Friday, July 17, 2015

On Wednesday, April 1, 2015, The Shorthorn's David Dunn and Matthew Shaw wrote and published an article about a controversial bill proposal. The bill is simple yet very offensive. It gives business owners the right to not serve an individual merely based on religious views. The article includes some students and staff's opinion on the bill by supporting quote about how the bill is "discrimination at its finest." (Elimu Sosa-Jackson) Professor Saxe of the University of Texas at Arlington says, . “These are a clash of rights. There are religious rights, people are arguing the First Amendment, then there’s the rights of other individuals under different kinds of federal laws. It’s a battle of competing rights.” The bill is very controversial but has compelling arguments on both sides. Which one are you on?

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  1. Too funny! I look a couple of Political Science classes from Alan Saxe at UT-Arlington. I did my BA and MA there before coming to UT-Austin for a PhD. He was incredibly funny and had a deep influence on my teaching style. He the ability to find humor in most situations.

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