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Old 06-06-2012, 07:56 AM
 
Location: The 12th State
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Old 06-06-2012, 08:30 AM
 
Location: Middle of nowhere
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If you are open to the public, you must serve the public. There are laws against discrimination, she broke the law.
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Old 06-06-2012, 09:39 AM
 
Location: Vermont
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I'm waiting to see how many people think this is a gross imposition on a private business who also thought the veteran who was refused an apartment should "sue the landlord for the building" as one conservative poster put it yesterday.
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Old 06-06-2012, 09:57 AM
 
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I'm waiting to see how many people think this is a gross imposition on a private business who also thought the veteran who was refused an apartment should "sue the landlord for the building" as one conservative poster put it yesterday.
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Old 06-06-2012, 10:01 AM
 
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so much for property rights.
I guess the government is gonna own everything someday
oh wait...
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Old 06-06-2012, 10:10 AM
 
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If you are open to the public, you must serve the public. There are laws against discrimination, she broke the law.
It depends. All states cannot discriminate against race, creed, religion, national origin, etc., but I don't think Title IX has been amended to include sexual orientation. Unless NM or that locality has implemented a law saying it can't. If it hasn't, then this is called judicial activism
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Old 06-06-2012, 10:13 AM
 
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It depends. All states cannot discriminate against race, creed, religion, national origin, etc., but I don't think Title IX has been amended to include sexual orientation. Unless NM or that locality has implemented a law saying it can't. If it hasn't, then this is called judicial activism
New Mexico has passed an anti discrimination law which includes sexual orientation.
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