tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35597225.post5800558893463941623..comments2023-11-05T04:06:19.709-05:00Comments on Constance Pelkey Designs: Open Letter to Shaw’s Supermarkets in MaineConnie (The Purple Princess)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06495386888502806176noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35597225.post-17010852470424918162009-06-06T14:11:01.430-04:002009-06-06T14:11:01.430-04:00Regardless of which side of an issue you are on, t...Regardless of which side of an issue you are on, to disallow people from voicing their opinion or seeking support for their side of the issue is tantamount to someone doing the same to you.<br /><br />You wrote; "Local businesses should know it is a bad idea...and it will cost them." which in and of itself is hateful. You then went on to write; "If we are vigilant and quickly confront businesses about the negative message they are giving...". Negative from your perspective, I completely understand, but not to the people gathering signatures who are also patrons of the businesses that allow them to do so.<br /><br />In the end though it makes little difference anyway. On two separate occasions the subject of gay rights came to the voters and on both occasions the voters defeated it only to have our "representatives" pass a law in favor of it anyway! So even if it makes it to the polls and is repealed then the legislature will simply line up and vote it back to law in one fashion or another.<br /><br />I personally have no issue with same sex marriage and wish people would get over it. I haven't been presented with the petition myself and have no intentions of signing it if I am but that doesn't mean that people that are opposed shouldn't be allowed to organize and get signatures.<br /><br />If you don't want to be persecuted for your beliefs then don't attack others for theirs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com