Posted on 04/26/2018 8:11:43 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A Manhattan judge has ruled that a bar that ordered patron who was wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat to leave had a right to do so under the New York constitution.
The judge rejected Greg Piatek's argument that he wore his MAGA hat to pay "spiritual tribute" to 9/11 victims and was thus discriminated against for his religious beliefs. Instead, the judge cited the state constitution which does not bar discrimination based on politics.
“The purpose of the hat is that he wore it because he was visiting the 9/11 Memorial,” Piatek attorney Paul Liggierisaid in court Wednesday, according to the New York Post. “He was paying spiritual tribute to the victims of 9/11. The Make American Great Again hat was part of his spiritual belief.
“Rather than remove his hat, instead he held true to his spiritual belief and was forced from the bar,” Mr. Liggieri said.
A skeptical Judge Cohen wanted to know about the MAGA religion, the Post reported.
“How many members are in this spiritual program that your client is engaged in?” the judge asked.
“Your honor, we don’t allege the amount of individuals,” Mr. Liggieri replied.
“So, it’s a creed of one?” Judge Cohen asked.
“Yes, your honor,” the lawyer replied.
Judge Cohen tossed the case.
“Plaintiff does not state any faith-based principle to which the hat relates,” Judge Cohen said, calling the incident a “petty” snub.
“The claim that plaintiff was not served and eventually escorted out of the bar because of his perceived support for President Trump is not outrageous conduct,” the judge ruled.
Mr. Liggieri said his client is considering whether to file an appeal.
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The judicial system is completely infested with hardcore leftists.
And no, I refuse to call these totalitarian black robed tyrants “liberals” because there’s absolutely nothing “liberal” about their gestapo thug actions.
The left is successfully wielding the judicial system like a club to take out anybody who stands in their way to their goal of a total socialist state.
But for one wearing an “Obama” hat, bouncing would be an act of racism. It’s all very simple.
Okay....What about that baker that doesn’t want to bake a cake for an event he doesn’t approve of. If he says it’s a political issue, he doesn’t have to? But if it’s a religious issue he does?
So, I guess that means that a bar (or any other business) can toss out Obama and Hillary supporters, at will. Precedence has been set.
RE: If he says it’s a political issue, he doesn’t have to? But if it’s a religious issue he does?
They should BOTH be covered under the First Amendment.
Property rights principles would say he’s probably right.
But try banning Hillary supporters, and see if this “judge” comes to the same conclusion.
I agree with the ruling. I just wish that freedom of association and private property rights were uniformly as respected as in this case. If I want to reject a gay couple, a lesbian-thesbian-midget, or a #BlackThugsMatter terrorist, that should be my right, just as much as it was this property owner’s right to reject a normal American.
RE: If I want to reject a gay couple, a lesbian-thesbian-midget, or a #BlackThugsMatter terrorist, that should be my right, just as much as it was this property owner’s right to reject a normal American.
What if you happen to be a racist who does not like Blacks, Hispanics or Asians? Can you keep them out too?
Our country is way past the point where those intrusions on private property rights can be justified. I'd rather let the free market decide whether or not a business can do that and still remain profitable. Rather than compelling Hobby Lobby, Chick-fil-A, and others to obey the demands of some thuggish black-robed tyrant or state Bureau of Labor and Industries Administrator, they get boycotted . . . or not. The same for those wedding cake bakers who only create for real weddings and have been fined as much as $135,000 for having religious values and following those values. "Freedom" should mean something, and it should be close to an absolute.
Exactly. They are hypocrites.
That's because many states (i.e., Colorado) have laws on the books that expressly and specifically bar places of public accommodation from discrimination based upon sexual orientation, whereas political thought does not enjoy the same protections.
Then bakers need to ask for their voter ID cards first!
Cool. Can we ban Hellary supporters from the country?
Unlike sexual orientation, political orientation is not a protected class under NY law. With that said, this bozo should have hired a better lawyer, and sued under the Federal Civil Rights Act for discrimination based upon race and gender, which are protected classes.
Why? Because liberal justices have interpreted the Civil Rights Act to prohibit conduct that has a "disparate impact" against persons who are in a protected class even though their is no intent to discriminate. From a statistical standpoint, Trump supporters who wear MAGA hats are overwhelmingly white males, and therefore, discriminating against people who wear MAGA hats has a disparate impact based upon race and gender.
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