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Sounds like a great idea to me. Political activism that may actually work!

But is it legal? I know it is not legal to refuse serving based on e.g. skin color, race or gender. And it's legal for a US company to refuse business with Canadians.

But is it legal for e.g. a California company to refuse to treat East Texas, or the whole of Texas, equal to North Carolina?



Race is a protected class, as is gender. I don't believe Texanism (Texanity?) is. :-)

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_class


Given that the Republic of Texas voluntarily joined the United States, there might be an interesting argument regarding national origin (which is a protected class). There are at least a few diplomatic conventions that stem from this, such as flying the Texas flag at the same height as the US flag, instead of lower.


I was thinking that it could be covered by the commerce clause. But no, that prevents California as a state passing laws forbidding companies from doing business with Texas.

I don't think there are any federal laws demanding equal treatment of different polities by private (rather than state) actors.




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