I'm not a republican, but people on this site might have a hard time making the distinction, so here's my take: 1. These protections shouldn't be necessary in

I'm not a republican, but people on this site might have a hard time making the distinction, so here's my take: 1. These protections shouldn't be necessary in the first place. The first amendment should make most copyright enforcement, libel suits, etc. illegal. Of course, that's not the world we live in. 2. Freedom of association (being able to turn people away from your business) is absolutely a fundamental right, but I have zero sympathy for progressives when they get screwed on this, because they've done more than anyone in US history to eliminate freedom of association. They made this bed, now they have to lie in it. When you give the government the power to force people to work with parties they don't want to, obviously that's going to turn around and bite you in the ass at some point when you lose control of the institutions that decide how you're allowed to choose who you work with. So, on net, this sucks and I wish it was very different, but I have no sympathy whatsoever for the people who brought this upon themselves.