Re: Free speech: Perpetually at risk

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On Wednesday June 25, 2003 07:58, Rob Kaper wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 09:46:20PM -0500, Andreas Pour wrote:
> > The Elks argued they were in fact selective b/c, among other things,
> > they imposed the requirement that potential members believe in God. 
> > The court was siply rejecting that argument, on the basis that this
> > requirement hardly rules out anyone (and hence does not make the club
> > "*genuinely* selective".
> >
> > The "genuintely" part is presumably meant to prevent clubs from coming
> > up with arbitrary restrictions, which are not enforced, and thereby
> > arguing they are private rather than public.
>
> So does that mean now that they can't discriminate against women, they
> can't discriminate on religious beliefs (or lack thereof) either?
>
> (unless they move to Michigan and call for affirmative action, of
> course)

Right.. there will be no quota in club admission, mind you.  There will 
just be individual examination of each candidate, in order to ensure 
diversity and create a critical mass of the "diverse" worldview.

- -- 
Neil Stevens - [email protected]

"I'll believe it when I see it." -- George Walker Bush
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