“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.
Go mississippi!
Hang tough Mississippi, you are not losing anything by not having these a–holes coming to your State
Now the Government is telling us wereWE CAN’T GO WHILE THE ILLEGALS CONTINUE TO ROAM AS THEY PLEASE????
certifiable idiots you voted for
I wish would all do this, this ungodly America need straighten out! Time to stand our ground and say no more.
BS. Prolly have family or friends there!! No meaning!!
Proving once again that the true
Intolerants are liberals!
Well not me, I was there on Tues., would go back for sure.!!
Tim Slagle you are the one who needs to go back to history class.
That is a really good thought Kevin…but how do you intend to not impose your will over the next guy? There are no campfires where we all join hands and sing and hug unfortunately. the State should have the right to make the “rules” that gives the people living there a fair deal. Not every one is going to get one nor will every one be “happy”. Nirvana has not been reached.