[lotsofpulp]

I’m aware of race, religion, sex, age, and some other federally protected statuses in the US that a business can’t discriminate against, but what protected class would political affiliation fall under?

[jedberg]

I never said political affiliation was protected. I was just pointing out that the blanket statement "they can kick out anyone they want" is not correct.

[lotsofpulp]

I was referring to your example of being forced to do business with a person wearing a MAGA hat. I am unsure if that falls into a protected class, that is federally protected at least.

[silexia]

Outside of race, gender, religion you can ban people for anything you like from your private place of business.

[ThrowawayR2]

California does consider political affiliation as a protected class for employment purposes: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/california-employmen...

That's what real liberalism looks like and it's something we need to extend to the federal level.

[joshuamorton]

Note that this is only for employment. A california business must not discriminate in hiring based on political affiliation, but can refuse to serve customers based on political affiliation.