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Re: Sad Day for Liberty

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From: Daniel Brown
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 15:47
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In article <74792@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt5254a@prism.gatech.EDU (William Dennis Herrin) writes:
>In article <1992Nov13.173552.5238@athena.cs.uga.edu> brown@pollux (Daniel Brown) writes:
>>Amen.  The gov't has no right to tell you how to spend your money, and that
>>includes when you are hiring an employee.
>
>  Actually, it turns out they do in a certain case which is this:
>If your 'business' serves only yourself and a few close friends, then you
>have the right to exclude anybody you please. If your business serves the
>general public, however, (and as a technicality, does some aspect of its
>business over state lines) then you do not have a right to choose which of the
>general public you do business with. (To a degree -- You can refuse to do
>business with an individual whose conduct is inappropriate (such as shirts &
>shoes rules, and the ability to eject someone who's being loud and
>obnoxious))

Trade must be by mutual agreement only.  No one has the right to force another
person to engage in trade of any kind with him.  The number of people served
by the business is completely irrelevant.

-- 
Daniel W. Brown (brown@pollux.cs.uga.edu)

"If you weren't 50 feet tall, I'd punch you in the bosom!"
	--Larry Potter on _Get a Life!_
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