bendog
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I think another state passed something similar to this last week so this must be a trend that is catching on. I agree with this bill that if you are a business owner and believe in and live by your faith that you should be able to refuse service to whoever you want.
Arizona Senate: Business owners can cite religion to refuse service to gays
Arizona Senate: Business owners can cite religion to refuse service to gays
You would be wrong then. In your private life, you can choose to associate with whomever you please. Businesses however, are public accommodations which are licensed to operate by the state. You don't get to choose who you will and won't serve in your business. As long as people behave in a lawful manner (for example, they're not creating a disturbance, or they're not intoxicated), you must serve them or sell to them if they want to buy something. It doesn't mean that you have to invite them into your home. It doesn't even mean you have to like them. As a matter of fact, if business owners only sold to the people they liked, they would soon be out of business.
No disrespect but that's not exactly true. IF a state has a specific State law banning private discrimination, there would be an opposite result. But in what was my absolutely fav Supreme Court case evidencing self-inflicted ironical unintentional parody until Sandy Baby aborted equal protection in Bush v. Gore ... there was MOOSE LODGE
Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis - 407 U.S. 163 (1972) :: Justia US Supreme Court Center
In 20 years, people like katzanddogs will be just as amusingly foolish