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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Woodmont and Lakewood discriminate against Christians
The Anacostia pool discriminates against whites

Chevy is a PRIVATE club, it can do whatever the heck it wants. That's what makes this a great country[/quote]

Wow looks like someone is woefully misinformed re: civil rights laws.[/quote]

Yep, someone is woefully misinformed re: civil rights laws.  Clubs can discriminate however they want.  Thus, you have all female sororities or all black fraternities, etc.  And country clubs are free to include or exclude anyone they want.  It's called freedom of association, guaranteed by our Constitution's 1st Amendment.

http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/hce/title2.php

PS- Legally, private schools could discriminate too, as long as they don't take federal money.  Thankfully, most of them have policies against discrimination.  However, it is these policies, not the law, that prevent discrimination.

You may want to educate yourself before calling people on civil rights laws.[/quote]

Sorry, you obviously weren't paying attention in law school. First of all, CCC gets tax benefits that are absolutely a grant from the government and therefore a basis for a civil rights lawsuit. plus there are federal and local laws banning discrimination by private organizations. Clubs cannot discriminate all they want.

And, seriously, do you think the CCC would have [i]any[/i] Black or Jewish members if it wasn't for these laws?[/quote]

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