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I-1515 foes are discriminating

Over the many years I’ve lived, I’ve read and reread the Constitution and its articles many times. I have never found where it declares that anyone has the “right” to use the bathroom which best “fits” the gender they see themselves to be, rather than what their birth certificate and/or their anatomy prove them to be.

I have, however, many times taken careful note of the first sentence of the first amendment or article which declares, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” It does not go on to say that this “free exercise” is to be confined to only the home or one’s church.

It seems to me that people who claim to be Christians and urge us not to sign or vote for I-1515 are, in fact, urging discrimination against those who dare to exercise their right clearly spelled out in the Constitution.

Ken Campbell

Deer Park

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