Oregon is as screwed up as California.
I’m not sure what reality those public officials are living in, but it would be interesting to see how they think the damaged two are deserving of $135,000.00.
The universe I live in sheds no light on that.
Since sanity is out of the question, what these officials (and the two emotional lesbians for that matter) need is an acute dose of instant Karma.
A few of these folks pulling this crap need to vanish forever.
Hoping the couple stick to their guns & refuse to pay. No reason the state should get away with this for such a spurious reason. The ones that were “offended” had plenty of options,I’ll bet & were probably just seeking some easy money.
They have a moral right and obligation to disregard an unjust and immoral order, regardless of whether that order was issued under the pretense of the rule of law. I cannot wait to see the evil thugs who filed the lawsuit and the evil thugs who issued the order prosecuted for denial of rights under color of law:
18 U.S. Code § 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law: Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States . . . shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
Personally, I'm okay with the death penalty for rapists, murderers, and traitors, as well as for petty tyrants guilty of the horrendous crime of attempting to compel innocent people to violate their religious values.
The First Amendment says and used to mean, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press….” In contrast the ruling on gay marriage helps illustrates how far the country has departed from first principles.
We are familiar with the term “speech or expression’, which seems an innocuous expansion of the above amendment. However, “expression” enables a nearly unbounded multi-billion dollar pornography industry.
Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion states, “The First Amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons are given proper protection as they seek to advocate and teach the principles that are so fulfilling and central to their lives and faith”. Such language severely restricts religious freedom by happening to exclude “free exercise thereof”. This oversight means one cannot exercise religious beliefs in business and personal lives.
Now we have a country in which a woman can choose to express herself in the adult film industry, but cannot own a bakery and choose to exercise her religious convictions by refusing to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple.
The Formal End to Judeo-Christian America
http://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2015/06/30/the-formal-end-to-judeochristian-america-n2018986/page/full
6/27/15 Wayne Cordeiro
https://www.facebook.com/pastorwaynecordeiro?fref=nf
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Oregon officials should drop this and turn their attention, instead, to the college shooter who was spawned in their midst.
Laws against Christians are “Legally Binding” Against Liberals at best they are advisory.
Cruel and unusual
Pure fascism. To date, al sharpton hasn’t paid what he owes.
Cruel and unusual
Double unconstitutional 1st A violation.
Laws respecting homos religious practices, and laws prohibiting the free speech of non homos!
BTW I'm pretty sure she plagiarized that quote from Leviticus!
An individual has the right to appeal a crummy traffic speeding citation before a judge. Is this “authority” stating that their rulings are immutable and exceed the authority of any judiciary? If so, then they are an agency outside the bounds of any control, check, or balance.
Is this “Oregon” place located in the United States of America? If it is, we are in big trouble.
I wonder how much money they will get out of the Family of the Jihadist Christian Hating Mulatto who Murdered nine People?
14th Amendment, Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States [emphasis added]; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Can anybody provide a link where Fx News comments on the clause emphasized above?
Pro-gay activist Oregon state officials are violating Section 1 imo, unthinkingly using the PC, constitutionally unprotected “right” of gay marriage to trump a constitutionally enumerated right, the Klein’s 1st Amendment protected right of religious expression in this case.
To our homosexual customers: We will be happy to bake for you a homosexual wedding cake. However, please note that all proceeds from that sale will be donated to the Ted Cruz for President campaign."
They can vary the message as they see fit. For example, they could say the donation is for a Christian organization or maybe a pro-life foundation. You get the picture. We could have fun with this and still be in "compliance" with the law.
They should have said “We’d love to bake your cake, but it would be offensive to the Prophet Mohammed”.