“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.
wow these 3 states are doing Mississippi a big favor by not letting their citizens go there, makes Mississippi very happy to not have to putt up with their trash.
FIRST OF ALL THE GOVERNORS WORK FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THIS ISN’T THEIR PERSONAL STATE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT SO GOVERNORS GET OVER YOURSELVES MORONS
Lmao, I bet Mississippians are really upset!
It concerns official state travel. Not personal
Hey, Mississippi, have you missed them yet? I thought not.
ETC! This is a still the USA and we need to stand up and say you cannot tell us where we can travel to in our own country.
No f. Way please
Having been to Washington , New York and Maine , I don’t see why they are some damn special to ban Mississippi.
Why would that matter Fred… if one person is being directed to not go there for ANY reason… that is nonsense… if it’s a gov reason THEY BETTER EXPLAIN WHY…
This gives me more reason to go there.