“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.
The last time I looked, this is still America even if a few want to change it, and with that comes Freedom. Freedom to go where I want without someone telling me I can’t because they don’t like their laws. How about no one goes to visit their states and see how they like the loss of revenue. Grow up and act like adults instead of children fighting on the playground.
I agree with both of u
I’m from Mississippi and we don’t want you traveling here anyway.
We don’t want your YANKEE ASSES in GODS country anyway keep your liberal$#%&!@*OUT !!!!
No one is discriminating against Christians. As much as I don’t agree with what Wa,
Lee Pickard Troy Parker. I say stay out too
They can’t ban any resident from visiting anywhere they want.
Hell, thats ok. They don’t want any them yankees down there anyway.
They don’t have the right to ban anyone from anyplace!!!!
I’m not against any group, I just hate to see one group called out for their beliefs. Other groups are given leeway for theirs. ie Muslims not handling alcohol or pork, LGTB in choice of gender and the hot button right now, bathrooms and military.