The Conservatarian

Well, it appears the infamous Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled “that a roommate-finding site (Roommates.com)cannot require users to disclose their sexual orientation, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday, in the latest skirmish over whether anti-discrimination rules apply to the Web.” (quote from Reuters article, link below)

Now I don’t know about you, but if I am looking for a roommate, I’d be looking for someone with similar tastes as mine. If I am a straight male, I want to board with another straight male. I’d want to know what kind of roommate I was getting. Heck, moral or not, if I was a straight male and wanted a gorgeous, straight, female to bunk with, I’d ask what her gender was and what her, um, proclivities for adventurousness was (that is the libertarian bent in me, I guess, because it is no one’s business what I ask someone else. However, being a Christian, I myself would not do that). However, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has specified that asking such questions is now a no-no. Never mind that this is not Equal Housing Opportunity, nor is it discrimination of an UNPROTECTED class (gays), this court has went over and above it’s lawful jurisdiction and said “No, you can not ask that question.”

 So I have a question: does the person looking for a roomate have recourse because he/she suddenly finds out the new roommate is gay? What are other ramifications here? This ruling is a prime example of judicial activism of judges running amok.

For the full article, go to http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0347688720080403?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true