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Did you read the article I wrote/cited? > A store cannot have blacks only and whites only bathrooms or water fountains. Bars and restaurants in some jurisdicti
by djsumdog 7y ago
Did you read the article I wrote/cited?
> A store cannot have blacks only and whites only bathrooms or water fountains. Bars and restaurants in some jurisdictions can allow smoking within their establishments, while in other municipalities, smoking indoors is banned for all businesses. Companies who chose to be equal opportunity employers have several criteria for which they cannot discriminate against. Laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act mandates certain accessibility requirements in order to maintain a storefront ... Speech does not yet fall into any of these existing regularity frameworks.
So no, you're wrong. You cannot refuse to do business with anyone you choose. The Colorado cake case is a really special one, because it had to do with art. As an artist, you can refuse a commission to build a creative work if it goes against your values. The guy who ran that shop just stopped accepting custom orders, and then later got in trouble again when he refused to sell plain non-custom cupcakes to a gay couple.