PCIntern has a question

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Star Member PCIntern (15,812 posts)

I have a question concerning the Indiana Republican legislators:


During the two days I have been watching the TeeVee machine, these legislators and their apologists keep getting up and stating that they and the businesses which they purport to represent would never discriminate against a Hoosier no matter who shows up at the cash register.

Now what if a gay couple from New York, Florida, or even Wyoming(!) were to attend a concern within the state in an attempt to purchase goods and/or services? Would it be permissible under the "law"for discrimination to occur at that time and place because the individuals involved were not Hoosiers?

Now since I can't seem to author a post without someone getting mad at me for one reason or another, I'll just say that I'm just a little bit tired of this "Hoosier" moniker. As far as I am concerned, these people who hail from the Great State of Indiana are Americans as I am an American and President of The United States Barack Obama is an American. Since when do we individualize the residents of America as to their state or commonwealth of residence when discussing the application of laws to the Citizenry? Sure, if you want to root for one of their basketball teams, sure: you have the floor. But when these guys and ladies get up and start talking about how they're going to treat other Hoosiers rather than how they're going to treat other citizens, the hair on the back of my neck goes up.

The DUmb is strong here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026438549

[HawkHogan]

Homosexual individuals had no legal protections in Indiana before this legislation.

No stories of discrimination in all these years?

Much to do about nothing.

[redwhit]

Serious question for those lawyers out there:  Did Indiana drastically change the law that Clinton signed way back when?  Isn't this the same law that was used to keep the Feds off of a group that used mescaline in a religious ritual?  Has something changed or is the media just losing its collective mind because they ran out of real things to focus on?

[GOBUCKS]

Has something changed or is the media just losing its collective mind because they ran out of real things to focus on?

Just taking a break. Soon they'll be back to vilifying cops for defending themselves against homicidal hoodrats.