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Two gay men protest outside a Houston Chick-fil-A on Aug. 3. (CP)
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Re: Presidential politics, pride & poultry (Aug. 4). Boycotting a store is reasonable for consumers when they have a truly sizable distaste for its official policies.
The argument here is that it's a government official making the decision to deny Chick-fil-A a permit to open a new store in Chicago, simply because he doesn't like the company's business philosophy, regardless of the fact it's still a completely legal policy for the business to uphold. And denying a business the right to expand into new territory is always wrong so long as it remains compliant with the law in the way it operates.
Another way to put it would be: "So what you're saying is that if a company that makes donations in support of same-sex marriage were to try to open a store in Alabama, a state official would be perfectly within his right to ban it from expanding simply on the basis of his personal beliefs."
If you agree that the Chicago politician has the right to ban Chick-fil-A, then by reciprocity you must also be in agreement with the Alabama politician's right to do the same. If not, you're a blatant hypocrite.
PAUL BROWN
Winnipeg
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 9, 2012 A10
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