“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.
Yeah, all states run by democrats and in financial trouble. Screw em!
THEY CANNOT DO THAT!
GOD BLESS the south again all Yankees stay north of the mason Dixie line Amen
travel where I want to…… no one dictates where I can and cannot travel… governors of other states have no jurisdiction over me..
All 3 governors must be liberal dems – IDIOTS!
I think I’m going to find somewhere in Mississippi to travel to and spend some money to help stand with this great state!
Feeling sorry for those who live in beautiful states surrounded by racism and bigotry.
Liberals trying to tell others how to live. Not the constitutional way.
“Roll on Mississippi”
What every happened to the free world that the USA was the model for?