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In reply to the discussion: So NASCAR tells it members that they are not American citizens and may not exercise their rights [View all]Augiedog
(2,698 posts)19. I understand that. My argument is that they are acting in congruence with and as an agent for the
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So NASCAR tells it members that they are not American citizens and may not exercise their rights [View all]
Augiedog
Sep 2017
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So if I stood alone in a room and whispered "i support Hillary" and the owner
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#2
While the answer to your question may potentially turn on certain state laws . . .
MousePlayingDaffodil
Sep 2017
#4
Unless it is a right to work state, the employer would have to have "legal" conditions
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#7
So political speech is allowed on their terms only, seems like you are saying
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#17
So you can be forced to participate in politics, you are forced to show respect to and during
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#21
If they decided that I believe they would have to put it in writing as a condition of employment.
George II
Sep 2017
#39
Only a couple of states (California and New York, for example) have laws preventing firing...
PoliticAverse
Sep 2017
#27
Uhh, yeah, they can. They can dismiss you because they think gingers have no soul, or because..
X_Digger
Sep 2017
#35
Free speech rights protect your rights from infringement by agents of the governemnt.
JoeStuckInOH
Sep 2017
#5
I understand that. My argument is that they are acting in congruence with and as an agent for the
Augiedog
Sep 2017
#19
Said otherwise, "NASCAR agrees with Trump and I don't like Trump, so screw NASCAR employer rights"
JoeStuckInOH
Sep 2017
#22
The first amendment is a protection from government interference, nothing more.
X_Digger
Sep 2017
#34