Lawmaker posts businesses should be able to discriminate on Facebook ‘If he wants to turn away people of color, that’s his choice’

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As expected, the Supreme Court’s decision to side with a baker who discriminated against a gay couple and refused to make their wedding cake has opened up a racist portal for others to push for discriminatory polities.

State Rep. Michael Clark (R) openly argued his discriminatory point-of-view on Facebook, reports the Hill.

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He applauded the recent Supreme Court’s decision saying:

“It is his business,” Clark wrote in a comment. “He should have the opportunity to run his business the way he wants. If he wants to turn away people of color, then [that’s] his choice.”

Clark’s celebratory comment was heavily criticized given that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

The lawmaker deleted his comment on Tuesday and said he “jumped in on it a little bit too fast.”

He offered an apology after the fact saying:

“I am apologizing for some of my Facebook comments,” he wrote. “I would never advocate discriminating against people based on their color or race.”

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed with a Christian baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, based on his religious beliefs.

The same-sex Colorado couple were on the hunt to find the perfect vendors to help make their wedding a beautiful success. Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, saw fit to refuse to service them based singularly on his religious beliefs.

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When Phillips brought the case before the Colorado Commission, they ruled in favor of the couple, setting the course for Phillips to appeal to the Supreme Court.

Clark tried to clarify his comments and show his support of the historic ruling.

“If it’s truly his strongly based belief, he should be able to turn them away,” Clark said. “People shouldn’t be able to use their minority status to bully a business.”

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