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    Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley 5 Dec 2017

    Gay wedding cake argument over. Pivotal vote Justice Kennedy sympathetic to plight of LGBT community facing discrimination but harshly criticizes perceived anti-religion bias of Colorado civil rights panel that ruled against baker

    8:49 AM - 5 Dec 2017
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      2. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley 5 Dec 2017

        Kennedy said he was wary of paving the way to businesses denying service in a way that would be "an affront to the gay community." But then he said the Colorado civil rights commission showed "hostility to religion"

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      3. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley 5 Dec 2017

        These are the comments by (unnamed) civil rights commissioner that outraged Kennedy:pic.twitter.com/HboCQRRIVo

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      4. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley 5 Dec 2017

        UPDATE: Pivotal Justice Kennedy poses tough questions in gay wedding casehttps://reut.rs/2AVZtKd 

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      5. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley 5 Dec 2017

        Phillips' lawyers at ADF have audio of the Colorado civil rights commissioner's comments that were cited at oral argument:https://vimeo.com/116390570 

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      6. Lawrence Hurley‏Verified account @lawrencehurley 5 Dec 2017

        Reuters TV: High court's Kennedy emerges as pivotal voice in gay rights case: http://reut.tv/2A8MbKK  via @ReutersTV

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      2. EightySixFortyFive‏ @resist_r 5 Dec 2017
        Replying to @lawrencehurley

        Here's the case. The guy applied for a business license in his jurisdiction. He agreed to the anti discrimination aspect of the license when he signed the application. Did he discriminate. Yes. Case closed. And his license should be revoked. Plain and simple. An artist, pffft

        4 replies 30 retweets 157 likes
      3. mostly Sheldon‏ @theDogSinatra 5 Dec 2017
        Replying to @resist_r @lawrencehurley

        You may mock Philips as an artist, but first I challenge you to make a wedding cake to serve 300 and have it be half as beautiful as one of his. This isn’t about his skills.

        7 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Matt‏ @mhill0425 5 Dec 2017
        Replying to @theDogSinatra @resist_r @lawrencehurley

        And subway calls its employees sandwich artists. That doesn’t mean that the guy behind the counter can deny me a sandwich.

        1 reply 5 retweets 59 likes
      5. mostly Sheldon‏ @theDogSinatra 5 Dec 2017
        Replying to @mhill0425 @resist_r @lawrencehurley

        Apples and Oranges

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Chris  🤷‍♂️‏ @1dumbmillennial 6 Dec 2017
        Replying to @theDogSinatra @mhill0425 and

        No, cakes and sandwiches

        0 replies 1 retweet 10 likes
      7. End of conversation
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      2. Gale Persisted‏ @galemilone 5 Dec 2017
        Replying to @lawrencehurley

        I’d like to move back to America now. Does anyone know where it went?

        5 replies 24 retweets 109 likes
      3. N is for Noir  👠 🍸‏ @DD733 5 Dec 2017
        Replying to @galemilone @lawrencehurley

        I suspect it was always a ruse....

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. Scarily tired Brian‏ @TheBrianest 5 Dec 2017
        Replying to @DD733 @galemilone @lawrencehurley

        This has been it for its entire existence except that it's a bit better than it used to be.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. N is for Noir  👠 🍸‏ @DD733 5 Dec 2017
        Replying to @TheBrianest @galemilone @lawrencehurley

        I'd argue it was a bit better, for a while, from the late 70s ish through the early 90s and then went downhill fast. A certain kind of conservative aged up and turned more sour than they already were. It's definitely worse than it was then.

        2 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
      6. Scarily tired Brian‏ @TheBrianest 5 Dec 2017
        Replying to @DD733 @galemilone @lawrencehurley

        Yeah, that brief period was definitely better than this

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Schrodingers POTUS  🖖 👊 🇺🇸‏ @nelsoneagle 5 Dec 2017
        Replying to @lawrencehurley

        @Scotus @TheChristianLft Question: Would the cake owner and supporters be as upset if gay people catered or baked cakes for THEIR weddings. I doubt it and guarantee it happens every day. END #SystemicIgnorance #ReligiousDiscrimination

        2 replies 10 retweets 49 likes
      3. Gracie Lou Who‏ @WhoGracie 6 Dec 2017
        Replying to @nelsoneagle @lawrencehurley and

        Even if that were true, what bearing does it have on the constitutionality of the Colorado law? Lots of laws don't bother lots of people, doesn't mean they are or are not constitutional.

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Schrodingers POTUS  🖖 👊 🇺🇸‏ @nelsoneagle 6 Dec 2017
        Replying to @WhoGracie @lawrencehurley and

        To be honest, I was commenting on the hypocrisy of what I personally find to be discrimination. I find 1st Amendment to be freedom to practice religion, not publicly discriminate based on it. I served my country for equal freedom for ALL. 🖖👊🇺🇸

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      5. Gracie Lou Who‏ @WhoGracie 6 Dec 2017
        Replying to @nelsoneagle @lawrencehurley and

        Ah, sorry I misread it as being an argument about the merits of the case rather than the merits of hypocrisy

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      6. Schrodingers POTUS  🖖 👊 🇺🇸‏ @nelsoneagle 6 Dec 2017
        Replying to @WhoGracie @lawrencehurley and

        Well..can it not be both? (btw and off subject .cranky old dog lover also)

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Gracie Lou Who‏ @WhoGracie 6 Dec 2017
        Replying to @nelsoneagle @lawrencehurley and

        I'm not sure that people's hypocrisy really effects constitutionality (unless it's judges, which is a whole other rant!) On the aside... lets be real, puppies are cute, but cranky old dogs are the best! 😉

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      8. Schrodingers POTUS  🖖 👊 🇺🇸‏ @nelsoneagle 6 Dec 2017
        Replying to @WhoGracie @lawrencehurley and

        But there is the interpretation of religious freedom involved and how it affects public opinion and policy of businesses across the country. #SystemicIgnorance. #ReligiousFreedom #equality #cake

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      9. Gracie Lou Who‏ @WhoGracie 6 Dec 2017
        Replying to @nelsoneagle @lawrencehurley and

        Definitely. My totally uneducated guess is that it will go for Philips, but that they will try to make it as narrow as possible. I spent days on SCOTUSblog ploughing through some of the amicus briefs and ended up at 🤷‍♀️

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