The case of the Sweet Cakes bakers in Oregon who were ordered to pay $135,000 damages for not baking a cake for a gay wedding, and to also submit to a gag order, seemed unusually Draconian to me. I hadn’t read about it in detail, but I figured it had something to do with the liberalism of the Oregon courts. That turns out to have been incorrect, as ◼ this article by David French makes clear, because the case never was in the court system at all.
And if that reassures you, it shouldn’t. The truth is far more threatening to liberty. Our justice system, as expressed through the courts, is far from perfect, but the system of trial by extra-judicial agency or board that is becoming more and more common in these high-profile cases lacks many of the procedural safeguards that have been built into the court system over hundreds of years...KEEP READING
Do Christians Even Have a Chance Against Oregon’s Bureaucracy? http://t.co/dMgZ3qUjqo pic.twitter.com/BP6RAVoNMW
— National Review (@NRO) July 8, 2015As a matter of fact, @Slate, Oregon DID gag the owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa: http://t.co/1qrNurNE9b pic.twitter.com/rkfhVy63C4
— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) July 7, 2015Portland bakery ordered to pay $135K to lesbian couple http://t.co/DCaCeJdPZ9 pic.twitter.com/lgWNMht6b1
— KING 5 News (@KING5Seattle) July 3, 2015Sweet Cakes Owner May Lose Home Over $135K Fine For Refusing Wedding Cake For Gay Couple http://t.co/WseR0P6LqG via @theinquisitr
— Tara West (@TaraMWest) July 9, 2015Sweet Cakes by Melissa raises more than $200,000 to cover fine by Oregon Gaystapo https://t.co/8FOmtcDPno via @sharethis
— ConservativeLatina (@Jary798) July 10, 2015http://t.co/WgwH8heSNJ By the People: Rebuilding Liberty Without Permission
By the People: Rebuilding Liberty Wi… pic.twitter.com/6Ao9tK1KuF
— Books Online (@BooksOnline4) June 4, 2015
