Senator Rand Paul channeled his inner libertarian Wednesday at a campaign stop in Drake University. When asked his opinion on federal protections for gay employees, Paul said that expanding the federal government’s role in hiring/firing choices would only create another reason for people to litigate, and make it harder for companies to fire unproductive employees. Paul also suggested that personal decisions at home shouldn’t be brought into the workplace in the first place:
I think that really the things you do in your house, just leave those in your house and they wouldn’t have to be part of the workplace, to tell you the truth. These are very difficult decisions on what you decide will be the employer’s decisions or not.
And it really isn’t so much about that question as it is about it sets up a classification or class of people that can then sue. See what I mean? So what happens is it creates a whole industry of people who want to sue. So if you happen to be gay and you get fired, well now you have a reason you can’t fire them. But it’s almost impossible sometimes to put up a sign that says, “I’m firing you because you’re gay.” It’s something that’s very much disputed.
I don’t know that we need to keep adding different classifications to say that the government needs to be involved in the hiring and firing. I think society is rapidly changing, and that if you are gay there are plenty of places that will hire you. And I would say the vast majority of corporations already privately have manuals or work manuals that say don’t discriminate in any way, and I think that to be the fact. So I’m really for the government not to be more involved in this situation.
Nick Arnold is a researcher for American Principles In Action.
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Jim144 jk105 Oh Jimmy Old Boy is playing the moron card!!! Jimmy, you have been vomiting all sorts of malicious lies about gay people without backing up your comments with facts and real world reality. You just dodge. In one of your post you said jailing the heinous monster Kim Davis was a violation of her rights–her constitutional rights. Now this human snapping turtle was jailed because she disobeyed a court order. So yes, you said such a thing. I repeat: Jimmy Old Boy, it is delusional to say the heinous monster Kim Davis had a constitutional right to disobey a court order when no such constitutional right exists. Moreover, I wish you Right Wing cons would actually learn about the laws you claim are being broken. I don’t like watching you publicly humiliate yourselves like this.
I pray for your deformed soul.
jk105 Jim144
You know very well that I never said any such thing as you state. You are just plain out lying and misleading the gullible. Get a life moron.
Jim144 jk105 Yes Jimmy Old Boy, you dodged again! You are addicted to lies.
Delusional? Jimmy Old Boy, it is delusional to say the heinous monster Kim Davis had a constitutional right to disobey a court order when no such constitutional right exists. Moreover, I wish you Right Wing cons would actually learn about the
laws you claim are being broken. I don’t like watching you publicly humiliate
yourselves like this.
I pray for your deformed soul.
jk105 Jim144
I’m sure a few of your friends will say “You really told him! bla bla bla.” But they like you have no concept or understanding of truth and therefore your need to repeat things in an effort to reassure yourself that you are right. Go ahead, lots of people are delusional and it seems to bring them a temporary peace and contentment.
By the way, at the risk of repeating myself you should know that there is a difference in dodging and in refusing to go down a trail of folly led by a ding-a-ling.
You are unable to process and have no desire to do so therefore I choose to not waste my time on you. Until the Lord give you ears to hear and eyes to see you will remain as you are. I cannot help you no matter what I say and I have no desire to provide you further entertainment. Call it what you will, deflection, ignorance, or inability to answer, but the fact is I have answers to every question you posed but need to be careful where I cast those pearls. ;)
Jim144 jk105 Oh Poor Jimmy Old Boy, you don’t like it when I challenged your promiscuous deflections!
Too bad. It would help if you stopped dodging and making up so many filthy lies.
Hissy fit? Quite the contrary! I have enjoyed watching you make a fool of yourself tap dancing around the post board, unable to back up your hideous lies with anything resembling a fact.
Jimmy Old Boy, you worship a god who sanctions slavery and demands we murder disobedient children. You worship depravity.
Why do you lie? Specifically, where in the constitution does the heinous monster Kim Davis have the right to disobey a court order? You have promiscuously dodged my question.
Quite frankly, if you didn’t dodge so much, I wouldn’t have to keep repeating the questions!
I pray for your deformed soul.
jk105 Jim144
I’m really tired of your repeating yourself like a brainless robot stuck on one thing. Don’t they have any rules about obnoxious people trolling and never saying even ONE thing true or positive? I no longer wish to waste my time here where the only voice is one of immaturity and ignorance.
You should really grow up and stop throwing hissy fits like a kid in mama’s grocery cart who screams for candy and when she says no he screams louder. Just exactly how you have behaved since I came to this site.
May the Lords will be done in your life is my prayer.
Jim144 jk105 Jimmy Old Boy, you worship a god who sanctions slavery and demands we murder disobedient children. You worship depravity.
Deflecting again I see! Oh Jimmy! Why do you lie? Specifically, where specifically in the constitution does the heinous monster Kim Davis have the right to disobey a court order? You have promiscuously dodged my question.
jk105 Jim144
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
John 9:31
Jim144 So according to the logic of Jimmy Old Boy, the heinous monster Kim Davis showed no respect or restraint when she advertised her private life (public wedding to a man!!!!) to the public. I am morally repelled by the heinous monster Kim Davis, but kissing her husband in public is the least of her sins!
Jimmy Old Boy, you once again pollute this site with statements about Americans having “rights” and yet never specify where in the constitution some of what you consider a “right” exists. Specifically, where specifically in the constitution does the heinous monster Kim Davis have the right to disobey a court order? You have promiscuously dodged my question.
Why do you lie?
I pray for your deformed soul.
Applause for the common sense of Mr. Rand Paul. As Americans we have protections under law and do not need a separate law for every class, gender, race, or age. Neither do we need people to advertise their private life. Show a little respect and restraint.
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