You cannot force anyone to like anything.... (state, federal, patriot)

[bobtn]

The Feds would have stepped in to insure the right to vote was recognized.

There is no freedom to DENY others constitutionally protected freedoms. But giving someone else that legal recognition does not reduce your freedom at all.

[BentBow]

Originally Posted by bobtn

The Feds would have stepped in to insure the right to vote was recognized.

There is no freedom to DENY others constitutionally protected freedoms. But giving someone else that legal recognition does not reduce your freedom at all.

Tell that to the federal government, that has declared the Constitution doesn't apply to them....

Patriot ACT
NDAA.......
1934 Firearms ACT
Civil Rights ACT
War on Drugs ACT


The list goes on and on.


"No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck" — Frederick Douglass



"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress." — Frederick Douglass -

[Supachai]

Originally Posted by bobtn

Newsflash: Laws are not about "liking"; they are about respecting the rights of others.

The South did not get less racist via the passage of the Voting Rights Act, but it had to respect the legal rights of those involved.

If SSM is recognized as a legal right via the highest court in the land, that will mean those rights must be recognized as well.

Like and recognize are NOT synonyms, and from a legal standpoint, like is immaterial. Just as this thread is immaterial.

Right. No one is forced to like anything. They are just forced to pretend to.

[TigerLily24]

Originally Posted by MJJersey

Is this like the government forcing black people to like camping?

Just like that.

[BentBow]

Originally Posted by Supachai

Right. No one is forced to like anything. They are just forced to pretend to.

Force has that lovely ring of freedom....

[TigerLily24]

Originally Posted by ambient

What a looney, paranoid thread. Who is forcing anyone to like anything?

Seems like a sure sign that someone is seriously lacking for any other hobbies.

[Supachai]

Originally Posted by BentBow

Force has that lovely ring of freedom....

Don't be surprised when America enacts hate crime laws that punish you for hate speech like they do in the UK and France. This is what many on the left would love to see happen.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by BentBow

I cannot force you to like it.
You prove the point of the thread.

No, you can't force anyone to believe you, big difference.

[Europeanflava]

You can if your diligent and have enough say in the matter.

[justNancy]

Originally Posted by urbanlife78

The government isn't forcing them to "like" food. Though it is sad when children would rather eat garbage than fruit and vegetables....probably why we have such a high case of diabetes and obesity in America.

Sad, but true. I believe good habits begin at home. Sure, often today both parents have jobs and work long hours. However, it isn't the school's responsibility to teach them good manners, good eating habits and to turn off the TV and study. So, although I am agreeing with you, I also think parents shouldn't rely on the school system to feed their kids a healthful meal. I realize the TV show "The Middle" is only a sitcom, but I wouldn't be surprised to learn that some parents feed their kids fast food for dinner much of the time. I don't remember buying lunch when I was in school, but that was a long, long time ago.