Civil rights? Let your conscience be your guide

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John Baer, Daily News Political Columnist

Republican Rep. Gordon Denlinger, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy, an elder in the Zeltenreich Reformed Church of New Holland, Pa., is circulating a memo seeking co-sponsors for his effort.

"Specifically, I plan to propose a new section in Article I - the Pennsylvania 'bill of rights' - that will prohibit government from punishing an individual or entity if the individual or entity makes hiring or other employment decisions, or provides services, accommodations (including housing accommodations), advantages, facilities, goods or privileges based on sincerely held beliefs," the memo says.

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Under this proposal, employers, storeowners, realtors, motel managers, etc., could deny jobs, groceries, homes or rooms to anyone (tall, short, pregnant, Catholic, Jewish, gay, Goth, Democrat, newspaper columnist) offending their beliefs.

Just as long as such beliefs are "sincerely held."

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This is a PA representative from Lancaster County. Love it how the anti-nanny-state people propose nanny-state legislation.

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/state/20140120_Civil_rights__Let_your_conscience_be_your_guide.html#AbUKFWjYUdEiRA2a.99

[Curmudgeoness]

1. And of course, "sincerely held" beliefs are definable.

I don't see this going anywhere, but you just never know these days. Dark times in PA.