Václav Klaus vetoes anti-discrimination act
May 16th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in politicsOne of Europe’s very, very few not entirely bought-and-paid for politicians, smackin’ ‘em down again.
An excerpt from Klaus’s veto statement published on his own blog (in Czech), and translated by Luboš Motl:
I consider the bill to be a useless, counterproductive, and low-quality bill while its consequences seem to be problematic.
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The Czech Republic is not discriminating against anyone, and it is thus unsurprising that this hypothetical discrimination is not the theme of the bill. Nevertheless, the bill gives the citizens the right to be treated equally in the relationships of the private and commercial sectors which is, by definition, impossible. In an essential way, it tries to interfere with matters that have been subjects to refinements by traditions and ethical standards for centuries. Using this legal construct, our government is trying to “codify a good behavior” and it tells us that the main driver behind our good behavior should be a bill, not the education in the family, generally accepted and unwritten formulae of behavior that are usual in our society, natural role models, traditions, etc. It is another attempt to regulate the human life by laws.
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