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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
My only problem is with elected officials who want to forbid legal businesses from opening based solely on the stated beliefs of their CEO. Let the market decide which restaurants succeed. Boycott your little hearts out - but don't unilaterally decide that a business which doesn't pass your subjective litmus test can't be allowed to open. That sets a dangerous precedent.
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No precedent will be set, because nobody is actually doing this - Menino and (to a somewhat lesser extent) Emmanuel chose bluster because they know that there's approximately a 0% chance (and possibly lower) that they could refuse any sort of permit or similar on basis of these views alone. Which is why they didn't threaten that specifically - just vague notions of "That's not how we do business here, and you should stay away!"
Mumbles may not be the brightest public speaker, but he has plenty of lawyers on staff who know far, far better than what you're proposing.