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This is obviously foolish and unacceptable behavior from a senior leader. But I'm genuinely curious, is this kind of thing violating any laws?

• paulddraper 10y ago
  Probably not. If I said supporters of gay marriage should resign, that would be fodder for a discrimination lawsuit. (Even if my speech wasnt illegal, it would open me up for a lawsuit.) But his statement doesn't touch on any protected classes, so I doubt you could pin something on him.
  • rubyfan 10y ago
    Serious question, is sexual orientation a protected class?
    • paulddraper 10y ago
      Yes. Many states have explicit laws. Additionally "sex" has been interpreted to include sexual orientation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_employment_discrimination_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_employment_discriminati...
• flukus 10y ago
  Maybe not directly, but if anyone get's fired in the near future and claims to be a trump supporter.... Maybe he inadvertently just gave Trump supporters a lot of job security.
  • lightlyused 10y ago
    Depends, if it is an at-will state, than the employer can fire for any reason.
    • flukus 10y ago
      Don't they tend to be the republican states?
      • lightlyused 10y ago
        I don't think republican has anything to do with it. It is pretty much common law, with states adding exceptions. Not sure who downvoted my comment, but it is relevant to the conversation and true.