“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.
Thank goodness Mississippians have common sense. I’ll be glad to travel there!
Btw, when you hang out with or date or whatever is you all do, you CHOOSE to do it! We each have what’s called “free will”. What you’re telling me is that biology is holding a “gun” to your head, making you go after someone of the same sex? I seriously doubt that. You have the choice of being with men or women, and yet you CHOOSE to be with men.
Yankees are kinda$#%&!@*ain’t they? Must be something in the water, Hugh!
Tammy Welch Pearson, Mississippi is a state overrun with ignorant rednecks where half of them have nicknames like “bubba”. Btw, I am Conservative Southerner, in case you’re wondering.
Matt D Hammer, is probably is liberal retard.
Elizabeth Kay Shiflet what did Obummer call y’all?,, Gun toting hillbillies! Lmao!
Bob Mitchell Obama is just jealous because he cant shoot a beer can sitting on a piece of angle iron with a 38 special, after drinking a 6 pack.
Matt D Hammer, you’re wrong. Chicago has the highest murder rate in the nation and has the strictest gun laws. Illinois is a libtard state!
Elizabeth Kay Shiflet Yeah, he ain’t never got drunk and shot out the tv, or shot a hole in the ceiling on accident! Lol!
INSANITY HAS NO BOUNDS !