“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.
cant have a world with no borders when you deny movement withing your own country lol
They will have a fight on their hands here, Texas doesn’t play that c**p
Ok, now let’s ban travel to the states banning travel to Mississippi. Lol
What the hell does that even mean…this the land of the free…go where ever the hell you want to go!!!!!
Guaranteed by the first amendment, I have the freedom of choice. If I choose to travel to Mississippi that is my business and no one will tell me I cannot do so. Now if they are talking about official business travel paid for by the state taxpayers that is a different story. However if they don’t want their people going to Mississippi why would an event, conference, seminar or whatever be held there sponsored by the state. Are the three states controlled by the democrats?
SMH….such stupidity.
Your an American go wherever in the US!
OMG! Is this still America? They going to post check points? Jesus! We are going to Hell, aren’t we!
WHAT STATES RIGHTS …..OH MY HERE WE GO…
Oh…now these politicians can tell us where we can and cannot go ? Next thing you know…we will have to have all our paperwork together to present to the guards at each border. Maybe they’ll start shooting us for trying to go visit our relatives on the other side of the state line.
I am American – I live in a free country and my elected representative that works for me does not have the right to ban my travel anywhere – they will not be being elected again if I can influence any voters in this state