The US Supreme Court Thread

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  1. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    So atheist bakers can tell people asking for Communion cakes to F off? This is silliness.
     
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  2. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
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    I’ll ask @ceezmad...could a graduate of Bob Jones University refuse to bake a cake for an interracial couple?
     
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  3. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
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    When I heard what the commissioner said, that is how I took it. It seemed to me that somebody was being prejudicial, and dressing it up though religion, Christianity in this case. And the commissioner was calling out that hypocrisy.
     
  4. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
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    Can a baker refuse to sell me a cake that says kill all Christians or some obscene wording.

    For the little that I have read about the case it seem that the baker would have sold them a cake, one with out any works.

    Can you link me to a more detailed explanation of the case.

    It was a 7-2 decision (right?) so the technically had to be an important one.
     
  5. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
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    You dodged the question.
     
  6. VFish

    VFish Member+

    Jan 7, 2001
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    It wasn't a question, it was a typical stupid SuperDave red herring. Bobby Jones doesn't even have a culinary school. ;)
     
  7. roby

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    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    The culinary arts program at BJU opens the door to many career possibilities including:
    • Executive chef.
    • Caterer.
    • Personal chef.
    • Baker.
    • Pastry chef.
    • Line cook.
    • Food and beverage manager.
    • Kitchen manager.
    Culinary Arts, AS | Bob Jones University
     
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  8. VFish

    VFish Member+

    Jan 7, 2001
    Atlanta, GA
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    You think StuperDave knows Bobby Jones has a culinary arts program? LOL! ;)
     
  9. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Don't know. But google "x rated cakes" and see some of the results. Presumably some "disgusted by teh gays" religious bakers wouldn't flip out if asked to put knobs & hooters on a cake.
     
  10. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    If he doesn't....that makes two. :p
     
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  11. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
  12. yossarian

    yossarian Moderator
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    Jun 16, 1999
    Big City Blinking
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    Yeah, this decision is quite bad. As Sotomayor hinted in her dissent, discriminatory impact (an issue this case specifically did not address) lawsuits might follow.
     
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  13. Auriaprottu

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    Apr 1, 2002
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    That guy played golf.

    If they're like S-DAs, they're probably too stupid to appreciate shellfish anyway. Bass-ackward oxygen thieves
     
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  14. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    As great a golfer that Jones was Junah not only beat him but Hagen too. :geek:
     
  15. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Maybe a bad analogy, but it would be like getting your driver's license and then getting a job where you took a train to work & didn't drive for a few years. Could the state say "you're not using this privilege any more, we're taking your license away"? Seems like some bizarre government overreach to me.
     
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  16. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
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    Or get a license for a gun and never use it....
     
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  17. ArsenalMetro

    ArsenalMetro Member+

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    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
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    As someone who has driven a car like, three times in the last six years, yeah, I'd be fine with that. I shouldn't have a driver's license.

    The difference is that being a voter doesn't require any sort of skill or political literacy. It's not like someone's voting skill diminishes if they fail to cast a ballot.
     
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  18. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
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    Like getting a license for a gun and never using it....
     
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  19. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    But you having a driver's license (or gun license) and not using it is like being registered to vote & not using it. It affects nothing. It's yer goddamn right to drive/vote or not.
     
  20. ArsenalMetro

    ArsenalMetro Member+

    United States
    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
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    Until I decide to drive or shoot again and accidentally kill someone.
     
  21. HerthaBerwyn

    HerthaBerwyn Member+

    May 24, 2003
    Chicago
    Its time for Blue States to take a close look at those suburban voter rolls. A counter purge is in order.
     
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  22. yossarian

    yossarian Moderator
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    Jun 16, 1999
    Big City Blinking
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    United States
    Well, the Court punted on the florist case as well, remanding it back to the Washington Supreme Court for it to reconsider its decision in light of Masterpiece. Rather odd thing to do given how fact-specific Kennedy claimed this case was and how the florist case (from what I've read) does not have any evidence of animosity toward religion in the record like the former (as characterized by the majority -- wrongly IMO) did.
     
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  23. JohnR

    JohnR Member+

    Jun 23, 2000
    Chicago, IL
    Here's a wild guess ... the latest decision was a 5-4 vote. Clever me.
     
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  24. HerthaBerwyn

    HerthaBerwyn Member+

    May 24, 2003
    Chicago
    Here is the Opinion:

    "Get off my lawn" - John Roberts.
     
  25. dapip

    dapip Member+

    Sep 5, 2003
    South Florida
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    Why can't you people be civil about the Christian right to discriminate?
     
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