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Posted on 06/30/2014 7:24:29 AM PDT by george76
In a victory for religious freedom, the Supreme Court ruled today 5-4 in favor of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. in the case Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (formerly named Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby). The case was the strongest legal challenge to Obamacare since 2012.
Justice Alito authored the majority opinion, and Justice Kennedy wrote a concurring opinion.
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Another freedom to celebrate this week !
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So, who controls the Senate might matter?
Also, Lord, bless the owners of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties.
They took a stand against tremendous odds because they would not deny You.
Bless their businesses and make them prosper.
I hope the 5 have good security.....
The broader question was not before them, I read part of the decision. It specifically states that they are not ruling, today, on the broadly held corporations.
LOL! You know that’s not going to happen.
RE: I hope the 5 have good security.....
Better pray the 5 have good health until we can replace this abomination in 2016 with someone really conservative.
Wrong reading. This decision does not apply to broadly held corporations. However, it refers SPECIFICALLY for the “remedy” or “exception” clause that applies to charitable employers as the exception that should apply to Hobby Lobby.
As thrilled as I am over this decision, Obamacare should never been ruled constitutional in the first place. This doesn’t square Justice Roberts in my book. He betrayed the American people.
Well, it was Bush who gave us Roberts as Chief Justice. Roberts is no prize.
A great victory for freedom leading up to Independence Day.
But you can be sure that within a year, given the pattern established under the Obama regime, Hobby Lobby will be indicted for tax fraud or something.
What if NARAL, NOW, or some other organizations sold abortion and contraception insurance, like AARP sells Medicare supplements? That would take the entire question out of the hands of the government and employers. Any woman (or perhaps even man) who wanted coverage could just purchase an abortion / contraception supplement to their health care plan.
What about my right to take a job at Planned Parenthood and then insist they stop funding abortions because it violates my beliefs as an employee?
Why doesn't the liberal illogic that says employees can dictate what moral code a business is allowed to follow apply when it's a conservative employee working for a liberal business?
Because it'd be a bad business model. You can be sure that if you offered abortion insurance to liberals that they'd make heavy use of it.
A win for our side.
Honestly, I did not see this coming... Happily surprised.
I do think it’s interesting that Ginzburg has not retired. I have to think she does not want Obama to appoint her successor. I’m thinking she doesn’t like the new women on the bench or that she doesn’t like at least one of them.
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