The libertarian in me insists that a private business should be able to refuse business to anyone. Back in the days before all the pettifoggery about “places of public accommodation” became accepted, it wasn’t uncommon to see signs in bars, restaurants, and the like stating, “We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.”
These same private businesses, though, also have the right to expect their employees to accept management’s rules about who and who won’t be served. So when a District of Columbia restaurant server announced her refusal to wait on Trump officials, her employer took swift action that would probably bring a grin to the president-elect’s face.
A Washington, D.C.-area restaurant server has been fired after she spoke out about possibly refusing service to incoming Trump administration officials.
“I personally would refuse to serve any person…
