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From: daemon@decwrl.UUCP (The devil himself)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Re: I've Said it Before and I'll Say it Again
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Date: Wed, 24-Oct-84 11:12:32 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 24 11:12:32 1984
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Re: I've Said it Before and I'll Say it Again__________________________________

> But I also don't want a law that would force me to hire, or otherwise do
> business with homosexuals IF I DON'T WANT TO.  There is currently no such law
> at the federal level.  Some are proposing one.

	What right do you have to deny homosexuals their livelihood?  Almost
everybody has to work in this society, homosexuals included, in order to sur-
vive.  As long as that's the way it works here, laws that prevent you from
discriminating against *anyone* in your business dealings are appropriate.

> I've said it before and I'll say it again.  Why will you have me thrown in
> jail or forced out of business if I refuse to associate with homosexuals?  I
> thought jail was for criminals.

	There are plenty of people in jail for breaking laws.  Not all who go
in are "criminals", but the structure of our prison systems cause most that go
out to become criminals.  But this digression belongs in net.politics.
	No, I wouldn't have you thrown in jail.  I would have you heavily
fined, though.
		<_Jym_>

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