“Thou shalt not travel to Mississippi” demand the governors of Washington, New York, and Vermont. Mississippi’s new legislation is believed to be mean spirited and discriminatory and thus these governors feel it is in their power to limit travel of their own citizenry.
Reminiscent of the big brother behavior of the Mayor of San Fransisco, who made similar demands of city employees banning travel to North Carolina, these governors are overstepping their authority.
The mayoral panties are all twisted up because North Carolina has passed legislation preventing anti-discrimination protection for lesbian, gay and transgender people thus nullifying a Charlotte ordinance that allowed for transgender bathroom use of the opposite gender.
City workers were banned by the Lee from “non-essential” travel to North Carolina, Truth and Action reports.
The Mississippi legislation is viewed as discriminatory against the LGBT community, yet in actuality it protects all citizens of Mississippi from government over reach by protecting “sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions of individuals, organizations and private associations.”
Citizens of Mississippi who hold religious convictions are given the freedom to exercise their faith without repudiation. Under this legislation, people of faith will be protected if they deny wedding services to same-sex couples. It also allows employers to take their religious beliefs to inform such work place values such as dress code and bathroom or locker access.
The legislation does not remove civil rights from any one group, but strengthens the First Amendment for all.
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If I lived in any one of those three states, I would be planning a trip to Mississippi.
Unfortunately, Governors, Mayors and officials at the county level can dictate “official” travel, travel paid for with public funding.
Fuckin gear up!!!! I’m tired of the arrogance..
and just who are youto even think you can ban any of this as a person who lives in upstate ny, to whoever deciced to do this $#%&!@*YOU i will go wherever anf whenever i choose you can kiss my redneck ass
I support Mississippi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they have no power to ban$#%&!@* go to mississippi if you want to
THEY CAN”T BAN ANY ONE FROM GOING WHERE EVER THEY WAN”T , THAT”S STUPID S**T
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How about the other 47 states ban travel to these liberal paradises….
New York, Vermont and Washington.