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Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights? [W:85]

Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?


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1.)I don't support any AA law.
2.) Yes, people have a right to be gay if they want.
3.) However people also have a right to associate with who they want.
4.) Having a buisness does not take that right away from you.
5.)Should there be a law that makes a person have at least one gay friend? One black friend? One white friend? One Christian? One Muslim?
6.) If the answer to those questions is "no" then why the heck should you be forced to hire any of them?
7.)There is no right to a job. If there was then we wouldn't have millions of people on welfare who only have it because they can't find a job.
8.)It is also quite obvious...at least to me....that AA laws have caused far more hard feelings and hatred than they have helped what it was supposedly made to fix.

1.)AA law? you mean affirmative action and equal opportunity? why?
2.) correct
3.) yes the do
4.) but in ways it factually does, law and rights make it that way
nobody forces you to own and run business, there are rules and laws and regulations for public access business that we ALL MUST follow nobody get special treatment. If you choose to break the law and infringe on people rights thats a choice you can make but its your choice and breaking the law has consequences.

if one cant be civil and play by the same rules we all do and respect the rights of others like we all have to the solution is simple, dont play open a business or run a business out your house or online or like the majoruty of people do simply hide your discimranti and do it legally

5.) of course not thats retarded and nothing like anti-discrimination laws

6.) you factually are NOT forced to hire anybody
7.) 100% correct thats why you arent forced to hire anybody
8.) well IMO thats silly because AA laws dont do what you are talking about. Polls and studies that AA/EEO made things better

the problem is people breaking the law not AA/EEO

theres bad judges and police officers that dont follow the law should we get rid of them? no of course not

also just for the record the people that dont follow the law and practice something else besides AA/EEO they are despicable and part of the problem but again thats them not the law
 
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Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

To a degree. I don't like it to the point where it essentially makes protected classes of people that are "more equal" than others. Your rights are your rights, the laws should merely clarify things, not create new rights or new protected groups that are't specifically mentioned in the Constitution.
I agree that the 14th should just cover it but since were not using the 14th properly that created this need for additional clarification, but nobody is more equal

race, sex, religion, age, national origin etc

all those describe me
 
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Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

AMENDMENT XIV

Passed by Congress June 13, 1866. Ratified July 9, 1868.

Note: Article I, section 2, of the Constitution was modified by section 2 of the 14th amendment.

Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

the 14th applies to governments,............ not business or citizens.

the constitution was not created to limit the people.
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

No, because I'm a young, straight, white man and these laws do nothing to benefit me at all.
 
Nonsense poll is nonsense.

I don't have a right to make a business give me custom. I don't have a right to make an employer hire me.

Ergo, such laws do not protect any rights.
 
Currently these laws protect our equal rights against illegal discrimination based on [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, or age on a national level[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]on many state, county and most major city levels it also protects sexual orientation[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Couldnt find a poll about these laws in general, most seem to focus on sexual orientation and the ENDA Bill because those are recent hot topics.

Polling shows that about 73% approve of these laws and the addition of sexual orientation


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[/FONT]According to a poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute, roughly three-quarters of Americans, 73 percent, favor laws that would protect gay and lesbian people from employment discrimination, versus the 22 percent who are opposed.On the religious spectrum, a majority of every major religious group favor employment discrimination protections for gay and lesbian people, including white evangelical Protestants (59%), minority Protestants (61%), white mainline Protestants (75%), Catholics (76%), and religiously unaffiliated Americans (84%).This news comes as Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin prepares to move forward with consideration of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in Congress. The bill would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity across the country.

Fairness and equal treatment under the law are foundational American values and it is not surprising that majority of Republicans, independents, and Democrats favor this policy. Eight-in-ten Democrats (80%), three-quarters (75%) of independents, and 6-in-10 (60%) Republicans favor laws that would protect gay and lesbian people against job discrimination"

more proof the majority support equal rights/equality and even the majority of religious people which i often point out when people unfairly group them together and say they dont.

other polls, i'll look for more that is an in general poll
http://images.politico.com/global/2013/09/29/enda_poll_2013-09-08_natl_memo.html
Polling Shows Strong Support for ENDA | Freedom to Work

So its a simple question

Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

yes
no
other: explain

Often times the "non-discrimination" power of government infringes upon the rights of the individual instead of protecting them. I only endorse that which protects and proliferates our rights and liberties.
 
1.)Nonsense poll is nonsense.

2.)I don't have a right to make a business give me custom. I don't have a right to make an employer hire me.

3.)Ergo, such laws do not protect any rights.

1.) poll is based on facts laws and rights
2.) wrong thread this thread is about anti-discrimination laws that have nothing to do with you said

can you quote ONE single person here saying that have that right or want that right? did anybody here say they have the right to make an employer hire them?

theres a topic here try to stay on it pleas

3.) correct i agree the made laws you just stated dont protect any rights, good thing you made them up and the dont exist nor do they have anything to do with the thread topic

ERGO facts win again
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

No, because I'm a young, straight, white man and these laws do nothing to benefit me at all.

100% factually false

age
sexual orientation (not covered everywhere yet)
Race
Gender

these laws cover and benefit us all by definition
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

100% factually false

age
sexual orientation (not covered everywhere yet)
Race
Gender

these laws cover and benefit us all by definition

Yeah how's that?
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

Yeah how's that?
because you belong most if not all of those those groups unless you are an alien :)
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

because you belong most if not all of those those groups unless you are an alien :)

Well that can't be argued with however I still don't see how any of these laws benefit me at all. Not that I'm that selfish, I mean fair is fair and I want everyone to have an equal shot but in my honest opinion I think some of these laws favor minority groups, be that minorities of age, race, sexual preference, or whatever, and they leave the majority to foot the tab.

I feel like a lot of young white men probably do.... I'm working twice as hard to pay for other people to get handouts. Not seeing what's in it for me.
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

because you belong most if not all of those those groups unless you are an alien :)

Yes, but functionally only select portions of those combinations really receive benefit of law. Others saw not functional change in access, some are now forced to to use their private property in ways they may not have wished. So it really does depend on the combination of those things as to whether or not you "received" benefit. That's just intellectual honesty right there.
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

1.)Well that can't be argued with however I still don't see how any of these laws benefit me at all.
2.)Not that I'm that selfish, I mean fair is fair and I want everyone to have an equal shot but in my honest opinion I think some of these laws favor minority groups, be that minorities of age, race, sexual preference, or whatever, and they leave the majority to foot the tab.
3.)I feel like a lot of young white men probably do.... I'm working twice as hard to pay for other people to get handouts. Not seeing what's in it for me.

1.) easy they protect your rights and help hinder illegal discrimination against you
2.) by definition thats impossible and would factually negate the definition, also studies will als tell you a different picture.
if a law is broken it protects you just like everybody else.

the problem is a couple things, people break the law and dont get caught, people break the law and like you many arent even aware the law covers them

want an example?
Federal jury awards St. Louis officer $620,000 in racial discrimination suit : News

A white police sergeant who is president of the St. Louis Police Officers Association was awarded $620,000 in a racial discrimination suit Wednesday.

A federal jury made the award to Sgt. David Bonenberger, who had sued in January 2012. The civil suit alleged that he was passed over for a leadership post at the city Police Academy. It claimed that academy director, Lt. Michael Muxo, told Bonenberger he shouldn’t bother to apply for the assistant director opening. Muxo told him that the job was going to a black woman, the suit said.Muxo told Bonenberger that a higher-up, Lt. Col. Reggie Harris, wanted a black woman and wanted to “bring color down to the academy,” according to the suit.
Bonenberger applied but was not called for an interview.

laws were clearly broken and AA/EEO won, equal rights won

Debunking the 'Affirmative-Action Myth' - DiversityInc
Who Benefits From Affirmative Action?

Virtually everyone has benefited. EEO/AA has actually benefited white men more than any other group. This may come as a surprise to those who have only focused on the “surface issues,” which are hyped by the press and politicians. The reality is that both overtly and under the surface, EEO/AA rules have led to the hiring and upward mobility of millions of white men

3.) i dont know what your getting at here, this has nothgin to do with anti-discrimination laws, i hate the idea of people "abusing" the system too
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

Yes, but functionally only select portions of those combinations really receive benefit of law. Others saw not functional change in access, some are now forced to to use their private property in ways they may not have wished. So it really does depend on the combination of those things as to whether or not you "received" benefit. That's just intellectual honesty right there.

nope its factual see post 164

AA/EEO covers ALL of us
 
1.)AA law? you mean affirmative action and equal opportunity? why?
2.) correct
3.) yes the do
4.) but in ways it factually does, law and rights make it that way
A: nobody forces you to own and run business, B: there are rules and laws and regulations for public access business that we ALL MUST follow nobody get special treatment. C: If you choose to break the law and infringe on people rights thats a choice you can make but its your choice and breaking the law has consequences.

D: if one cant be civil and play by the same rules we all do and respect the rights of others like we all have to the solution is simple, dont play open a business or run a business out your house or online or like the majoruty of people do simply hide your discimranti and do it legally

5.) of course not thats retarded and nothing like anti-discrimination laws

6.) you factually are NOT forced to hire anybody
7.) 100% correct thats why you arent forced to hire anybody
8.) well IMO thats silly because AA laws dont do what you are talking about. Polls and studies that AA/EEO made things better

the problem is people breaking the law not AA/EEO

theres bad judges and police officers that dont follow the law should we get rid of them? no of course not

also just for the record the people that dont follow the law and practice something else besides AA/EEO they are despicable and part of the problem but again thats them not the law

1: Already told you why.
2: Glad we agree.
3: Glad we agree.
4: A: Nobody forces a person to apply for a job at a buisness either. Particularly a buisness that they know is going to have a rule which conflicts with their beliefs. Such as wearing a skirt when the buisness requires slacks.
B: Aren't we discussing those laws? Didn't you ask if we support those laws? Why state this? Just because it is the law does not mean that it is a good law....or supportable.
C: If it is just about protecting peoples rights then why are there not laws that protect peoples rights to carry a gun...even inside those businesses? Would you support such a law? Why does the business owner get to discriminate against one right but not another? Why is there not a law protecting peoples right to association?
D: I agree. People should be polite and not interfere with other peoples rights. But refusing to hire someone due to thier skin color, religion, sexuality etc etc does not interefere with those peoples rights. People have the right to associate...they do not have the right to a job.
5: Glad you basically said "no". I feel the same.
6: Actually yes...you are factually forced to hire someone if they are a part of those protected classes. All that a person has to do is prove that you didn't hire them due to that protected status. If a person were to not hire any blacks but instead hired only whites do you really think that a judge is not going to look at that? IE quotas. If you don't have a protected class working for you then you had dang well better hire some or someone will come along and claim discrimination. That's where the force comes in. Yeah, you don't have to hire specific people. But you had dang well better hire someone from a protected class....or else.
7: Think due to your parsing here you missed the point. Try addressing it in full context. IE that sentence was a part of the explanation from number 6.
8: Really? Then why is there so much inter-racial hatred in today's society?
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

100% factually false

Lets look at this...


He's young...not old. Age discrimination only comes into affect when you're old.

sexual orientation (not covered everywhere yet)

Don't think this applies to him.


Only affects minority races. IE any race that does not have dominate numbers in this country. Since white is the dominate race in this country he is not protected and as such has no benefit to AA.


I've yet to see anyone receive any benefit from AA laws for being male. Can you name me one case where a man sued for not being hired because he was male? And won?
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

1.) easy they protect your rights and help hinder illegal discrimination against you
2.) by definition thats impossible and would factually negate the definition, also studies will als tell you a different picture.
if a law is broken it protects you just like everybody else.

the problem is a couple things, people break the law and dont get caught, people break the law and like you many arent even aware the law covers them

want an example?
Federal jury awards St. Louis officer $620,000 in racial discrimination suit : News



laws were clearly broken and AA/EEO won, equal rights won

Debunking the 'Affirmative-Action Myth' - DiversityInc


3.) i dont know what your getting at here, this has nothgin to do with anti-discrimination laws, i hate the idea of people "abusing" the system too

I see where you're coming from.

Like most opinions that I have, I base them off of personal experience. Sometimes that experience is limited, I'll be the first to admit. The first thing that popped in to my head was college admissions. Not sure why it did, but it did.

Anyway, say you're a young white or asian man who wants to go to school to be an engineer. If there's a woman who has the same or slightly worse grades as you, she will be admitted ahead of you because they don't have enough female engineering students. If there's an african american with the same or slightly worse grades as you, he/she will be admitted ahead of you because they don't have enough black engineering students.

So here I am, getting the shaft in that situation. The short end of the stick. See every time you make a law to prop someone else up, it knocks someone else out. Like with college admissions, that should just go to the most qualified applicant period, who cares what gender or race they belong to. That to me seems fair.

Workplace is no different. We have a mandate to hire a certain number of female managers. Doesn't matter if they're qualified, just need to meet a quota.

That's dumb.
 
4: A: Nobody forces a person to apply for a job at a business either. Particularly a business that they know is going to have a rule which conflicts with their beliefs. Such as wearing a skirt when the buisness requires slacks.
B: Aren't we discussing those laws? Didn't you ask if we support those laws? Why state this? Just because it is the law does not mean that it is a good law....or supportable.
C: If it is just about protecting peoples rights then why are there not laws that protect peoples rights to carry a gun...even inside those businesses? Would you support such a law? Why does the business owner get to discriminate against one right but not another? Why is there not a law protecting peoples right to association?
D: I agree. People should be polite and not interfere with other peoples rights. But refusing to hire someone due to thier skin color, religion, sexuality etc etc does not interefere with those peoples rights. People have the right to associate...they do not have the right to a job.
5: Glad you basically said "no". I feel the same.
6: Actually yes...you are factually forced to hire someone if they are a part of those protected classes.
6A.)All that a person has to do is prove that you didn't hire them due to that protected status.
6B.) If a person were to not hire any blacks but instead hired only whites do you really think that a judge is not going to look at that?
6C.) IE quotas.
6D.) If you don't have a protected class working for you then you had dang well better hire some or someone will come along and claim discrimination.
6E.) That's where the force comes in. Yeah, you don't have to hire specific people. But you had dang well better hire someone from a protected class....or else.
7: Think due to your parsing here you missed the point. Try addressing it in full context. IE that sentence was a part of the explanation from number 6.
8: Really? Then why is there so much inter-racial hatred in today's society?

4A.) correct doesnt change anything
4B.) then you are allowed to say you think its a bad law nobody is stopping you but it is the law and it is currently the rights. you can fight to change it but i doubt it would ever work.
4C.) there are but they get violated and we let them get changed and people vote them away. We need to fight for them. My CWP should be vailied in every stat like a drivers licences IMO and every state shoudl be open carry according to the constitution IMO but im not sure how that changes anything

as far as carrying a gun, thats not protected under civil laws onto property and a gun in this case isnt like race, gender etc
in many cases laws conflict and we have decided which ones win.

would "I" support a law like that? for public access business IMO yes i would unless my business was like wall to wall nitrous tanks of something or an extra threat then i would hope other regulations took care that lol

and there factually is a law protecting your right to accurate, like i said early at times rights collide or take a back seat under conditions. I have the right to swing my fist all i want but if it hits you things change right? this is no different

4D.) but it does, rights and laws make it that way and it certainly isnt civil. association takes a back seat because now it infringes on ones right to not be illegally discrimination against. Not right to a job thats just made up.
5.) of course because what you described has nothing to do with this topic
6.) no you are not forced to hire anybody, you are not allowed to illegally discriminate HUGE difference.
6A.) correct and if you didnt break the law you are good
6b.) not any judges the is following the laws
6C.) quotas are illegal
6D.) uhm we ALL have them working for us
6E.) false if you are following the law you are fine
7.) you were right i got cared away with cutting it up
8.) same reason there alway has been . . . . ignorance
same reason there always will be

and there is much much much less now than in the past

only thing goin on right now if the information age and the first black president, gay rights and political division is high

so this cause the large bigots and extra squeaky wheels to be even louder and cry harder because of their fear

but in reality the NORMAL people are less racist them they ever been.

approval of interracial marriage is like 85% in 1967 than many were against it
 
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Lets look at this...

1.)He's young...not old. Age discrimination only comes into affect when you're old.
2.)Don't think this applies to him.
3.)Only affects minority races. IE any race that does not have dominate numbers in this country. Since white is the dominate race in this country he is not protected and as such has no benefit to AA.
4.)I've yet to see anyone receive any benefit from AA laws for being male. Can you name me one case where a man sued for not being hired because he was male? And won?

1.) 100% false
2.) 100% false he has a sexual orientation just like you it applies
3.) 100% false again already posted links and an article proving this factually wrong
4.) yep ill have to look for it but didnt a guy force his way into a hooters type establishment last year or in 2012 based on AA/EO LOL it was great

also the links again prove this wrong

this is exactly the problem i pointed out people are uneducated about what the law actually and factually does


we all have an age, race, religion or lack of one and gender. the laws factually apply to us
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

1.)I see where you're coming from.

Like most opinions that I have, I base them off of personal experience. Sometimes that experience is limited, I'll be the first to admit. The first thing that popped in to my head was college admissions. Not sure why it did, but it did.

Anyway, say you're a young white or asian man who wants to go to school to be an engineer. If there's a woman who has the same or slightly worse grades as you, she will be admitted ahead of you because they don't have enough female engineering students. If there's an african american with the same or slightly worse grades as you, he/she will be admitted ahead of you because they don't have enough black engineering students.

2.)So here I am, getting the shaft in that situation. The short end of the stick. See every time you make a law to prop someone else up, it knocks someone else out. Like with college admissions, that should just go to the most qualified applicant period, who cares what gender or race they belong to. That to me seems fair.

3.)Workplace is no different. We have a mandate to hire a certain number of female managers. Doesn't matter if they're qualified, just need to meet a quota.

4.)That's dumb.

1.) again what you are describing is two things

1 its illegal
2 its factually NOT AA/EEO no matter what anybody says
see the case Grutter v. Bollinger where Michigan was caught having a quota and giving extra points and they lost

the issue is some people/orgs call thier policy AA/EEO but it factually is not

just like a woman beater says he beats his wife out of love, he says it, he probably even believes it but you are smart enough to know better


2,) again nobody is knocked down by definition it makes the change EQUAL

3.) then your company is BREAKING THE LAW get an official document proving your company is commuting CRIMINAL ACTS and report them here


USDOJ: Civil Rights Division How to File a Complaint page

4.) yes i agree its dumb and its also not AA/EO

report them, do not let thier criminal activity slide, if you do you are empowering the exact thing you hate, you are empowering criminals
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION . . .report them
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

I've yet to see anyone receive any benefit from AA laws for being male. Can you name me one case where a man sued for not being hired because he was male? And won?




white man winging gender discriminant case against a black women
Judge awards $1.18 million in discrimination lawsuit against... | www.wsbtv.com
Judge awards $1.18 million in discrimination lawsuit against Fulton County

heres the hooter thing happen in a couple states but it seems two lost or are in stay and one was settled out of court thats why i posted the one above

UnderCover Waitress: Men Sue Hooters for Sex Discrimination
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

1.) again what you are describing is two things

1 its illegal
2 its factually NOT AA/EEO no matter what anybody says
see the case Grutter v. Bollinger where Michigan was caught having a quota and giving extra points and they lost

the issue is some people/orgs call thier policy AA/EEO but it factually is not

just like a woman beater says he beats his wife out of love, he says it, he probably even believes it but you are smart enough to know better


2,) again nobody is knocked down by definition it makes the change EQUAL

3.) then your company is BREAKING THE LAW get an official document proving your company is commuting CRIMINAL ACTS and report them here


USDOJ: Civil Rights Division How to File a Complaint page

4.) yes i agree its dumb and its also not AA/EO

report them, do not let thier criminal activity slide, if you do you are empowering the exact thing you hate, you are empowering criminals
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION . . .report them

I applied for college 10 years ago so maybe it has changed, but at that time it said right on the college application form that they were looking for a diverse student body so underrepresented minorities and women would be favored in the admissions process. Maybe that has changed.

As for my employer, I have no reason to bite the hand that feeds. However, it is a mandate from our board of directors to hire a certain quota of female managers. If that's illegal, that's the first I've ever heard of it.
 
4D.) but it does, rights and laws make it that way and it certainly isnt civil. association takes a back seat because now it infringes on ones right to not be illegally discrimination against. Not right to a job thats just made up.

The rest of your arguement is based upon this. So, lets focus on it. What Rights exactly are we talking about here? Well...Affirmative Action Laws are all about discrimination. So...is there a Right to not be discriminated against? This doesn't seem to be possible. People discriminate every single day. Would I get in trouble if I had no black friends? No Gay friends? Of course not. As we both agreed earlier that is a rediculous notion. So obviously there is no right to not be discriminated against. Do we have a right to association? Yep, we surely do. We constantly discriminate in the process. Indeed there isn't a single person that doesn't discriminate to some degree or another while exercising this right. Which is evidence in itself that there is definitely no right to not be discriminated against.

So....if there is no right to not be discriminated against...and there is a right to association...that would mean that AA laws are actually violating peoples rights. Not protecting any rights. Because there are no rights to not be discriminated against.
 
Re: Do you support non-discrimination laws that protect our rights?

the OP states rights are protected by anti-discrimination laws.

well someone please state a list of rights, please provide something of a defined list.

because i know of no laws created by the government which grant a citizen any rights.
 
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