Monday, July 6, 2009
- the constitution prohibits discrimination by private individuals
The constitution was intended to prevent the excesses of Government, not to stop individuals from discriminating against each other. No where in the constitution does it say I can't discriminate against Gaurav Bhatia because he is loud and obnoxious. If you, as a sexist, believe that male stock-brokers are superior simply due to their XY chromosome (vs a female who is in actuality a better broker ), then you have the right to be an idiot and invest with him. The free market would eliminate people like you, since you would lose your money and hence your ability to discriminate against brokers due to their gender. What is the level at wish you believe the government should act? Should it stop a homosexual from discriminating against females in their choice of a spouse? What is the objective difference between choosing a stock-broker and choosing a spouse? At least with a stock-broker you can control the amount of money you lose.. with a wife not so much. In addition, discrimination is essential for a society to function. Would you really watch the NBA if for ever player over 7 feet, every team had to pick a midget to compensate? Don't you think it would suck if you were forced to buy a Zune because some Government quota of Ipods had been met for the year? According to your logic, the free market is bad because it permits free choice, and any choice is essentially a discrimination. Would you really snuff out Freedom entirely in pursuit of some abstract notion of Equality as defined by a few elitist beaurocrats?
