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In reply to the discussion: Here is a list of Democrats opposing Americans with Disabilities Act [View all]thucythucy
(8,045 posts)I'm not even sure how that's possible. States are geographic and political entities, and generally don't have ears to listen or mouths to respond.
Small mom and pop businesses are generally exempt from the ADA. Title I, Section 101.B notes that in any employment discrimination case (as an example) "the nature and cost of the accommodation needed under this act" must be weighed against "the overall financial resources of the facility or facilities involved in the provision of reasonable accommodation." And so a mom and pop hamburger stand might not have to comply with the law, while McDonalds would.
You've seen "lots of work done on the ADA" because people have worked hard to do it. Accommodations and access don't just magically appear. They are the result of activism and sacrifice on the part of many many people. Like the folks in ADAPT, who say in at McConnell's office to prevent the repeal of Obamacare ADAPT also opposes this bill.
The fact that a (small) number of Democrats is siding with (the vast majority of Tea Party Republicans) to pass this bill is a huge disappointment. And I'll speak out in any way I can to try to keep it from happening, and to protest it if and when this awful law is passed.