Although the Odgaards refused to admit they discriminated against the
couple, they agreed to pay a $5,000 settlement, and then chose not to
hold any weddings at their restaurant, so they wouldn't have to host
scary gay ones.
The free market chose and they chose not to spend their money in an establishment that discriminates against gays. I for one shed no tears,,,
Back during Rachel - the early years, when the MSNBC star was still an unknown quantity, Rand Paul, who was running for the Kentucky senate seat he now holds, appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show. That interview is a prime reasons that Rachel is feared by Republicans and revered by Democrats. Rachel asked Libertarian Paul this question:
"Do you think that a private business has the right to say we don't serve black people?"Candidate Paul hemmed and hawed and declared himself disgusted by racism and did everything but swear and oath to the baby Jesus that he himself would never discriminate, but in the end he said yes; a businessman has every right to serve those he chooses and turn away anyone who displeases him for any reason. Rand said he believed in the market, and that if anyone were foolish enough to turn away Black customers, outrage in the marketplace will soon either force the business to change, or to close it down.
The very scenario Rand Paul described is happening right now in Iowa. Restaurant owners who refused to host gay weddings are being forced to close up shop because people stopped coming. Dick and Betty Odgaard, owners of the Görtz Haus Gallery Restaurant, in Grimes, Iowa, announced this week that they will be closing.
Restaurant That Refused Gay Weddings Closing For Lack Of Business - The New Civil Rights Movement
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