Technojunkie is right. It is crucial to separate government and private activity, and just because a business is open to the public does not change its status as a private enterprise with full freedom, including the right to be a jerk.
And a confused comment from SmokyStover. Social contract theory does NOT say that government has the power to do whatever the people demand. That is the excuse used by Nazis and Soviets to justify every horror. In a free country (which there is still hope we can be), the majority just gets to chose its representatives, not decide who gets killed, cooked, and eaten.
As for Ghost Keeper, keep in mind Pab is Canadian and so follows British grammatical usage. For the Brits, collective nouns tend to be plural, while for Americans they tend to be singular. Thus you will see British headlines like “Parliament DEBATE New Policy” but American headlines like “Congress DEBATES New Policy”.
Technojunkie is right. It is crucial to separate government and private activity, and just because a business is open to the public does not change its status as a private enterprise with full freedom, including the right to be a jerk.
And a confused comment from SmokyStover. Social contract theory does NOT say that government has the power to do whatever the people demand. That is the excuse used by Nazis and Soviets to justify every horror. In a free country (which there is still hope we can be), the majority just gets to chose its representatives, not decide who gets killed, cooked, and eaten.
As for Ghost Keeper, keep in mind Pab is Canadian and so follows British grammatical usage. For the Brits, collective nouns tend to be plural, while for Americans they tend to be singular. Thus you will see British headlines like “Parliament DEBATE New Policy” but American headlines like “Congress DEBATES New Policy”.