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- From: phil@netcom.com (Phil Ronzone)
- Subject: Re: But it is OK to coerce certain groups...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.191927.7777@netcom.com>
- Organization: Generally in favor of, but mostly random.
- References: <1k4tkrINNo5q@morrow.stanford.edu> <1k6fj9INN1lg@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>
- Distribution: ba
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:19:27 GMT
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- >So the point is- if we have non-discrimination laws, then
- >they become part of the contract between employee and
- >employer. And therefore the employer cannot simply fire or
- >cause trouble for an employee if at a later date the employer
- >discovers that A is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or a mormon.
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- This is, of course, quite fallacious.
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- A contract is a mutual, non-coerced agreement between two (or more) parties.
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- If someone held a gun to my head and made me sign a contract, no court in the
- land would recognize the validity of the contract.
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- An aspect of coercion, which is what no one can deny that so-called "anti-
- discrimination laws" are, is NOT a valid part of a contract.
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- If, for example, we had a "law" that required all employers to say, pay Jews
- 10% less than non-Jews, it should be obvious to anybody that such a law is
- wrong and is not nor could it ever be, part of the "hiring contract"
- between emplore/employee.
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- --
- There are actually people that STILL believe Love Canal was some kind of
- environmental disaster. Weird, eh?
-
- These opinions are MINE, and you can't have 'em! (But I'll rent 'em cheap ...)
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