<p>On Wednesday, a judge in Manhattan ruled that bars could legally kick out supporters of President Donald Trump because the law doesn&#8217;t protect individuals from political discrimination. ;</p>
<p>In January 2017, plaintiff Greg Piatek was kicked out of the bar, The Happiest Hour in New York City for wearing a &#8220;Make American Great Again&#8221; cap. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Anyone who supports Trump &mdash; or believes in what you believe &mdash; is not welcome here! And you need to leave right now because we won&rsquo;t serve you!&rdquo; said the bar manager, according to Piatek&#8217;s suit.</p>
<p>Piatek, an accountant from Philadelphia, bought the suit to the Manhattan Supreme Court claiming that the &ldquo;Make America Great Again&rdquo; movement is part of a religious belief and that the incident ; &ldquo;offended his sense of being American.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;The purpose of the hat is that he wore it because he was visiting the 9/11 Memorial,&#8221; said Piatek&#8217;s attorney Paul Liggieri in court on Wednesday. &ldquo;He was paying spiritual tribute to the victims of 9/11. The Make American Great Again hat was part of his spiritual belief.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>While the bar&#8217;s attorney, Preston Ricardo argued is that political beliefs aren&#8217;t protected by discrimination laws. ;</p>
<p>&#8220;The plaintiff&#8217;s arguments are entirely fanciful,&rdquo; said Ricardo to the Daily News. &ldquo;There is zero case law to support them. This latest filing shows once again that this action is a publicity stunt in the guise of lawsuit.&#8221;</p>
<p>But the judge ultimately did not buy Piatek&#8217;s argument.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Plaintiff does not state any faith-based principle to which the hat relates,&rdquo; said Judge David Cohen. &ldquo;Here the claim that plaintiff was not served and eventually escorted out of the bar because of his perceived support for President Trump is not outrageous conduct.&#8221;</p>
<p>Liggieri said his client is currently considering applying for a repeal. ;</p>
<p><strong>Author&#8217;s note:</strong> Remember when the Colorado Court ruled that a cake artist could no longer withhold his services from same-sex couples, even though it went against his religious beliefs? This case is similar, except it&#8217;s about political beliefs.</p>
<p>Now in New York, anyone can kick someone out for supporting the president. When you think about it, that&#8217;s ridiculous. More than half of the U.S. population supports the president. Even if you don&#8217;t, you should respect those who do. As a bar owner, I would still serve someone wearing a Hillary Clinton shirt, although I don&#8217;t agree with their stance. In America, you have the freedom to have your own opinions. But this court ruling only has made Trump supporters (again, a large part of the population) feel victimize and unwelcome.</p>