“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.
That’s funny
Good for Mississippi.
I live in NY.$#%&!@*that. I’m an American, I travel where I want. Next stop Mississippi. After that North Carolina.$#%&!@*Governor Cuomo and that commie$#%&!@*bag DeBlasio. Ban me from traveling?? HAHAHAH
We need to use this as an advertisement. Come visit Mississippi enjoy a liberal free environment.
And you people support a governor that thinks he can tell you where you can or cannot travel to? Maybe you should remember this next election time. A bit arrogant sounding to me. Actually I would be mad as hell if our governor tried some b******t like that. Lucky for us our governor doesnt think its ok for men to go into womens bathrooms. Maybe thats difficult for some people to understand, I just know.
Last time I checked it was still A FREE COUNTRY!!! They can’t stop anyone from traveling anywhere!!!
How about we all ban their states. Turn about is fair play. See how childish this is people?
I will visit
Liberals should leave the United States for Cuba!
MAKES YOU WANT TO MOVE TO MISSISSIPPI.