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    • OT: Chick-Fil-A
  • 7/25/12
  • TheGronk
Why is it dumb?
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  • 7/25/12
  • TheAnalyst1
Blocking the building or restaurants because someone opposes your political views?

Because it's childish.
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  • 7/25/12
  • Monsterdance
There's also that whole freedom of religion thing. You don't like that they close on Sunday? Then don't eat there. But don't try to stop others from being served there unless there's an issue of food safety.
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  • 7/25/12
  • futureyank13

"Blocking the building or restaurants because someone opposes your political views?

Because it's childish."
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While it is childish it is also their right to protest if they want.

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  • 7/25/12
  • Tigers89
I agree. It is childish. While I don't agree with their stance on gey marriage I don't think that is a good enough reason to block the building of new establishments... Now, if they refused to serve or hire gey people... that's another story. People who don't like them should not eat there. Fairly simple.
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  • 7/25/12
  • Monsterdance

Well said. Chick-Fil-A is a business of fast food chains and this country definitely needs more business, so stopping them from setting up shop won't help us. I'm sure you're well aware that I also disagree with that executive's stance on gey marriage, but I don't have to eat there if I don't want to, and I don't. However, it's not my place to stop others from doing so. Just like it's not Dan Cathy's or cedi's or nyforever's place to stop consenting adults from being wed. :]




Edited 7/25/2012 7:35 pm ET by Monsterdance
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  • 7/25/12
  • Jasreds
How serious is chick-fil-a's position on this issue? Would they deny corporate benefits, such as family insurance, to a gey couple? I don't know. They are in Iowa, which has gey marriage.

All around it is a stupid situation. After all, the company decided that a statement on this issue was important enough to disrupt their business.
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  • 7/25/12
  • djiboutirox
"So the people at Chick-Fil-A are religious...who cares?"

I dont think anyone cares that they're religious, but that they spend money to support unconstitutional things like banning gey marriage.
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  • 7/25/12
  • astatecard
Good. You guys don't need more of those joints up there. More grilled chicken clubs with BBQ mustard and waffle fries for me... :)
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  • 7/25/12
  • nova27
Good points. I don't agree with their views, but I value their right to have them. Dr. King promoted respect and love as an approach to discrimination. I submit that his model be followed now as well
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  • 7/25/12
  • nova27
Unconstitutional? I'm no constitution buff, so can you bring me up to speed?
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  • 7/25/12
  • futureyank13
"Unconstitutional? I'm no constitution buff, so can you bring me up to speed?"
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Anything not in the constitution is technically unconstitutional. Hence amendments.
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  • 7/25/12
  • Jasreds
Since the late 1800s, the Supreme Court has treated marriage as a fundamental right both as part of the pursit of happiness and liberty (the right to enter a contract). The most important case was Loving v. Virginia, where the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot ban interracial marriages.

Supreme Court cases on racial discrimination have already been applied to other minority groups, such as gender discrimination. Basically, the government cannot deny a right to a group unless they can show a reason for that policy under the rational basis review, the 14th amendment. In the gey marriage case in California, the groups against gey marriage failed to reach this standard.
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  • 7/25/12
  • nova27
If that were the case, then why would the right push for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as man and woman? They wouldn't need it...is marriage even in the constitution at all? Wouldn't that make marriage unconstitutional?
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  • 7/25/12
  • Jasreds
"Anything not in the constitution is technically unconstitutional. Hence amendments."

John Marshall disagrees. There is nothing in the constitutional allowing the government, i.e. the Supreme Court, to declare something unconstitutional. Yes, judicial review is not in the Constitution. Does that make every Supreme Court decision about constitutionality illegal?
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  • 7/25/12
  • nova27
Are you an educator? You framed that concept extremely well, and thanks
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  • To:All
  • 7/25/12
  • firebird65
I'm going to Chick-Fil-A tomorrow. Rahm Emmanuel, I dedicate this soon to be devoured delicious looking sandwich to you.

<http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Food/Menu-Detail/ChickfilA-Spicy-Chicken-Sandwich-Deluxe
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  • 7/25/12
  • nova27
Man, I want that NOW
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  • 7/25/12
  • nate1213
Yep, I am traveling to Mrytle Beach, SC tomorrow and plan to stop there at least once.
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