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John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights Act

Do you agree with John Stossel?


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Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

getting rid of these law would be a good thing if and only if people cared about businesses discriminating against people enough to avoid the business, regardless any additional cost of doing so, and were informed of the action
 
Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

No, but things like clubs and renters should have the right IMO.

However Affirmative Action needs to be outlawed.

A friend of mine didn't get a job because they had to hire a less qualified minority just to be "fair". Fair my butt.
 
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Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

No, but things like clubs and renters should have the right IMO.

However Affirmative Action needs to be outlawed.

A friend of mine didn't get a job because they had to hire a less qualified minority just to be "fair". Fair my butt.

for the record the underlined above is not affirmative action. Its a stupid employer, a lie/misunderstanding by you, a lie/misunderstanding by your friend or a lie/misunderstanding by the employer. Just saying
 
Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

for the record the underlined above is not affirmative action. Its a stupid employer, a lie/misunderstanding by you, a lie/misunderstanding by your friend or a lie/misunderstanding by the employer. Just saying

Doesn't Affirmative Action require employers to have a certain percentage of their employees be non-white and in some cases, a specified percentage for each of the ethnicities? If that is the case, then you could not be hired because the employer needed to hire a minority, even if you were better qualified.
 
Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

Doesn't Affirmative Action require employers to have a certain percentage of their employees be non-white and in some cases, a specified percentage for each of the ethnicities? If that is the case, then you could not be hired because the employer needed to hire a minority, even if you were better qualified.

NO, not by law
actually any "quotas" are frowned upon

now some employers might CHOOSE to make their own quotas but thats not forced by law.

Affirmative action is to NOT discriminate against qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans.

also private buisness do not have to follow the action if smaller than 15 and no federal/public funding is recieved or something along those lines. Id have to look it up to get the wording 100% accurate
 
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Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

for the record the underlined above is not affirmative action. Its a stupid employer, a lie/misunderstanding by you, a lie/misunderstanding by your friend or a lie/misunderstanding by the employer. Just saying

Well the employer was the Federal government
 
Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

Well the employer was the Federal government

Thats fine, again that employer is stupid or its a lie/misunderstanding by you, a lie/misunderstanding by your friend or a lie/misunderstanding by the employer
 
Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

I agree with your comment... except the last part. your guilty of grouping people yourself, it was rude trying to pin this idea on "white" christians, anyone is capable of having this idea and it is based on libertarian philosophy... NOT racial tension/discrimination

This thread's a year old, but I must admit, re-reading what I said, I was a bit taken back by that last bit. Out of character for me, but I guess I was worked up.
 
Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

getting rid of these law would be a good thing if and only if people cared about businesses discriminating against people enough to avoid the business, regardless any additional cost of doing so, and were informed of the action

I'm white, and I don't know about anyone else but I would boycott any place that said White's Only. And I hope Blacks etc. would do the same thing if it was Blacks Only. This is just stupid.
 
Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

I'm white, and I don't know about anyone else but I would boycott any place that said White's Only. And I hope Blacks etc. would do the same thing if it was Blacks Only. This is just stupid.

Thats stand up of you but many wouldnt.
 
Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

I'm white, and I don't know about anyone else but I would boycott any place that said White's Only. And I hope Blacks etc. would do the same thing if it was Blacks Only. This is just stupid.

And if they simply denied services without a reason, would you know its racist? Would any one tell you?

Getting rid of these laws only works in a hyperinformed society.
 
Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

And if they simply denied services without a reason, would you know its racist? Would any one tell you?

Getting rid of these laws only works in a hyperinformed society.
What's to keep them from doing that now?

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Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

What's to keep them from doing that now?

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Nothing, expect a lawsuit since it is actually illegal to discriminate based on race, and you can prove that through filling a law suite and showing that only black people (or anyone) was being discriminated against based on race.
 
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Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

its not a racist position to say yes its competing rights. i an a libertarian but the freemarket would not have ended segregation as fast as the civil right act did. Quota's are always wrong
 
Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

Nothing, expect a lawsuit since it is actually illegal to discriminate based on race, and you can prove that through filling a law suite and showing that only black people (or anyone) was being discriminated against based on race.

Actually it's not illegal. The owner just has to call it a private club and require some type of membership documentation.
 
Re: John Stossel called for repeal of public accommodations section of Civil Rights A

Actually it's not illegal. The owner just has to call it a private club and require some type of membership documentation.

I know and thats a choice the owner has to make, close businesses off to large section of the public. I'm fine with that.
 
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