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All right, the US Supreme Court is here with a case about marriage. And if private companies can discriminate against individuals who are
same sex, same sex couples, gay marriage, lesbian marriage, all right? Once again, we’re here. Isn’t that ironic that every time we hear about one of these religious exceptions, it’s never to create love coalition unity, it’s always to say one thing, can we legally discriminate against somebody? That’s it? I thought we settled this in 2015. Obviously, we did not. So let’s look at the current case. There’s a design company owner, whose name is Miss Laurie Smith, Laura Smith says, Well, you know, I do actually serve gay people. But I’m about to start a new company inside of the company, a new venture, a new service. And this new service deals with weddings, and I don’t want to serve gay people, as relates to this new service. So the argument from one side says, Well, you know, she has the right under her own freedom.
In order to discriminate, she has this right. But Colorado law says, No, you do not. You see, members of the lesbian and gay community are part of a protected class, similar to black folk, a part of a protected class, there’s protected classification, based on the statutory law of Colorado, it extends to businesses that are open to the public, that serve the public. Why is that so important? That’s important, because you know, the public, they’re the ones who pay taxes, and your business, your private business benefits from the Texas private individuals pay. And they still no matter if they like your company or not part of their taxes will go to protect your company, not only through some tax abatements, but also if you call 911, you own a company you call 911. Guess what? Now when one arrives, the police, fire rescue ambulance, whatever you need, well, who undergirds that for you for the business? The taxpayer does, the taxpayer has to pay that regardless of their affinity to you as a company. So in exchange, you have to serve the community, regardless if you as a company agree with the individual or not. Now, this is a slippery slope here. If the justices decide that a public company or a company that is allowed to be frequented by the public, if they say yes, this company can legally discriminate.
Something would change in this nation. Let me read exactly what Justice Sotomayor said. And now you agree with the justice on this concept. She said and I quote, this wouldn’t be the first time
in the courts history.
Where commercial business open to the public, serving the public, that it could refuse to serve a customer based on race, sex, religion, or sexual orientation. Keep in mind, precedent is powerful. If you say a business can legally say no, to a same sex couple.
What stops them from saying no, because people happen to be black, brown, anything else? It opens a floodgate is bad policy. It will be a bad ruling. But based on reading of the tea leaves, there seems to be some justices conservative, obviously, who are supportive of this idea. At the end of the day, the decision is this. What kind of country do you want to live in?
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