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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
so you're perfectly fine with telling private property owners what they can and cannot do/allow on their own property?
it actually does have something to do with your childishness. You want to enforce a business practice or policy via law on a business that you don't even own. That is so wrong on an unbelievable number of levels.
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Can I interject here and point out that telling people what they can and can't do on their private property is nothing new, and actually has a pretty solid foundation in protecting liberty? For instance: murder is illegal, even if you do it on your own property. Fraud is illegal, even if you do it on your own property. etc. You can't steal from me just because I'm at your house.
The people, via the government, have a very just and compelling interest in regulating the behavior of private businesses and private property owners. I would wager that there are some of us who wouldn't be here to argue if workplace safety and environmental regulations weren't in place.
"You can't tell a private business person what to do on their own property" is one of the most ridiculous arguments I've ever heard. Even if it weren't demonstrably false on many completely established and constitutionally acceptable ways, when taken as an absolute it's a completely misguided and naive personal philosophy to hold. Really. Have you ever thought about what would occur if all property owners were entitled to do whatever they wanted provided they were on their own property? This seems to be what you're advocating.
Childishness is thinking that because someone owns land or a business they can do whatever the fuck they want regardless of how it may affect the people around them.