Reply #59: Interesting that you should mention the KKK [View All]

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

a couple years back, a certain church in the county where I work sent out a mass mailing that railed against Jews, Blacks, and homosexuals. The members of this church are also known to belong to the KKK. The county board of supervisors drafted and passed a unanimous resolution condemning the letter. Why? Because the letter was written in response to the announcement of Diversity Day at the county's biggest employer. The County Board didn't want that business to get mad and move away.

I don't see this as a curtailment of free speech. The KKK and the church were free to mail out their letters. But the County was free to let the big company know that the views expressed in the letter were not the ones of county government.