View Single Post
Old 01-06-2009, 12:54 PM   #73
firstdown
Living Legend
 
firstdown's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: chesapeake, va
Age: 61
Posts: 15,817
Re: Would you accept Michael Vick on the Redskins?

Quote:
Originally Posted by over the mountain View Post
I am not a con law atty but i believe this only applies to gov't, quasi gov't (water, utilities, schools, etc) and private corporations that receive a certain sum of gov't funding.

if i had a small business that did not provide a gov't type service to the public and rec'v no gov't funding i could hire whoever i wanted. look at hooters, if i apply for a job as a waiter i would be denied b/c i am a guy and they are allowed to do that as a totaly private company.

sorry about the rant . . . point is the constitution in this regard only applies and restricts the gov't and gov't type entities. in america you can be as racist as you want on your dime.

go skins!!
I own a small business and Sneed10 is correct and it does apply to the private market.
firstdown is offline  

Advertisements
 
Page generated in 0.70910 seconds with 10 queries