European Union Legalizes Discrimination
August 7th, 2006
Just when you think it cannot get any worse, the anti-smoking Gestapo advances to the next level of assault.
What could be more polically incorrect than discrimination?
More importantly, what could simply be more wrong?
Yet despite the obvious lessons of history and morality against discrimination, the European Union has now clearly established the legality of discrimination under their regime.
Companies in the European Union may legally refuse to hire smokers because EU anti-discrimination laws do not protect them, the European Commission has said. And it doesn’t end there.
This one surprised me. I think it will surprise you too, because the implications and explicit statements of EU officials did not stop with discrimination against smokers.
The full story unfolds below the fold.
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