Re: An interesting debate point
Silon, on host 199.174.16.193
Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at 10:51:16
Re: An interesting debate point posted by Luisa on Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at 10:12:42:
> > > Si"At least in America, kicking someone out > because of this would be unconstitutional. I'm > not sure about England."lon > > Would it be unconstitutional? I was never a > great government student, but unless they're > an organization recieving government funds, > shouldn't they be able to include or exclude > members as they see fit? (I'm all for letting the > guy stay in the club, just trying to decide if this > would actually be something in the states that > the government could get involved in) > > I know, for example, that an all male college > near me can continue to exclude women as > long as they are 100% privately funded. The > day they accept money from Uncle Sam is the > day they have to accept women. It seems that > by the same token, a privately funded group > would be able to exclude someone on the > basis of their political beliefs.
You may be right. I would think, though, that it would be unconstitutional to exclude someone on the basis of what they voted.
Si"But you might be a better government student than me."lon
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