“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.
Some companies might ban travel, this is still The United States and I can’t wait to travel to Mississippi!
Love and prayers
Screw the three states……….
Democrats are so darned immature. Three Dem Governors are doing “Bad High School” decreeing no travel to Mississippi because they don’t like some legislation there. Mob rule only gets you so far kids. Shall we? Shall we call them ninnies? Let’s do it. NINNIES (yawn)
DON’T TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, NEW YORK AND VERMONT.
How dare them try to protect Christians!
Well, my husband and I traveled to Mississippi and with no problem at all. Course I am from Mississippi.
And folks, with either of the Dem presidential nominees it won’t get any better. I have never been to North Carolina but I have been to Mississippi and would go to either State if I had the opportunity. I can’t read all of the signs on these restrooms (in several languages and several genders) so I might wander into the wrong bathroom. Since I have had a son and some grandsons and a husband, no problem!!!!! lol
Adrics Place-We don’t miss you at all in MS.
I say more power to Mississippi. I love your state and now I’ll visit more. It’s not mean-spirited to keep the perverts away from our women,children and yes even our men
Just got back from there. Love it!!