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- From: freedman@cs.colostate.edu (keith freedman)
- Subject: Re: interesting thought (ammendment 2)
- Sender: news@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU (News Account)
- Message-ID: <Nov21.190716.77028@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 19:07:16 GMT
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- References: <1992Nov20.200959.23319@col.hp.com>
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- In article 23319@col.hp.com, kary@col.hp.com (Dan Kary) writes:
- >One
- >question I still wonder about has not been addressed anywhere I have seen.
- >I live in Colorado Springs and you (aparently) live in or around Fort Collins.
- >Neither of these communities, nor the county or State they are in have ever
- >ever had any kind of gay rights ordinance or law. Has it always been legal
- >to discriminate against homosexuals in these communities? If not, why is
- >it now legal to discriminate?
- >
- Simply because there were not laws on the books in CS or FC, does not mean
- that it is LEGAL to discriminate against homosexuals, just that the people
- in those cities didn't feel that it needed to be specifically written down.
- Before A2, a homosexual in both cities could make a valid discrimination claim
- without specific laws protecting the homosexual community.
-
- >I think it would have been illegal to discriminate against homosexuals before
- >amendment 2, based on the US Constitution, Amendments and case law. I think
- >that is still the case. Amendment 2 just removes city, county and state govt.
- >from legislating/enforcing these issues.
- >
- If, however, it is illegal to discriminate against a party based upon the US
- Constitution, then A2 is an invalid ammendment as no State can pass legilation
- in violation of the Constitution of the United States of America.
-
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- Keith Freedman
- Colorado State University
- Department of Computer Science
- Systems Administration
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