Rep. Robert Pittenger thinks it would be terrible, just terrible, if the law prohibited employers from firing people for being gay. Kind of like how smoking bans are terrible:
After assuring ThinkProgress that he “respects everyone” and “loves people,” Pittenger said he believes companies should have the right to fire or refuse to hire someone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. “You need to respect the autonomy of somebody running their business,” he said. “It’s like smoking bans. Do you ban smoking or do people have the right to private property? I think people have the right to private property. In public spaces, absolutely, we can have smoking bans. But we don’t want to micromanage people’s lives and businesses. If you have a business, do you want the government to come in and tell you you need to hire somebody? Why should government be there to impose on the freedoms we enjoy?”
Just as we should enjoy the freedom to smoke, we should enjoy the freedom to fire LGBT people, or refuse to hire them, due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Just because someone is the most qualified for the job and the only reason not to hire them is that you are a bigot doesn't mean the federal government should impose laws for equality and against discrimination on the cherished freedoms you are busy enjoying, amiright?
In addition to his horrific position on this issue, Pittenger also showed off some sterling ignorance, telling ThinkProgress "I believe people are already protected." In reality, in North Carolina (along with 28 other states), LGBT people are absolutely not protected under the law and can be legally fired simply because the boss is a bigot.
we know that they say these insensitive inane things to fill the troughs for the red meat gorging by their base, you know we talk about how despicable these republican loons are but the part of the electorate they cater to rarely gets a mention in kind how reprehensible of them to support the kind of hate,
wait I think I got that backwards they are both despicable and reprehensible the republicans are playing to their mindset if they weren't hate ridden the GOP would not be pushing it, supply and demand their base demands the red meat toss and republicans all to willing to throw it because they know standing for nothing makes them ripe for standing for anything, like putty in their hands and look at the ugliness they have molded. no trick to lead a thirsty horse to water and he drinks it.
