Comments on: Wednesday? What happened to Monday and Tuesday?

By: woofwoofarf

woofwoofarf — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:33:22 +0000

In reply to brianblackberry. It isn't as if this issue were taking place in a vacuum. The rhetoric is out there, and there's not a lot to be discussed. Moreover, as Neowolf pointed out, they cannot deny the use of public facilities on the basis of sexual orientation, as covered by the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5.Article 5): Sec. 5‑102. Civil Rights Violations: Public Accommodations. It is a civil rights violation for any person on the basis of unlawful discrimination to: (A) Enjoyment of Facilities. Deny or refuse to another the full and equal enjoyment of the facilities and services of any public place of accommodation; That is why the mayor limited discussion.

By: neowolf2

neowolf2 — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:27:28 +0000

In reply to ramalion. As I understand it, there's an Illinois state law prohibiting using sexual orientation as a reason for denying access to public facilities. As one Crystal Lake official commented, it doesn't get much clearer than that.

By: brianblackberry

brianblackberry — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:58:48 +0000

Mayor Aaron Shepley prohibited residents from commenting about anything but wake-time changes, street closures, and waivers of boat-decal fees.
Man, that is just wrong, if they are going to vote on something, then residents should have the right to speak on it. WTF.

By: ramalion

ramalion — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:08:04 +0000

CNN had an article about the Cyrstal lake issue. Not greatly surprised they ran into at least one issue like this. I think it basically came down to this, there was no way they could refuse this permit without looking like a town of bigots and inviting legal issues against them.

By: altivo

altivo — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:39:47 +0000

Hmm. I didn't realize that Escanaba in da Moonlight was floating around on remainder tables. I'd pick that up at that price too. Another really funny one with a northern slant is Men with Brooms.