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Old July 18th, 2008, 20:35   #42
Asta
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Default Re: Have to leave ATP only a week in...

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Originally Posted by Berkut View Post
Discrimination against a protected class is illegal. Obese people are not a federally protected class.
The Equal Protection clause prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, gender and a few other "suspect classes" of which fat guys are not included. And yes I am a lawyer, but I'm working hard to overcome it.

I don't get why they booted you. I flew around with a big guy in the PA44 and we would have been out of CG if we didn't load the baggage compartment up with those big water cooler bottles!
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