GOP Senate Candidate Akin: ‘Free Enterprise’ Means Being Allowed To Deny Equal Pay To Women

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Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) has struggled with a well-established woman problem in his Senate campaign, ever since he claimed women could not get pregnant from "legitimate rape." After he said his opponent, incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), was not "ladylike," her campaign released a video of Akin suggesting that businesses should be allowed to pay women less than men.

When a man asked him why he voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Akin said he didn't support the idea that "government should be telling people what you pay and what you don't pay."

AUDIENCE MEMBER: You voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Why do you think it is okay for a woman to be paid less for doing the same work as a man?

AKIN: Well, first of all, the premise of your question is that I'm making that particular distinction. I believe in free enterprise.

I don't think the government should be telling people what you pay and what you don't pay.

I think it's about freedom.

If someone what's to hire somebody and they agree on a salary, that's fine, however it wants to work. So, the government sticking its nose into all kinds of things has gotten us into huge trouble.

http://thinkprogress...qual-pay-women/

Edited September 28, 2012 by Commie Appeaser

[Obama 2012 1,714]

a private business should be able to pay however they wish to.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

a private business should be able to pay however they wish to.

Once again, you fail to understand our constitutional rights against discrimination.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Well, the candidate quite obviously wants to pull off a win with only the Republican male vote. This guy is such a stupid fcuking jackazz, it's unbelievable that he still has any support at all. Just goes to show that there is a stupid fcuking jackazz population in Missouri that wants to have it's voice heard.

[Danno 1,228]

a private business should be able to pay however they wish to.

THats sums it up quite nicely.

[Danno 1,228]

Once again, you fail to understand our constitutional rights against discrimination.

Dude you have a fundamental misunderstanding of business... and though your heart is in the right place the net result HARMS women.

It leads to fewer women being hired.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Once again, you fail to understand our constitutional rights against discrimination.

The constitution protects against business? That's funny. The last time I checked it was supposed to protect us from government.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

The constitution protects against business? That's funny. The last time I checked it was supposed to protect us from government.

Yeah, imagine that. Our beloved Constitution protects the rights of citizens. You may not like that concept, but truth thankfully doesn't depend on popularity.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Yeah, imagine that. Our beloved Constitution protects the rights of citizens. You may not like that concept, but truth thankfully doesn't depend on popularity.

Unless you are selective like gun ownership and abortion ....The right of the unborn.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Yeah, imagine that. Our beloved Constitution protects the rights of citizens. You may not like that concept, but truth thankfully doesn't depend on popularity.

the equal pay act is not included in the Constitution. Actually, the very use of the word "Act" means it is a statute, not part of the Constitution.

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In cases in which the patron is not a member of a federally protected class, the question generally turns on whether the business's refusal of service was arbitrary, or whether the business had a specific interest in refusing service. For example, in a recent case, a California court decided that a motorcycle club had no discrimination claim against a sports bar that had denied members admission to the bar because they refused to remove their "colors," or patches, which signified club membership. The court held that the refusal of service was not based on the club members' unconventional dress, but was to protect a legitimate business interest in preventing fights between rival club members.

On the other hand, a California court decided that a restaurant owner could not refuse to seat a gay couple in a semi-private booth where the restaurant policy was to only seat two people of opposite sexes in such booths. There was no legitimate business reason for the refusal of service, and so the discrimination was arbitrary and unlawful.

In one more complicated case, a court held that a cemetery could exclude "punk rockers" from a private funeral service. A mother requested that the funeral service for her 17-year-old daughter be private and that admission to the service be limited to family and invited guests only. The cemetery failed to exclude punk rockers from the service. The punk rockers arrived in unconventional dress, wearing makeup and sporting various hair colors. One was wearing a dress decorated with live rats. Others wore leather and chains, some were twirling baton-like weapons, drinking, and using cocaine. The punk rockers made rude comments to family members and were generally disruptive of the service.

Ironically, the funeral business had attempted to rely on the Unruh Civil Rights Act, claiming that if they had denied access to the punk rockers, they would have been in violation of the Act. But the court held that the punk rockers' presence had deprived the deceased person's family of the services of the business establishment, which were meant to provide comfort to grieving family members. On that basis, the court stated that the funeral business could have legitimately denied access to the punk rockers.

It's interesting to note that while it is unlawful to refuse service to certain classes of people, it is not unlawful to provide discounts on the basis of characteristics such as age. Business establishments can lawfully provide discounts to groups such as senior citizens, children, local residents, or members of the clergy in order to attract their business.

http://www.legalzoom.com/us-law/equal-rights/right-refuse-service

Edited September 29, 2012 by Commie Appeaser

[Danno 1,228]

Why are women not required to register for the selective service but 18 year old males are?

And why are the feminists ignoring this clear discriminatory action by the Gov't?

[james&olya 1,121]

a private business should be able to pay however they wish to.

Forget minimum wage, overtime pay, etc huh?

Unless you are selective like gun ownership and abortion ....The right of the unborn.

The unborn are citizens?!

[Danno 1,228]

Forget minimum wage, overtime pay, etc huh?

The unborn are citizens?!

Something like that... kill a pregnant women and you will be looking at a Doubt-homicide.