It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

 

I stole the title for this post from Judge Andrew Napolitano. He has a book out with that title, and I highly recommend it. It is about how, little by little, we have allowed the government to unconstitutionally intrude into every aspect of our lives.

 

I came across an article in the newspaper last Sunday that is directly related to one of the subjects Judge Napolitano covers. Is it wrong to discriminate? Our courts say it is, yet we have the Constitutional right to associate with the people of our own choosing. Conversely, that means we also have the right to not associate with anyone for any reason. This right applies not only to individuals, but to privately owned businesses as well. Mind you, this is what the Constitution actually says -- it's not the interpretation courts in recent years have subscribed to.

 

The article in question concerns Arlene's Flowers, a florist shop in Richland, Washington. Barronelle Stutzman, a Christian, owns Arlene's. Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed, homosexuals, are long-time customers at Arlene's. They decided they wanted to get married, and they went to Arlene's shop. Barronelle told them she couldn't, in good conscience, provide the flowers for their "wedding" because of her religious beliefs. So Barronelle is now being sued by the ACLU and the state's attorney general.

 

I did a quick Google search and found at least four or five other florists in Richland. I'm sure at least one of them would be glad to sell flowers to the queer guys. Barronelle has the Constitutional right to practice her religious beliefs and to associate or not associate with whomever she pleases.

 

And on another note, how would the queer guys like it if we told them they had to eat at Chick-Fil-A?

 

"Suits target florist." The Dallas Morning News; April 21, 2013; p. 5A.