I am asking the justices to affirm our Constitution’s commitment to ensuring our government never forces its citizens to speak against their deepest beliefs, even if we hold different opinions, writes Lorie Smith.
here’s a human cost when the government fails to protect freedom. It’s a cost I’m familiar with. For almost six years now, I’ve been inwith officials from my home state of Colorado who are trying to take away my freedom of speech and force me to say something I don’t believe.
Grandpa Stanley had two brothers. His wife, Helen, had five. All of those brothers served overseas during the war. That’s a lot of sacrifice for one combined family, but it wasn’t unusual for that time and their community. They knew how precious freedom was and knew it was worth fighting for. My grandfathers made their sacrifices, of time, of distance, and of health, because they believed in our country. They were honored to represent a government whose fundamental principles they shared. Those principles included the belief that every life has dignity and that every person has inalienable rights and should be able to live free from government coercion. Back then, those truths seemed as real to most of our elected officials as they did to men like Grandpa Stanley, Frank, and Ziggy.
Colorado and a federal court both acknowledge that I have exercised no bias in how I treat my clients. I work with people from all walks of life, including those who identify as LGBT. That court has also determined that graphic art and websites like mine are speech and are clearly protected by the First Amendment. Yet the court said that Colorado can nonetheless force me to create custom designs and speak messages about marriage that violate my beliefs.
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