Exactly.
I loathe her beliefs, but she can rent — or not — to whomever she damn well pleases.
In this economy, It’s just a matter of time before people with bad credit become a “protected class.” Someone with bankruptcies and evictions will decide he’s entitled to rent against the best interests and express wishes of the property owner — and a court will back him up.
And if everyone is a protected class and your right to “freedom of association” cannot enter into legal transactions, then we’ve quietly, by Federal statute, by stealth, amended the Constitution.
How is everyone okay with this?
Maybe the phrase “equal protection under the law” has something to do with it?
I agree with a behavior based discrimination ability-that’s why backgornd checks, credit checks etc are all just fine. But a discrimination based on a legitimate status such as “veteran” or male or female or black or white or married (note the exclusion of sexual orientation, which is behavior, not a status).
I would think, tha in her “enlightended state”, she would welcome a non-believer into her circle so she could proselytize him over to her way of thinking. She must not be truly enlightened if she needs to be insulated from the real world and those of other viewpoint.
She will hand over the “keys to her enlightened kingdom” to this veteran if he pushes the issue. Even in MA.