Federal judges also said slavery was cool for years, they also said corporations are people.........
Just because a federal judge writes a decision doesn't make it right. On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 3:01 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > > No, if your business is open to the public, your business has to be open to > all people OF A PROTECTED CLASS. > > There are plenty of legitimate reasons to turn someone down for business. > But not solely because they are part of that class. > > What those protected classes are differs from state-to-state, and again > different federally. > > Some judges have also ruled that "innate" characteristics, above and beyond > those delineated protected classes (race, gender, age, national origin, > sexual orientation, and religion (which is not innate but taught), veteran > status (which is earned).) > > also, my understanding is not all businesses that do business with the > public are subject to the discrimination laws, but those business that > offer a "public accommodation", or where there is a "government interest" > in making sure those services are protected. > > so, in arizona state, on the state court level, it is probably fine to not > make a penis cake, but you still could be sued (but would probably win). on > the federal court level, not so much. and you can kick the KKK out of your > shop at any point (but still get sued), but the suit would be dismissed > early due to no protected class status. But a member of the Arian Church, > on the other hand, could. > > But you could kick that same person out because they dated your daughter, > or because they voted for Obama, or because they smell like elderberries. > just not because of their religion. > > (proving that was the reason, in a suit, gets harder, but is legally > acceptable) > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_class > > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > If your business is open to the public you have to serve all the > > public. End of story. > > > > Mind you you can always say you're too busy to take new orders at the > > present time. > > > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 2:45 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > > > > While the headline emphasizes his comments about homosexuals, this > > question > > > is one that I thought about as well: > > > > > > "Would they force a Jewish photographer to work a Klan or Nazi event? > How > > > about forcing a Muslim caterer to work a pork barbeque [sic] dinner?" > > > > > > A slight correction to his assertion in my line of thought though... > they > > > wouldn't "force" anyone to do something. The bill would have only > > > prevented the "offended" party from being able to bring a > discrimination > > > lawsuit against the business. > > > > > > > > > > > > Until Later! > > > C. Hatton Humphrey > > > http://www.eastcoastconservative.com > > > > > > Every cloud does have a silver lining. Sometimes you just have to do > > some > > > smelting to find it. > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > http://www.salon.com/2014/02/27/tea_party_leader_attacks_jan_brewer_for_allowing_%e2%80%9cslavery%e2%80%9d_and_penis_cakes/ > > >> > > >> > > >> Amazing what the Teahadis come up with now. More than a bit of > > >> projection going on here. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:369513 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
