The Battle Of Chik-Fil-A

Unless you've been under a rock for the last weeek you know there's a war being waged over the right of an American company to do business in an American city.  The Mayor of Boston has threatened to ban Georgia-based Chik-Fil-A from opening stores in the city because the owners of Chik-Fil-A oppose gay marriage.
I find this more than a little bit terrifying.

No one is accusing Chik-Fil-A of discriminating against actual gay people. They simply stand accused of donating money to political organizations that support the concept of Traditional Marriage... or, in other words, exercising their right to Free Speech. ***

Let's put it in stark terms.  A Government of the United States is seeking to punish an American company for its political opinion.  You know, I always thought the words "Congress shall make no law... abridging the Freedom of Speech" was pretty difficult to misunderstand, but apparently Boston Mayor Tom Menino needs a refresher course.

No means No, Tom.

The people of Boston are perfectly within their rights to boycott Chik-Fil-A stores that open there.  In fact I encourage it.  Knock yourselves out.  But the Government of that City absolutely CANNOT get involved.  And it's not just me saying that... it's the Constitution.

What Libs always seem to forget when they do crap like this is that it won't always be Democrats running their cities, states, or country.  Eventually they are going to have to live under the yoke of a Republican and it seems to me that they ought to be smarter about the precedents they set with actions like this.  Whatever new rules you put in place can eventually be used against you.

Regardless, I'm not hear to warn the Left that eventually they're going to have to sleep in the bed they are making. I'm here to offer a solution for Chik-Fil-A. A blueprint exists for dealing with this kind of Tyranny, and it was pioneered by the great state of Louisiana.

Twenty years ago, Lousiana based Brewer Dixie Brewing Company introduced a new beer... Blackened Voodo Lager.  The State of Texas, in a fit of temporary insanity that seemed more like something Alabama might do, immediately banned the beer in Texas because, they said, Dixie had placed occult images on the label.

Uh-huh.

Anyway Louisiana immediately martialed a retaliatory strike in support of their hometown brewer. They announced a ban on Lone Star beer across the State.  It took a couple of days but Texas eventually realized this was a can of worms best left unopened, and rescinded the ban on Dixie.

The war was won, and without a single law suit, or appeal to the Federal Government.  This is how such wars should be fought, with good-natured ridicule and a modicum of cleverness.  Federal Bureacrats need not apply. Louisana didn't need Washington's help, and frankly, they didn't want it.

Fast forward to the looming Chik-Fil-A disaster.  Chik-Fil-A is a Georgia-based company, and if Georgia wants to defend their hometown business, it seems to me that Boston is a city rich in high-value retaliatory targets.

Might I suggest an immediate statewide-ban on Samual Adams Boston Lager?

This is not a fight you want Mayor Menino. It can't be won, and it shouldn't be won. The Constitution requires it.


*** obligatory note that I personally support Gay marriage, as well as your right to oppose it.