OSD#5 needs a patch?

[John Cowan]

Lawrence E. Rosen scripsit:

>    § 51(b) All persons within the jurisdiction of this state are free and
>    equal, and no matter what their sex, race, color, religion,
>    ancestry, national origin, disability, or medical condition are
>    entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages,
>    facilities, privileges, or services in all business establishments of
>    every kind whatsoever.

So it's perfectly all right, at least under 51(b), for a California
business to have a sign on the door that says "No admittance to persons
who patronize our competitors", say, or "We do not serve people named
George"?  This is what troubles me about all the lists that have been
served up so far: it's just trivial to find cases where the spirit but
not the letter is violated.

>    § 51(c) This section shall not be construed to confer any right or
>    privilege on a person that is conditioned or limited by law or that
>    is applicable alike to persons of every sex, color, race, religion,
>    ancestry, national origin, disability, or medical condition.

This doesn't seem to parse.  Can you expound, or at least unpack it a bit?

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