Who opposes equal rights under the law? Part 2.

The organization leading the campaign against Fairmont’s Human Rights Commission ordinance is the Family Policy Council (FPC) of West Virginia.  An article posted on the FPC web site reads as follows (the typos are FPC's):

“Breaking News! The Department of Justice just sided with the Colorado cake baker and against the proposed Fairmont ordinance, and against the other nine cities’ ordinances in West Virginia that allow men into ladies’ rooms!!! (1)

“In a surprise legal brief in defense of the First Amendment rights of Jack Phillips, a private business owner, President Trumps Department of Justice filed legal document arguing that the Supreme Court in November, (2) must find in favor of freedom of speech.

“The very good news for West Virginia is that is virtually signals that (3) such ordinances are unenforceable. It would be foolhardy for any additional cities to push forward with similar ordinances now.”

Oh, geez, where to begin?

(1) First off, what the DoJ actually did in the Colorado case was to file a brief that will be included among the comments when the Supreme Court takes up the issue later this year. This brief has absolutely no bearing on Fairmont's Human Rights Commission ordinance, which isn’t even a law. The FPC is conflating two cases, which the Trumpsters are prone to do. The DoJ is not weighing in on a City of Fairmont policy ordinance that only asks people to treat others fairly.

(2) The Department of Justice DOES NOT tell the Supreme Court how to rule on any case, as this implies. Trump would LIKE for that to be true, but it is not. Their brief will be considered with all of the others, some supporting the baker who refused to serve a gay couple and some supporting gay rights. Making anything more out of this at this time is a misrepresentation of facts.

(3) Fairmont's ordinance cannot be ruled “unenforceable” because it's not a law to be enforced. It's a policy guideline designed to encourage Fairmont citizens to treat each other fairly. Why would anyone oppose fair treatment for all citizens? You decide. I think the answer is clear.

Some might argue that the policy council's platform is a basket of misstatements, misrepresentations, conflations, assumptions, speculation and diversion wrapped up with a ribbon of lies. It's no wonder some of his followers have nicknamed themselves "Deplorable."

I can’t think of a better name.