Charlesinrichmond

Charlesinrichmond t1_j6iwi1r wrote

no, wouldn't be illegal. Probably can't be made illegal, because of free speech. Any more than we could make say being a socialist illegal.

Now what can be done is nibbling around the edges - ie disallowing agents to work with them sort of thing.

Basically, govt can regulate commerce, but not viewpoint.

It's a lot to put in a reddit thread. But basically being a racist is legal, even though it's stupid. Can't regulate that due to bill of rights. But we can regulate commercial transactions. So the agents can't do the stuff that the individuals can. Does that make sense? We are never going to be perfect, so structurally we err on the side of more freedom

see this:

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/03/federal-judge-blocks-oregons-first-in-nation-ban-on-homebuyer-love-letters.html

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