by Nomad
While Rand Paul claims to be against all forms of discrimination when it comes to discrimination against gays in the workplace, Paul is willing to look the other way.
In Iowa on Wednesday, Presidential candidate Rand Paul exposed himself.
Not literally.
Today MSNBC reports noted that during his 3-day tour in Iowa, Paul was asked whether there was a need for hiring. He didn't think discrimination against gay and lesbians was a matter for the courts. He came out against any employment protections for LGBT citizens, saying:
"I think society is rapidly changing and that if you are gay, there are plenty of places that will hire you."
Discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation by employers was something that all gay and Lesbian Americans should just put up with. They had no right to expect any protection under the law.
Paul said that designating the LGBT community as a protected class, like race, gender, and ethnicity, would create a new group "who can now sue."
Demanding equality is not, and has never been, seeking to become a "protected class."
And the same argument used by Pand could be applied to every other group presently covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, sex, or ethnic origin.
Once you open the doors for discrimination in labor practices, it can easily spread to other areas, like the public sphere.
Indeed, Rand Paul's reply could have been used for anti-discrimination laws in the past. The owners of "whites-only' restaurants or swimming pools could easily have made the same arguments. "There are other restaurants for blacks to eat at. Other swimming pools that black children can swim in. If they don't like sitting at the back of the bus, then let them walk."
If you think that comparison is an exaggeration, it's just not true.
Five years ago, that very question was brought up and Paul stumbled and fumbled for an answer.
Five years ago, that very question was brought up and Paul stumbled and fumbled for an answer.
