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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
@bolded. Technically, I wonder how much of imminent domain plays a role in this? The club still uses municipalities to serve its needs, as I understand it, the privacy is contingent on the ability of the club to charge fees for grounds maintenance or moorings. And if they have a restaurant, they still have to follow the public health code. They still pay property taxes and if they are non-profit they cannot be classified as fully rejection exclusive, especially to children.
It brings to meaning: "This ain't your granddaddy's country club anymore... Grow up and be in the 21st century!"
What we are witnessing is severe growing pains to human evolution, IMHO...
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I think you forget that we have a Constitutional right of free association. If that doesn't mean that we can join private clubs and select our membership based on any criteria we want to use, then what exactly does it mean?
Do I like that for some of these clubs, race is obviously an issue? No. It's repulsive. Do I think the government has any place forcing these private groups to accept members they don't want to accept? Nope.
As times change, people will change. Looking back at the past 50 years, we've come a hell of a long way. It's obvious we have a long way to go. I don't think we can simply legislate away the legacy of Jim Crow, etc.