tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post2094398708737462064..comments2024-02-27T15:47:47.923-05:00Comments on Principled Perspectives: Gay Marriage Rights vs. Anti-Discrimination Lawsprincipled perspectiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502754865268315342noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post-58173252410352962092014-01-12T10:03:46.694-05:002014-01-12T10:03:46.694-05:00In fact, the federal government does, rightly or w...In fact, the federal government does, rightly or wrongly, legislate marriage terms—over 1000 of them—<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights_and_responsibilities_of_marriages_in_the_United_States#cite_note-1)This<br /><br />As to your second point, there is a major difference. Free speech is a matter of personal choice. Race is not. So, at a glance, what I said does not apply to free speech in the same way. But I’d have to give it some thought to be more definitive.<br /><br />For the record, I meant every legitimate employer has a right set its own terms. The fact that so many of the government’s functions are illegitimate greatly complicates the matter.<br />principled perspectiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502754865268315342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495065931245897039.post-21562557591644968992014-01-11T20:50:28.471-05:002014-01-11T20:50:28.471-05:00You said that, legally, marriage is strictly a mat...You said that, legally, marriage is strictly a matter of voluntary contract. If that's true in all 50 states, then legislation nowhere dictates, neither wholly nor in part, the contents of any marriage contract. In that case, I've been wrong in my assumption that sometimes contents are legislated.<br /><br />You mention anti-discrimination statutes relating to gvt. functions and hiring being appropriate. This must also apply to freedom of speech relating to the same. But, still, I contend the BATF may fire an employee for publishing a book incriminating the BATF after it told him not to. In such a context, any employer, whether private or gvt., may do so, and it violates nobody's free speech. The only way free speech is violated is when gvt. fines and/or jails you for it.Mike Kevittnoreply@blogger.com