“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.
Know what you mean. If I had the money and a job I would move N.C or Mississippi. It’s going to be a lot safer for women and children.
The appropriate anger to those states, FU.
I wlll go there in June
look at what they spwanthe banning god less people god will take care of you
I l I very the fact that other states think they can ban someone from going where they please. Dumb. I won’t sit back and act like your not trying to take away my freedom that so many have fought for. You are pathetic
they are states with a lot perverts
Why in the hell would I even want to go to Mississippi?
All this is bull no state can ban citizens from traveling anywhere they please.
But more important for him is that he his pinning us aginst other people just because we want to stand for what we belive in. We often play into this.
I’m thinking I will go there and spend money soon!