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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
Tim Thomas is standing for the 1st amendment.
The background to the story is that a Chicago alderman, with the support of Rahm Emanuel, is considering banning Chick Fil-A from opening a business in his district, because the owner (who is Christian) supports the biblical definition of marriage.
Yup ....hockey is the furthest thing from the mind of Tim Thomas though....
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The 1st amendment protects you from prosecution or the making of a law preventing you from speaking your mind. It is not a mind erasing umbrella that makes you 100% immune from the consequences of what you say and it definitely doesn't say your corporation is immune from outrage or a drop in business as a result of your executives saying stupid things.
People who immediately bring up the 1st amendment whenever there is some sort of backlash against what someone says are dumb. Read what it says for the love of god.