Thursday, September 13, 2012

"Little Known Powers" indeed

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Okay, make it a Filthy Obama Sangria
Res Ipsa Loquitor

The sign [ promoting the bar's “Marion Berry’s Dirty Asian Summer Punch.”] was removed Friday after a city agency threatened to drag Tomelden before the D.C. Commission on Human Rights in a rare display of the city’s little-known power to regulate speech in places of public accommodation.

Little known power ?  I have to imagine (with a good deal of hope) that even our dysfunctional Supreme Court would invoke the very well known First Amendment  guaranteeing free speech in this case. 


Disclosure:  This is what happens when Democrats are in charge


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Regardless of the outcome of any court case this would cost serious money to fight (and in the interim they might find their license lifted) - the fact that very few can afford to fight something like this is exactly what the city is counting on.
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Anonymous said...

Censoring opposing views is all they have since logic and reason is never on their side. They also consider it some kind of copyright infringement when we use their own vile tactics against them.
GrinfilledCelt

Helly said...

This could be fun. How about a tall Bloody Barry.

Anonymous said...

The Commission was only trying to protect the feelings of that handful of Asians not already offended by Marion Berry's previous statements.

Freddie Sykes

Anonymous said...

My favorite "public accomodation" is about a 5-iron shot from where my Jeep lives in the Georgia Blue Ridge.

The D**** Tavern ("Likker in the front, poker in the back") encourages discussions on cultural issues.
Toleration reigns, as our enlightened State has empowered CCL holders to publicly enjoy adult
beverages while equipped.

The Wash. DC Commission on Human Rights should come down for a cold one.
They might discover a whole new awareness of community values.

GaGator

Jim - PRS said...

Good thing for him he didn't name the cocktail after Muhammad.

Anonymous said...

If you make the place not exactly open for 'public accomodation', you can post what you want, no?
So, as in days gone by, everyone who wants to enter must join the club. Get a membership certificate, bracelet, what ever, and then it make it a 'members only' operation. Charge a 25 cent fee for doc preparation...
Viola. Fixed.
Go away, busybodies. Move to NYC and get Auntie Bloomberg to clean up the local waterholes.
tomw

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