Another gay couple refused a wedding cake (vote, marriages, discrimination)

[VTHokieFan]

Originally Posted by seattlenextyear

All that chart shows is that people in the West Coast have higher wages. We do, it's pretty awesome. And we use those great wages to shop and dine at great local businesses.

It also creates unemployment and underemployment.

[MattOTAlex]

Originally Posted by Patton360

When has that ever stopped the government?

Fallacious. Even supposing this is true, which it is not, the retort is an Appeal to Common Practice.

[krieger00]

Originally Posted by Patton360

Business owners should be free to deny you service if they don't like the fact you have blond hair. Whatever the reason, it's their business.

We cant do that we live in a PC world now .

[hammertime33]

Originally Posted by MattOTAlex

False. If the law violates the Establishment Clause, it is unconstitutional.

Sure, IF a law violates the Establishment Clause, then it's unconstitutional. My statement is not false, however, because said law does not violate the Establishment Clause. Not even close.

[seattlenextyear]

Originally Posted by MattOTAlex

You obviously don't know what burdens mean. Never mind, like talking business to a basket weaver.

Well, I suppose that's better than being an "abomination". I'll take it, it's one of your least offensive insults.

[MattOTAlex]

Originally Posted by hammertime33

Sure, IF a law violates the Establishment Clause, then it's unconstitutional. My statement is not false, however, because said law does not violate the Establishment Clause. Not even close.

Sure it can.

[Patton360]

Originally Posted by MattOTAlex

Fallacious. Even supposing this is true, which it is not, the retort is an Appeal to Common Practice.

What's fallacious about my statement? Plenty of unconstitutional laws are on the books but who does anything about it?

[seattlenextyear]

Originally Posted by VTHokieFan

It also creates unemployment and underemployment.

Yes, in Portland.

Move up here, we have a lot more jobs.

[Patton360]

Originally Posted by krieger00

We cant do that we live in a PC world now .

That's a nice way of putting it. I would put it in a more blunt and, very likely, "offensive" way.

[VTHokieFan]

Originally Posted by seattlenextyear

Yes, in Portland.

Move up here, we have a lot more jobs.

That's because the state government isn't full of clowns and doesn't hate large corporations just because they're large corporations.