“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 like Mississippi..
Good grief what a load of bs! This is what the government is now focusing on? Really?! Like we don’t have real problems to solve! Fire all of them!
I agree, not only will we survive but we’ll thrive. To heck with the deviants
Mississippi here I come
How the hell can you tell someone they cant travel to a specific state?
Disgusting. You states take care of your OWN garbage before YOU judge..
So idiotic, these governors are trying to think for the poor fools who live in their states. Mississippi has it right, these liberal dogs are killing free thought and robbing the citizenry blind.
Well I’ll certainly stay WAY away from Washington, New York and Vermont. ALL politicians in this country are incapable of doing an honest job of leadership
Mississippi will not miss you.
You$#%&!@*right it is.