack Phillips' Masterpiece Cakeshop Sees 3 Times More Customers Since Supreme Court Victory dated 6/21/18
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All he has to say is that he refused services based on politics. That’s what liberals do and it works.
You awful person, you just killed my weekend. The instant I saw the name Ellis Wyatt, my mind shouted that it was time to re-read Atlas for the umpteenth time. That book, I believe, is even MORE critical reading TODAY then ever.
Till you showed up I’d forgotten it. Now, with many thanks to you, I’ll start again tonight.
I’m serious....many thanks. Hope others follow.
I think the DEMS will nominate Wesley Mouch in 2020.
Well, technically, no. I mean, I could be accused of killing someone, and then if didn’t, get those charges dismissed.
But if I was accused of killing yet ANOTHER person, they could try me again...
But inherently, I get what you mean and agree with you.
Are you saying that you think that I have only worked for others, and therefore can’t understand how someone would not walk away from their business when the government orders them to do something against their vales?
If so, you are wrong, Very wrong.
I owned a very successful small mining company. When the Feral Government attempted to destroy me because someone with ‘pull’ wanted some of my mining claims, I walked away from it all.
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