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What I'm saying is a business should be able to hire whomever they want, but then only fire for work-releated reasons - or for that person violating some aspect of the work contract agreed to when hired.

Sorry doesn't work that way, you work at will... the employers will can change at any time. The only way you can argue that a boss can't fire you, other than for direct work related issues.. would be to say that an employee can't quit either...

Its a bilateral arrangement, if no matter how good of work you may or may not do.. your employer has no obligation to keep you as an employee. You are not guaranteed a job.

You either believe in liberty, on both sides of the equation, or you don't.

You both make compelling arguments. I just believe that once one gets a job, as long as they are doing that job to the (work-related) satisfaction of the boss, they should be allowed to keep it. I firmly believe in the slippery slope and believe that if we start firing people for things they do on their own off-hours time, soon most of our freedoms will be lost.

What if my boss finds out I collect and target shoot guns? Or (gasp!) hunt deer?!!? Should he be allowed to fire me because he doesn't like guns or hunting?

It can and will be taken to the extreme if we don't nip it in the bud.