A Wedding Cake and the Blessings of Liberty
Phillips
Jack Phillips  proprietor  of Masterpiece Cakeshop  refused to create a wedding cake ordered for a same-sex marriage on grounds that it would force  him  to create a cake expressing a value opposed to  his  Christian convictions. The gay men who ordered the cake filed a sexual orientation discrimination claim against  him  with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission  and the Commission ruled against  Phillips .
It was clear that this was not a matter of  Phillips  refusing to do business with these men because they are gay.  He  offered to make them any cake they wanted  just not one designed for a same-sex wedding.
 Phillips  claims  his  right of free expression under the Constitution's First Amendment.
Some not sympathetic to  Phillips ' claim argue that making a cake is not artistic expression and has nothing to do with speech protected by the First Amendment.
By this standard  how can we possibly rationalize forcing  Phillips  to produce a cake against  his  will  expressing a value anathema to  his  religion?
How can forcing  Phillips  to do this be understood in any way as securing for  him  "the blessings of liberty"?
[TGT]refused to create a wedding cake ordered for a same-sex marriage on grounds that it would force  [TGT]  to create a cake expressing a value opposed to  [TGT]  Christian convictions. The gay men who ordered the cake filed a sexual orientation discrimination claim against  him  with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission  and the Commission ruled against [TGT] .
It was clear that this was not a matter of  [TGT]  refusing to do business with these men because they are gay.  [TGT]  offered to make them any cake they wanted  just not one designed for a same-sex wedding.
 [TGT]  claims  [TGT]  right of free expression under the Constitution's First Amendment.
Some not sympathetic to  [TGT] ' claim argue that making a cake is not artistic expression and has nothing to do with speech protected by the First Amendment.
By this standard  how can we possibly rationalize forcing  [TGT]to produce a cake against  [TGT]  will  expressing a value anathema to  [TGT]  religion?
How can forcing  [TGT]to do this be understood in any way as securing for  [TGT]  "the blessings of liberty"?