Excuse me? Since when should the city with my tax dollars not advocate on my behalf that I and my neighbors should get the same compensation for my family that others get?
The authority of the City is not to "advocate", it is to enforce the laws passed by it's governing council, subject to the superior laws of the State legislature and the Minnesota Constitution.
My tax dollars fund services and we should be able to decide to not hire contractors that have racist or bigoted employment policies.
To exclude a contractor on the basis of his or her moral or religious beliefs is a violation of fundamental liberty: applying a religious test to bid on a government contract, which amounts to a violation of Article I, Section 16 of the Minnesota Constitution. If a contractor wishes to provide benefits to same sex couples, that's their business. But to disqualify an otherwise qualified contractor on the basis of their beliefs is de facto bigotry.
By the way, bravo to Eva for keeping informed on what the far right is up to.
The farther left you go, the farther right everone else appears.
Neal Krasnoff Loring Park
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