Posted on 04/04/2015 7:44:40 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
I have a dream.
I have a dream that I will wake up one day in a country where we don’t have to go to court or pass a law to protect our fundamental natural rights—from the government.
I have a dream of a place where elected officials have so much regard for the Constitution that they memorize it like Scripture, in order to not sin against it.
I have a dream about a country where it doesn’t matter if you are on the right or the left, because you have so much respect for the freedoms you were given that you’d do nothing to put those liberties at risk.
If you told me that America in 2015 was such a place, I’d have to say, “April Fools” and go back to sleep.
Unfortunately, the joke is on us.
States have been forced to pass laws in order to protect the First Amendment right of Americans to practice their faith and believe as they choose—if they happen to own a certain type of business.
The fact that new laws are necessary to uphold a fundamental right is a travesty.
And it is a sign of how far we’ve fallen from the Founders’ vision of a nation where the government kept its hands off your business, your religion and your rights.
Regardless of the politics of this embarrassing charade playing out in Indiana and other states, the stakes couldn’t be higher. This battle isn’t about a gay person’s right to be served; this fight is about whether a gay rights activist can use the government and the courts to coerce someone into doing something that violates their faith.
That takes this out of the bedroom and puts this debate squarely into the realm of the Constitution...
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Is America going to be a country that will put a gun to the head of people of faith, to force them into participating in these unholy celebrations of deviancy? If so, America’s days are truly numbered. And ‘should’ be numbered.
So many people talk about cutesy little ways for photographers, bakers and such to self-sabotage their product and whatnot. I wholly disagree. People need to stand up and completely refuse to submit. It might seem presumptious to say such a thing from the sidelines, when the targetted business owners will likely suffer threats, bankrupcy, or jail. But that is what I would do, loudly and unapologetically. You have to make a stand. And we have to support and rally around those that do. If we don’t, we are nothing but spineless slaves, and no longer deserve the blessings of either God or our founding fathers.
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Homofascist faggies wouldn’t dare attempt a gayvasion of a mosque as they could wind up dead. Let’s give muzzies credit for their savage ferocity when they feel challenged, never mind the rampant homosexuality in their midst.
Faggies want to go on living too.
As an attorney I can refuse to represent anyone for any reason. If I don’t like them or I don’t support their “agenda”, all I need to do is to declare a “conflict of interest” and tell them to look for someone else to represent them.
But somehow, if some pervert decides that they want a cake baker to bake them a cake that has some phrase on it that they find repulsive, or they want a photographer to take pictures of their perverted ceremony, they can’t refuse or they can be sued and they will lose their profession.
If an attorney can refuse to represent anyone simply on the grounds that to represent them would be a conflict of interest, why can’t a baker or photographer make the same claim. Why can’t a baker or photographer just say, “I can’t do that because I have a conflict of interest.”
Absolutely.
Cruz is the clear choice for conservatives and for America.
That is why the left, which covets unlimited power, has directed its attack on religion and family.
I’ve been making your point for days. But the same libs who tell you that “gays don’t have special rights,” will tell you in the next breath that they are a “protected class.”
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But somehow, if some pervert decides that they want a cake baker to bake them a cake that has some phrase on it that they find repulsive, or they want a photographer to take pictures of their perverted ceremony, they can’t refuse or they can be sued and they will lose their profession.
If an attorney can refuse to represent anyone simply on the grounds that to represent them would be a conflict of interest, why can’t a baker or photographer make the same claim. Why can’t a baker or photographer just say, “I can’t do that because I have a conflict of interest.”
Funny, I was thinking about just this example today.
But attorneys are treated somewhat differently under the law as "officers of the court," so that might bestow a limited indemnification not available to other businesses. In fact, that's actually what an attorney's license IS - a certification of indemnification. So that might the empowerment to declare a customer a "conflict of interest" that others don't enjoy.
Mark!
....”Why can’t a baker or photographer just say, “I can’t do that because I have a conflict of interest.”....
They probably could and would be smart to keep this in mind if any of us face such a situation.
This Highlander is with you; Cruz 2016 or lose 2016!
Maybe I’m a cynic, but I just don’t see any way out of our downward death spiral not involving organized conflict with our government.
Maybe somebody can enlighten me with stuff I am not taking into account, but I just dont expect a peaceful solution to the daily, gross infringement of our sacred rights. Something has to give.
then someone better start organizing
Can the business owners use “Terms of service”, such as websites, social media, and other internet sites use?
if someone is found violating said terms, they are booted...
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