good luck fighting a lawyer without a lawyer
shouldnt be allowed in ANY states
You really need to learn some definitions and concepts.
City buses are called "public transportation" because they are typically operated by the local government, ie, public. not because the public at large may use them.
as an extension of government, city buses cannot discriminate under Title III (3) of the CRA of 1964, which "Prohibited state and municipal governments from denying access to public facilities on grounds of race, color, religion or national origin.", this really though is just an extension of the already extent Equal Protection Clause, simply being spelled out specifically.
A cab company may be privately owned, but it is still considered a "public accommodation" because it is a entity that does business with the public in exchange for money. And such public accommodations ARE ALSO prohibited from discrimination, but under a different section of the law, Title II (2). this was hte game changed, this was new. This prohibited private business from hiding behind the cloak of being a private entity in order to enable discrimination. This is the part of hte law that says "if you do business with the public, you do business with ALL of it, and cannot discriminate".
Seriously, read about the fucking law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...
at what point during the purchases of the cake was the person also offered for sale?
Oh thats right, you dont know what youre talking about.
you speak in hyperbole and irrational stupidity, instead logic and fact.
and you have roughly the intelligence of a high schooler, which explains the insistence on using stupid libertarian logic.
Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title II: Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin in hotels, motels, restaurants, theaters, and all other public accommodations engaged in interstate commerce; exempted private clubs without defining the term "private".
Like the man said: you don't know what you're talking about.
business's dont have freedom.
next question.
most businesses CAN refuse service to someone for almost any reason.
ALMOST... being the key word.
The exceptions being various classes protected against discrimination.
No shoes? Acceptable reason.
Skin color? Unacceptable reason.
Loud agressive posturing? Acceptable reason.
Sexual orientation or gender identity? unacceptable reason.
and since you overhead planning that is criminal in intent, you definitely arent required to enable that either. that's a pretty bad hypothetical.
you cannot be forced to engage in someone else's discrimination.
you cannot force your own discrimination on others.
it's not fucking difficult.
Ya....no.
Not how it works.
Freedom of Association applies to private persons and groups, not to a business operating in the public market.
The law is that any shop open to the public must accommodate the entire public, and cannot refuse service for any discriminatory reason.
The law is that the right to do business with someone is established from the customers point of view.
The law is that shops don't get to choose their customers.
And you should read up on how Christianity was indeed used as an excuse to discriminate against blacks.
Bills EXACTLY like this one were used to try and get around the Civil Rights Act's prohibition on discrimination in the marketplace.
Bingo.
I can't believe people need this stuff spelled out for them.
It's like they weren't taught it in history class.
But then...a lot of people weren't, because the right has been successful at raising a hue and cry when people try to teach it or talk about it.
They say "people would stop being sexist/racist/anyotherist if you just stopped talking about it".
But what really happens when you stop talking about it?
They forget the lessons of the past.
Or never learn them in the place.
And that's how we get stupid laws like these and end up having the same arguments all over again!
1 - Private entities have the right of freedom of association.
2 - Businesses are not private entities.
3 - Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
4 - Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
5 - Katzenbach v. McClung
It's the same arguments all over again, ignoring past and already settled legal precedent/authority.
Anyone can make an omelet with eggs. The trick is to make one with none.