“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’ve been to Mississippi and had a great time, great blues and great BBQ.
I like Mississippi, would like to visit there again.
these states only banned state funded travel by state employees and has nothing to do with personal travel.
these states only banned state funded travel by state employees and has nothing to do with personal travel.
these states only banned state funded travel by state employees and has nothing to do with personal travel.
I guess I’ll be vacationing in Mississippi this year
Every person should take a trip to Mississippi and enjoy themselves.Beautiful and a great state !!!!!
this is the problem with this country now, people like you to stupid to read what the ban is about, these states only banned state funded travel by state employees and has nothing to do with personal travel. the place you work can say they ban company paid for travel to some states and it means if you go there say on a sells trip you pay for it yourself.
I would not live anywhere, that they tell me I can’t go to another state.
Sorry against the constitution, we have free travel to any state in the Union. How the hell would they know anyway. They are really fucking with the citizens if this is true.