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Re: The IPF rules aren't valid *LINK*
Posted By: Michael Abramson In Response To: Re: The IPF rules aren't valid (Garry Holmen)
Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2006, at 9:18 a.m.
Though I think the rule is ridiculous and is more divisive than unifying, I would imagine that the court would uphold it. As a private organization it has the right to restrict assocations of its members. Businesses do it to their employees all the time with restrictive covenants. By them agreeing to allow you to lift in their organization, you are agreeing to lift according to their rules. As such, you are denying yourself some rights in order to gain this privilege.
Also, Constitutional theory is a little more hazy on this. And I may be mistaken in my reading of the former posts (Lord knows there is a ton of them) but a private organization can discrminate any way it chooses. They are not necessarily bound by the Constitution- especially not the 13-15th Amendments (Civil Rights Amendments) because they address the actions of the government, not of private individuals. Legally speaking, the IPF is an individual under the law. Thus they can deny or grant the right to lift in their organization to whomever they want.
But that's just my opinion and it could be wrong...
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