Gays have a right to marry. But should not have a right for any specific business to sell them a cake.
Women have a right to abortion but should not have a right for their employer to provide abortion pills.
18 year olds have a right to guns but should not have a right for any specific business to sell them a gun.
I don’t care if the business is single-owner or closely held, or public. Government should stay out of it and let owners, shareholders, and customers (by purchasing or going somewhere else) determine what products a business provides and which customers it wants to serve.
We can talk about whether the individual rights should exist (abortion, marriage, age to own guns) but if they do, businesses should not be bound to enforce them.
“I don’t care if the business is single-owner or closely held, or public. Government should stay out of it and let owners, shareholders, and customers (by purchasing or going somewhere else) determine what products a business provides and which customers it wants to serve.”
We’ll see how the social media debacle shakes out. What say you on this?
I agree. We should fight hard for the right to free association.
We lost that right with affirmative action.
Marriage is different. "gay" marriage is completely changing the definition of the word marriage. Marriage has always been between men and women.
Homosexual marriage is an oxymoron.