Chicken and Politics

Just what does a chicken sandwich have to do with politics? Maybe I'll never really understand the correlation, but today I got a great education.

By now you've heard that the mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel tried to block the Chick-fil-A franchise from obtaining a license to operate in Chicago.

Now, Chicago has surpassed Mexico city in homicidal crimes committed. This should be at the top of Mayor Emanuel's list. Instead, however the Mayor seems more interested in attacking the owner of Chick-fil-A for his religious beliefs.

In fact the mayors of the cities of Boston, Washington, D.C., and Chicago have all tried vehemently to block Chick-Fil-A's franchises from operating in their cities. Of course all three cities have failed.

The owner of Chick-Fil-A, a devout Christian, has openly proclaimed his views on same-sex marriage. Across the U.S. all Chick-Fil-A's are closed on Sunday.  He believes Sunday is a day for church and family.

This view is only the owner's personal views. He does not push his views on others, nor does he refuse food service to anyone with different religions or political views than his own.

The owner declares this is about the First Amendment, not religion. No, no city,  has the right to condemn another person or business because of their religious beliefs. That's strongly stated in the Constitution of this great country.

Homicidal crime is up 39% in Chicago. Maybe the Mayor of Chicago should try to take a bite out of crime, instead of trying to stop the people of Chicago from taking a bite out of chicken.

Former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, declared today, August 1, 2012 as Chick-Fil-A day, and asked everyone to support this franchise by stopping in to buy a sandwich and show support.

So, today, my wife and I visited a local Chick-Fil-A eatery for lunch. I could not believe the crowd. The cars for the drive-through was a sight to behold. The cars were wrapped around the parking lot.  The lines for eating in the eatery was wrapped  inside the store three times.

Everyone, and I mean everyone, including the workers was in a great cheerful mood. Everyone there was proclaiming in their own way, that no mayor of any city was going to challenge their First Amendment rights, along with the First Amendment rights of the owner of Chick-Fil-A.

My oldest daughter is a lesbian, and she agrees that everyone has their own religious rights and beliefs, and no on has the right to judge another person's beliefs because they don't agree with theirs. My daughter further knows that for me personally I believe in marriage between a man and a woman, but respects the rights of all others, including my own daughter to their own personal and religious beliefs and practices.

 Mayor Emanuel went so far as to say, "Chick-Fil-A's values do not express the values of the people of Chicago".  What right does he have to speak for someone other than himself. Mr. Emanuel please focus on the high crime rate in your city, rather than someone's religious beliefs.

Oh yes, by the way, the chicken sandwich was delicious, and my wife and I intend to eat there often.

And that's Politics with Pete for today.......God Bless our Troops