We are not talking about just government, we are talking about political correctness in general.
But the 1st Amendment which protects free speech IS talking about just the government, specifically Congress.
And yes, it is the same that happened with Chick-Fil-A. Now I want to see the same outrage by the MSM as we did when Chick-Fil-A owner said what he said.
Yes...how awful that the MSM hasn't picked up on a CEO who supports equality...
I'm sorry, did you really just say supporting equality is a bad thing? Of course, I could also point out the difference in what the two CEO's said, one of which said he thought people should be denied equal rights and the other simply said we don't want your business, but I'm sure you're probably not interested in that.
I doubt very much we will see it though, thus political correctness.
If supporting equality is "political correctness", then sign me up.
If it doesn't fit into the lefts narrative it is not presented by most MSM outlets.
Again, I refer you back to the difference between what the two people said.
And for what it's worth, I have absolutely no problem with what Dan Cathy said. I still eat Chick-Fil-A. As long as Dan Cathy and Chick-Fil-A do not discriminate against homosexuals in their business, I have no problem with them. But there is a huge difference in what the two people said. One said they do not support equality. The other said they do not want the business of those who do not support equality. Big difference.
What is has to do with what you said is that not everyone believes that the First Amendment should exist in the form that it does.
And they are certainly welcome to believe that. But until it is actually changed, it doesn't matter what they think.
It's not just about the Government's response; though I would be interested in finding out where it is you believe that the Government has the right to tell me I can't open a restaurant that caters ONLY to a certain group of people and ONLY hires certain groups of people.
Which federal laws do this? I'm not asking a rhetorical question, I'm genuinely curious.
It's mostly about the ability of the citizenry to adversely affect the lifestyle of an individual for speaking the Truth rather than what people want to hear.
There is NOTHING which prevents any person from speaking the truth. Speak the truth all you want (as long as you don't infringe upon another's rights). But just as you get to say what you want, I am equally allowed to say what I want about what you said.
To borrow a quote from the movie The American President: "America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship. You gotta want it bad, 'cause it's gonna put up a fight. It's gonna say "You want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who's standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours."