“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 I can go in saying I feel like gril them change my mind and want to a guy again lol
This is what Obama has brought to this country, sick.
I would like to know how all these liberals would feel if their 10 yr.old daughter was in a public bathroom and a 40 yr.old man who SAYS he is transgender went in with her.
The fifty years of racism was one thing. But ? This? Pisses? Me off?
Good! The tourists are snotty and a pain in the$#%&!@*
I go where I please people period!
Damn, I like Texas, been here most of my live, but it looks like I may have to move to Mississippi.
tough, my son and i just came from there
Well damn guess I should take a trip to North Carolina and Mississippi
Put my vacation money where my mouth is 🙂
They only ban state or local employees on official business, there is no way they can ban travel by citizens.