> No, it's because it'd be stupid. Since when has stupidity disqualified legislation from being passed into law? > A consumer is free to discriminate by whate

> No, it's because it'd be stupid. Since when has stupidity disqualified legislation from being passed into law? > A consumer is free to discriminate by whatever criteria he wishes when purchasing goods, the employer is not allowed to do so when hiring labor. They are different. Congress has been trying to alter the laws of nature with legislation for years. That doesn't mean that the law is a reliable predictor for reality, though.