Decisions we make often set up the obstacles in our life’s path. We will always be judged to some degree on our ancestry, sex and national origin, which are some of the factors that help shape our character throughout our lives. There are legal tests for each of the above and more. Until someone comes up with a tangible legal test for gay, this law cannot pass muster and should be vetoed.

We are already protected under the Constitution for what we say and believe. Do speech, religion or politics ring a bell? The law will not improve upon this.

There are bullies in every race, in every country, in each sex and in every family tree, who abuse anything they wish. Any change should be to stop making excuses for their behavior. The existing laws do just that. Protecting a few at the cost to many is not the way for equal treatment under the law.

Potential abuses under this gay-rights law threaten anyone who may reasonably object to a person’s offensive, aggressive or even devious behavior. Would someone be gay just for a lawsuit? You bet. If you refuse to rent to someone who deals drugs and the gay card is played, you may lose your savings defending yourself and your property. That is not justice.

Larry W. Mayes, Lewiston