“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.
WASHINGTON, NEW YOUR AND VERMONT—INSANITY RUNS RAMPANT—WORST STATES IN AMERICA
Oh well.
thou shall not tell me where I can or can not travel . I am a citizen born American subject to following the laws of the constitution of the USA . If the establishment of our elected officials were to follow the law of this land you would have empeached Obama two years Ago
Thank you
I’m this is in America right? We go where the$#%&!@*we want when we want and no one can stop,us. Wild west time people!
They can’t ban travel to another state !! This is a free country you can go as you please !!
Mr. Governor’s, in case you have forgotten, we the people can go anywhere that we won’t to as this is America, and travel between states is not against the law.
Ain’t got no reason to go to Mississippi.
Ole Miss may actually get MoRE visitors now that women and children can use facilities SAFELY
So its ok for old, aging rockstars and other entertainers wanting 10 minutes of press to refuse to perform due to the conscience and beliefs …. but not for photographers, bakers, florists, reception hall owners, and ministers to do the same? SOCIALIST HYPOCRITES