Friday, June 18, 2004
Gender equality by any other name...
Apparently the members of the New Jersey Assembly have voted unanimously, 78-0, to approve a bill making it legal for bar owners and others to offer special promotions such as charging women different prices for drinks. The Bill was specifically designed to overturn a June 1st Administrative Ruling by the state Division on Civil Rights that forbade the practice as a violation of state civil rights rules.
State Assemblyman Joseph Cryan, a Democrat, said,
Well, duh! But, since when is profit a legitimizing motive for discrimination? It defies common sense to view black slavery as anything other than a way for Southern plantation owners to stay competitive and financially successful. Did that make it okay?
Gov. James E. McGreevey, also a Democrat, led the charge in denouncing the Division on Civil Rights decision, calling it "bureaucratic nonsense."
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State Assemblyman Joseph Cryan, a Democrat, said,
"It defies common sense to view Ladies Night as anything other than a way for a bar or restaurant owner to stay competitive and successful."
Well, duh! But, since when is profit a legitimizing motive for discrimination? It defies common sense to view black slavery as anything other than a way for Southern plantation owners to stay competitive and financially successful. Did that make it okay?
Gov. James E. McGreevey, also a Democrat, led the charge in denouncing the Division on Civil Rights decision, calling it "bureaucratic nonsense."
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