AlwaysWrite
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Because it's apparently illegal for a baker to refuse to bake a particular cake because he doesn't support the views of the would-be buyer, why isn't it illegal for a musician or entertainer to refuse to play or entertain at an Inauguration because they don't support his views of that person?
Shouldn't everyone be equal under the law? It may sound ridiculous on the surface, but if the government prosecutes one; shouldn't they prosecute evenly and prosecute them all?
We needn't support others' points of view or their way of living, but we should respect their right to do so. The problem here is that the government has decided that you must not only respect their right, but you must support it. Therefore, if a baker is forced to bake a cake, the musician should be forced to play or the entertainer forced to perform if, indeed, everyone is equal under the law.
The "logical" conclusion should be that entertainers refusing to perform (in this case, at an Inauguration) should be prosecuted equally, because apparently, a person can't refuse to perform a function because of differing viewpoints.
Shouldn't everyone be equal under the law? It may sound ridiculous on the surface, but if the government prosecutes one; shouldn't they prosecute evenly and prosecute them all?
We needn't support others' points of view or their way of living, but we should respect their right to do so. The problem here is that the government has decided that you must not only respect their right, but you must support it. Therefore, if a baker is forced to bake a cake, the musician should be forced to play or the entertainer forced to perform if, indeed, everyone is equal under the law.
The "logical" conclusion should be that entertainers refusing to perform (in this case, at an Inauguration) should be prosecuted equally, because apparently, a person can't refuse to perform a function because of differing viewpoints.