“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.
So we are on our way to having to have permission to travel from state to state. WHO THE HELL DO THESE NUTS THINK THEY ARE?
——Mississippi, Surely will Wecome all who will come as long as they obey the Laws.
The south has been trying for decades to find a way to keep Liberals out of the south. It was right under our noses.
A little bit of overreach by state governments. They don’t dictate what citizens do on their own.
Thou shalt go$#%&!@*thine self…
Mississippi should be happy, keep the bigots and stupid people out.
Brent Campbell Until it treads on someone else
Try to enforce the ban, Facists Nazis, Liberals.
i will drive anywhere i want they can’t stop me
Agreed!!
How can you ban travel to another state?