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In reply to the discussion: ACLU attorney: Blocking Chick-fil-A over gay marriage 'viewpoint discrimination' [View all]Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)185. How is it that you don't understand that cities can zone however they want?
And that in some areas, certain businesses are restricted for a variety of reasons, many of them less valid than defense of bigotry?
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hack89
Jul 2012
OP
They also defended Rush Limbaugh when he was going through his painkiller addiction.
JoeInNy
Jul 2012
#43
The hole I see in that argument are the segregated lunch counters of the 60's.
Lint Head
Jul 2012
#2
exactly. we can protest. politicians can write letters and encourage them to change or keep away.
unblock
Jul 2012
#137
Geez, we don't like RepubliCONs and say so all the time, what's the difference here?
xtraxritical
Jul 2012
#65
Sort of like when Fox "News" discusses whether accused terrorists deserve civil rights?
Faryn Balyncd
Jul 2012
#27
Um, no. Locking people up for years on end with no trial and subjecting them to torture
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#28
The issue is whether or not bad people, or those accused of being bad, have civil & economic rights.
Faryn Balyncd
Jul 2012
#36
And I would argue that those who attempt to deny others their basic rights
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#45
If you don't believe it's important to defend the rights of others, even when you disagree with them
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#48
OoooH! Big bad bogeyman comin' to getch'a if you don't support Chick-fil-A!
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#61
Thanks for spinning. Now, please respond to what I was actually saying. Or not... n/t
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#62
I believe I've already answered that question many times, but what the hell?
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#67
Errr, I am not aware that the busines itself, as in each actual eating establishment...
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#70
As I pointed out in my example, the "government" in this case is often acting is coordination
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#20
There is a difference between boycotting and banning an opponent from exercising their rights.
Faryn Balyncd
Jul 2012
#9
Did somebody say that the Chick-fil-A CEO doesn't have a legal right to express his opinion?
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#14
"Saying no to a company" because of political views is fundamentally different from saying no to...
Faryn Balyncd
Jul 2012
#17
Ah, and I guess Chick-fil-A's CEO donating millions of dollars to Christian anti-gay
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#19
Why not revoke the business licenses of all businesses whose owners donate to the Republican Party?
Faryn Balyncd
Jul 2012
#23
So donating to a malignant organization whose members include a few dissenters "isn't enough of a...
Faryn Balyncd
Jul 2012
#31
Perhaps our time would be better spent fighting for justice WITHOUT adopting the tactics of...
Faryn Balyncd
Jul 2012
#50
So if the local governmet was against marriage equality and a company made it very clear
kelly1mm
Jul 2012
#37
A CEO donating millions of dollars to anti-gay causes falls under business practices that violate
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#42
Since Heller has defined the right to a firearm as an individual civil right, should
kelly1mm
Jul 2012
#52
Assume for argument's sake that some CEO was for a total ban on all handguns. Would you then
kelly1mm
Jul 2012
#63
Okay, let's assume for some totally pointless sake and for no other reason than appeasing
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#66
Yes, a pattern of violating the law in hiring (or other) business practices may be a valid reason...
Faryn Balyncd
Jul 2012
#64
Deliberatly mis-representing the very first sentence of the article doesn't help your argument.
PavePusher
Jul 2012
#141
Are you honestly trying to tell me that donating to right wing Christian causes
Downtown Hound
Aug 2012
#187
Dear ACLU, as much as I love you 98% of the time, this is one of those times you're wrong...
truebrit71
Jul 2012
#22
So denying a homophobic business permission to open up a store is now the same thing
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#114
If you don't like being compared to Faux News, stop taking their side. n/t
Downtown Hound
Aug 2012
#184
LOL. Do me a favor, go and say that to a group of gay people that aren't even allowed to have legal
Downtown Hound
Aug 2012
#197
So you're now equating a business that supports the environment with eco-terrorists?
Downtown Hound
Aug 2012
#207
So in other words, no, you can't point out any constitutional amendment
Downtown Hound
Aug 2012
#214
Remember that next time Jackson MS works on banning some company for it's pro-choice message
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#158
Government can regulate commerce. It's in The Constitution. Look it up.
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2012
#89
What about when the CEO has a pattern of transferring his religious opinions to business practices?
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2012
#56
And there's the right of local governments to not allow them to do business there.
Downtown Hound
Jul 2012
#76
So a local government has the "right" to deny a license to pro-choice corporation?
hack89
Jul 2012
#80
But how is expressing an opinion of marriage equality violating anyone's rights?
hack89
Jul 2012
#87
But if they hire gay workers and serve gay customers whose rights are being violated?
hack89
Jul 2012
#96
How is it you don't get that all chains are being treated exactly the same
TheKentuckian
Jul 2012
#150
How is it that you don't understand that cities can zone however they want?
Downtown Hound
Aug 2012
#185
ACLU: defenders of Rush Limbaugh's "privacy", Citizens United, Nazi marches in Skokie
bluestateguy
Jul 2012
#49
Because one is based on their religion and the other is based on their ACTIONS.
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2012
#91
Has there been evidence of CF discrimination against gay employees or customers?
mainer
Jul 2012
#120
OR Every gay in town could show up every day. Buy ONE CUP OF TEA and spend hours
annabanana
Jul 2012
#133
No, tea is to high a profit margin. I'd bet they make more off a tea than anything.
TheKentuckian
Jul 2012
#151
I find it most disconcerting that there are so many people here on DU who don't believe in freedom
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#107
I don't think they are intentionally trolling and even I don't agree with the ACLU 100% of the time
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#143
Fracking, alcohol, nuclear power plants, firework makers, bars, guns and ammo, landfills, refineries
part man all 86
Jul 2012
#135
They aren't talking restricting restaurants, chicken places, fried chicken shacks, sandwich shops
TheKentuckian
Jul 2012
#152
agreed, and when it comes to boycott, has anybody ever really found one of those places ?
may3rd
Jul 2012
#162
I think the cities should let the chick fil a restaurants set up shop there and fail.
alp227
Aug 2012
#174
Zoning to exclude one specific business as opposed to all similar businesses would be begging...
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#204