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55. Have you heard of Boy Scouts of America v Dale?

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 03:41 PM

Jul 2017

Last edited Tue Jul 25, 2017, 05:57 PM - Edit history (1)

It's a case that went to the supreme court because the plaintiff, James Dale said his rights were violated under New Jersey's public accommodations law. What happened is that the boy scouts found out that Dale, who was an eagle scout and assistant scoutmaster, was gay and fired him.

It's a great example of conservative activism on the Supreme Court, the conservative members of the court used affirmative action laws to claim that straight white boy scouts needed protection from homosexuals and a liberal majority. They then used the Right of Association to justify discrimination against LGBT folks. The boy scouts won, 5-4.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=330266

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Trump Brags To Boy Scouts About Spending Time Partying On Yachts, Hints At Sex Yacht Party [View all] workinclasszero Jul 2017 OP

Incredibly odd. He is diseased, mentally. Totally out of touch with life. Judi Lynn Jul 2017 #1

Yep workinclasszero Jul 2017 #3

Where does the hatred for the Scouts come from? hueymahl Jul 2017 #36

Seconded d_r Jul 2017 #53

Have you heard of Boy Scouts of America v Dale? Mosby Jul 2017 #55

End stage neurosyphilitc dementia Gabi Hayes Jul 2017 #5

I'm guessing part of it was his piece of shit father who very likely Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2017 #8

+1,000 malaise Jul 2017 #24

He is elfeogringo, the ugly American, the ugliest American ever! RestoreAmerica2020 Jul 2017 #56

"That's how you get the best syphilis" dalton99a Jul 2017 #2

At this point, in just 6 months, Trump has defamed the White House permanently. Moostache Jul 2017 #4

This is why republicans elected BLOTUS workinclasszero Jul 2017 #6

The WH is now probably bugged to the rafters by the Russians. Dave Starsky Jul 2017 #11

the republican "family-values" role model* is disgusting Achilleaze Jul 2017 #7

That's it workinclasszero Jul 2017 #10

"FAKE BSA" - Such an ignorant statement hueymahl Jul 2017 #37

I was a boy scout! workinclasszero Jul 2017 #39

So was I and so is my son hueymahl Jul 2017 #40

Until the leadership of the BSA stand up and condemn the terrible political speech/ workinclasszero Jul 2017 #43

The speech was disgusting, you and I can agree on that hueymahl Jul 2017 #44

I just cannot see how a group dedicated to these principles... workinclasszero Jul 2017 #45

If the BSA had any honor they would have pangaia Jul 2017 #52

PERFECT !!! uponit7771 Jul 2017 #13

I'm a trucker. I'm bemused when somebody gives me the finger and their car has a fish symbol TrogL Jul 2017 #18

Yeah what a great testimony huh? workinclasszero Jul 2017 #19

OR, as tens of millions of republican pods said on inauguration day Cosmocat Jul 2017 #23

He's repulsive. smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #9

Talks about "hot people" at a party uponit7771 Jul 2017 #12

Then what was he doing there? smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #27

I'm just so sad. n/t mtngirl47 Jul 2017 #14

Everything Trump touches workinclasszero Jul 2017 #17

The BSA should not get a pass on this Blue_Tires Jul 2017 #15

Here's who you can contact about this. I intend to. raccoon Jul 2017 #22

Thank you--here's what I just sent him The Blue Flower Jul 2017 #25

Wish I could rec this post! nt raccoon Jul 2017 #50

So, what should they have done instead? hueymahl Jul 2017 #38

They could have had a much stronger statement afterwards Blue_Tires Jul 2017 #48

Yeah, maybe they should have. hueymahl Jul 2017 #49

tRump tries to be the "cool" leader but comes off as the creepy uncle. nt Javaman Jul 2017 #16

And the remarkable thing is True Dough Jul 2017 #28

A f*cking sexual predator instilling leaderships -------------what a jerk turbinetree Jul 2017 #20

We should not be surprised left-of-center2012 Jul 2017 #21

Not to mention that the guy he's talking about, William Levitt DefenseLawyer Jul 2017 #26

I guess that " laying on of hands" thing hasn't had enough time to work njhoneybadger Jul 2017 #29

Naw it worked too well workinclasszero Jul 2017 #31

Imagine if Bill Clinton had done this! Orrex Jul 2017 #30

Imagine if any democratic president did what Trump did workinclasszero Jul 2017 #32

Also true. Hell, imagine if Trump had run as a Democrat and did this same thing. Orrex Jul 2017 #33

Remember Obama's school-address video in Sept. 2009? VOX Jul 2017 #46

Trump is the anathema of everything scouting stands for perdita9 Jul 2017 #34

BSA is a non-political organization hueymahl Jul 2017 #41

Scouts are children perdita9 Jul 2017 #47

Boy Scout Pence SAID SayItLoud Jul 2017 #35

I guess it's safe to say tRump's own grandkids get to hear the un-edited version of the yacht story? flibbitygiblets Jul 2017 #42

While he was never a Boy Scout, BarbaRosa Jul 2017 #51

We had the classiest president ever. Now we have the biggest jackass ever. Initech Jul 2017 #54