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darrylRouson
You are raising legitimate questions so I will address them. A private business owner has the right to choose to open his doors to the public. If he wants to open them to only certain parts of the public, he should not open his doors to the public, but rather classify himself as a private club, or private residence, or just a business not open to the public..
The 1964 civil rights act says that a private business, that is also open to the public, may not discriminate. You may still run a private club and discriminate. That means my corner pub does not have the right to choose to ban blacks, but you do have the right to ban blacks at the Elks Club.
In summary, the 1964 civil rights act simply says if you are a private business who chooses to classify yourself as open to the general public, that you must stick to the definition of general public.
In another context, you're talking about publicly OWNED, not OPEN to the public.The word "public" means anywhere under control of the government
Which is Publicly owned & open to the public, such as a park or a courthouse.
Which are Privately owned & open to the publicA restaurant is not "public". It is "private" but the general public is allowed in.
No I am not suggesting that. I want my local pub to be able to put up signs that are rascist as fuck and offend me. I dont approve of what theyre saying but ill defend their right to say it.Are you really suggesting your local concert pub is not private property?
The 1964 civil rights act says that a private business, that is also open to the public, may not discriminate. You may still run a private club and discriminate. That means my corner pub does not have the right to choose to ban blacks, but you do have the right to ban blacks at the Elks Club.
The difference is my home is not open to the public. Property rights do not imply discrimination in publicly open places.What you fail to recognize is there is no legal difference between your place of business and your home. Both are considered "private property".
Right, its the private property owner's choice to open it to the public. If he chooses to; then he is subject to laws that regulate what society demands of a business open to the public. Open to the public is a very clear legal definition. Walmart cannot arrest you for trespassing unless there is a trespassing notice, because they are open to the public. This differs from my privately owned home where you can be arrested for trespassing without notice, since I never actually opened my home to the public.PRIVATE PROPERTY IS NOT A PUBLIC VENUE!
Right, you can choose to be open or closed to the public. If you want to close your doors to certain parts of the public, you need to classify yourself as a CLUB and not a PUBLIC VENUE. Then you can can close your doors to any race. Your doors need to be either open or closed. (and you still have the right to kick out anyone you want for ANY reason... except race)If I own a restaurant, I am legally within my right to keep the doors locked and not let anybody in.
No, its a MJ forum from my understanding. We are discussing a pro MJ candidate and discussing a conflict of interest. You can go discuss those other things as much as you want, you chose to participate in this one. (PS the years 07-08 was the biggest drop)Can we start talking about something that matters today? You know, like the 20% unemployment rate and that yesterday was the largest one-day drop in the DJIA in the past year. Stuff that matters, not distractions about philosophical discussions of 45 year old laws.
In summary, the 1964 civil rights act simply says if you are a private business who chooses to classify yourself as open to the general public, that you must stick to the definition of general public.