Court rules that snowboarders have no right to PUBLIC land.

[jberryhill]

13. Yes, it is a ridiculous, bullshit, arbitrary rule.

But so what?

Does that make it a Constitutional violation merely because the folks with the license to run the resort have a ridiculous, bullshit, arbitrary rule?

Lots of businesses have ridiculous, bullshit, arbitrary rules.

I was warned at a ski resort once that I had to keep my shirt on. It was one of those spring skiing days where the snow was not half bad and the weather was pretty warm. But, apparently, the sight of male nipples was deemed inappropriate.

Saying it is a ridiculous, bullshit, arbitrary rule doesn't take it to the level of a violation of the 14th Amendment unless you are going to explain how snowboarders are a protected class under the 14th Amendment. And that's the stage this case is in - "Okay, let's assume it is a ridiculous, bullshit, arbitrary rule, just like a lot of others. Does that mean it is a violation of the Constitution?"