[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Diopos

I think we are hiding our heads in the sand here.

1. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. ***8212; That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, ***8212; That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." Declaration of Independence
2. By firing him because he voiced an opinion at least two (if not all) of the above stated unalienable Rights have been violated meaning his Liberty (stating his opinion) and the means for the pursuit of Happiness (loosing a job he wanted/accepted and the monetary compensation that came with it).
3. The constitution may protect the citizens """only"""" from the goverment (within the context of some previus posts), but the goverment is there to secure the citizens "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" in the first place. So as long as the guy's unalienable Rights are violated it sure is the job of the goverment to rectify it.
4. If the goverment does not "secure these rights" it can be considered to have become "destructive of these ends" and therefore you, as USA citizens, have the right to get rid of it.
5. If the guy had lost his job because, say, he voiced his support for the man and women of your armed forces fighting in Afganistan, would you react with the same """constitutional""" manner.

It is not about god damn Castro, or the Cuban minority in Florida. It is about what the USA is supposed to be. Not only for you but the rest of the world, too.

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Read Steve's post again.

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The Bill Of Rights was only intended to protect citizens from abuses by the government. It does not extend to abuses by other citizens. That's the purpose of civil lawsuits. You can argue that his rights were violated, but not by the government, so laws addressed specifically to the government do not apply. To attempt to make it so subverts the purpose of Constitutional protections in the first place.