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To: gdani

He was not on company time and he did not identify himself as an employee of Allstate yet he was fired for expressing a political and religious view. Looks like his right to free speech and religion and freedom of association were violated to me.


95 posted on 06/28/2005 12:51:27 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
He was not on company time and he did not identify himself as an employee of Allstate yet he was fired for expressing a political and religious view. Looks like his right to free speech and religion and freedom of association were violated to me

Well, then you should really familiarize yourself with the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment offers no protection whatsoever against the actions of private entities, businesses or individuals.

And, while he may not have identified himself as an employee of Allstate, the publication did. In the end, that publication may have screwed him unintentionally.

100 posted on 06/28/2005 12:56:07 PM PDT by gdani
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To: Blood of Tyrants

No, no, no. You have a right to free speech, and you have your right to your freedom of religion, but those rights don't preclude PRIVATE repurcussions. You might lose friends, and other voluntary associations over your views. The constitution was never meant to protect you from that.


106 posted on 06/28/2005 12:59:31 PM PDT by Melas (Lives in state of disbelief)
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