The Tuscaloosa News criticized Alabama’s congressional delegation for voting against a bill that would have made it illegal for an employer “to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to the compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment of the individual, because of such individual’s actual or perceived sexual orientation.”

The News specifically called out Alabama’s two Democrats, Artur Davis and Bud Cramer, while stating that it expected such votes from the Republicans.  They called it a “bow to bigotry.”

I have a different take.  We live in a free country.  That freedom includes the right to discriminate against others.  No one has a Constitutionally protected right to work a particular job and the federal government has no place telling private employers who they may or may not hire.  I don’t personally agree with such discrimination, but I’m confident that market forces will punish offenders over time without any government intervention.

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