“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.
I would say the GOP has control over the stupid people
Is there any wonder businesses are leaving these states in droves??
For future reference, I had never thought of North Carolina and Mississippi as vacation destinations but I do now.
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You’re probably right, Jeffrey. Trolls are annoying, though.
How is any of this even legal?
Aside from the fact that some choose to abuse power when there is no personal accountability.
Mississippi shoud be HappY1 Less Liberal Idiot’s.
Not that I’m planing to go there, but$#%&!@*the governors I’ll go wherever I damn well please!!!!!!!
When did the Governor of these states become a dictator? They have no right to tell anyone where they can or can’t travel to. The US has gone to hell.
Wrong. What about our rights. You folks are nuts. They have already caught on man passing as a Transgender taking pic of women in a public bathroom. Get smart.
Amen