the topic is the SC ruling on the bakery issue, not wolfie posting in GC or some guy jailed in the UK

dont deviate so much trash can. no wonder the house of “commons” wont bother with you.

e: reported, btw

This post was edited by excellence on Jun 4 2018 08:33pm

You seem to have got lost somewhere in this conversation. You think I'm addressing the SCotUS verdict when I ask that question?



Fuck the commons. Why join the plebs when all I have to do is outlive about 30 family members to become a Lord?

This post was edited by Scaly on Jun 4 2018 09:39pm

The SCOTUS case really only focused on the fact that the Colorado Commission was overtly hostile to the baker's religion - violating his first amendment right.

For the greater issue of baking a custom cake:

The baker did not refuse to serve the couple - they were free to buy any generic baked good from his shop - what he did was refuse to customize a cake for them, for their wedding in particular.

And for the people saying that the flowers, cake, etc aren't really part of the wedding - you are pretty far off. I worked a number of weddings when I was younger and you would be shocked at how much money people pay for cakes and flowers (some more than $25K) - and how many of the guests genuinely ask who made them. Unfortunately, if you are doing a significant part of a wedding you and your work - in this case the custom cake - are most certainly a focal point and a talking point.

I think making custom anything seems to be a form of personal expression and is therefore protected under the first amendment. Free expression means you cannot be compelled by the government to make expressions - such as designing something that you do not wish to do.

This post was edited by murder567 on Jun 5 2018 05:04am