“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.
How can a state ban travel to another state. America is turning more like nazis control government everyday. All this problem start because of a bathroom polices.
How stupid can we get there is enough stupid all ready.
Excellent Mississippi. That’s a good way to keep the liberal trash out of your state I wish all states would do the same. I don’the think you have the right to band citizens from visiting other states. This is not Red China or North Korea. Elect Trump so we can put all this type of Bulls hit behind us. I don’t think Mississippi will loose much I think they will prospector.
One way to rid the state of the riff-raff….LOL!
All chiefs, no indians in any “office” today.
Maybe some of these liberal demos should try reading the constitution and the bill of rights some time. Why should ANYONE have to betray his or her religion to appease a very small group of un GODly people that want to be able to sue them. They could go to some other service to get what they want, b
Stand firm Mississippi!!! Trust in our God to see you through!!!
We welcome everyone. We love everyone. We are hospitable to everyone. We don’t want frivolous and hateful lawsuits if someone happens to decline business w respect to homosexual celebrations.
Sounds like a GREAT PLACE to visit!
no states have the right to tell Americans where and when they can travel…this has gone too far. Each state has the right to govern within their state.