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Oboehner:
Why do sexual deviants have rights, yet anyone else (even when protected specifically by the Constitution) have none?

bill@19D:
who does not have rights here? if the business had turned away a couple because they were christian or because they were an inter-racial couple, or because they were heterosexual the exact same protections would have come into play. so same-sex couple are protected under the same protections that exist for others.

on the other hand there is nothing in the Constitution that allows business that offer a service to the public to discriminate.

Oboehner:
The right to practice one's religion anyone? If a PRIVATELY owned business wishes to refuse service to anyone for any reason it should be their right, it's not like it was a matter of life and death, the sodomites could have gone elsewhere to celebrate their deviance.

Ambulance Chaser:
Well, the law doesn't see it that way. Heart of Atlanta Motel Inc. v. United States, 379 U.S. 241 (1964)

Oboehner:
You mean a court opinion doesn't see it that way, the First Amendment does however.

Ambulance Chaser:
The courts' interpretation of the First Amendment is law, not yours.

Oboehner:
The First Amendment is law, not an opinion. The court's can only strike down new legislation based on the Constitution, which in turn can be overruled through our system of checks and balances.

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