Oh look - a brand new member digging up a zombie to post FMoL nonsense.
How unusual!
Wonder if he’ll also find a dead thread to revive by sharing his One True Religion?
No, not that one, not that one - you know, the TRUE one!
Otto posted that nearly ten years ago, in November of 2003.
And has subsequently been, er, refused service here.
If you get a business license, it’s a business.
Private establishments are clubs with members- the Elks, the Boy Scouts, the AME Church.
…was my understanding when I applied for a business license some years ago.
It’s true you can decline service to an individual, but as stated above in this zombie thread, it’s risky.
Did you boot him out for being left handed? Or Korean? Was he drunk and disorderly, or just a black gay Jew?
FMoL?
We need a sticky acronym thread.
(in before BrainGlutton posts it)
There is no bright line distinguishing private clubs from businesses for the purpose of civil rights legislation. Courts have generally adopted “factors” tests. The factors can include whether the establishment is operated on a for-profit basis, whether it is owned by its members, whether it employs commercial solicitation (advertising) to draw new members, and its criteria for membership (is it actually exclusive or does it just exclude black people?)
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usedtobe, personal attacks are not permitted in General Questions, no matter what your opinion of the poster might be. No warning issued, but don’t do this again.
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Randy Lee, political commentary is not appropriate for General Questions. If you want to discuss this further, open a new thread in Great Debates. Since this thread is very old, I’m closing it.
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