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Topic: Supreme Court won´t block Obama health law´s contraception mandate |
Supreme Court won´t block Obama health law´s contraception mandate
The Hill [Washington DC], by Sam Baker
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Posted By:JoniTx, 12/26/2012 9:14:55 PM
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| The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block the Obama administration´s contraception mandate from taking effect. Justice Sonia Sotomayor rejected a request for an emergency injunction that would have shielded employers from the mandate. The request was filed by Hobby Lobby, an arts-and-crafts chain. The company´s Catholic owners say the contraception mandate violates their religious freedom. Hobby Lobby might eventually win on that point, Sotomayor said, but the company didn´t meet the standard for an injunction blocking the mandate from taking effect.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
JHSMom02, 12/26/2012 9:22:03 PM (No. 9085013)
The owners aren´t Roman Catholic unless I´m mistaken. I´m pretty sure I´ve read that they are, however, evangelical Christians who are pro-life and, like the Roman Catholic Church, are against artificial contraception. Really, The Hill needs to do their homework. Shame on them.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Coy860, 12/26/2012 9:26:05 PM (No. 9085020)
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof... So, Catholics and Evangelicals have had their Constitutional rights taken away. To them, they have a choice, God´s Law vs. Man´s Law. Damn the Supreme Court for failing the People.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
bamapreacher, 12/26/2012 9:30:18 PM (No. 9085025)
I believe the owners are evangelical Christians, not Roman Catholic, and I don´t know if they care that much about contraceptives per se like condoms and the pill, at least as far as married couples go. However, they don´t want to pay for the so-called morning after pill which is, in effect, an abortifacient.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Pearson365, 12/26/2012 9:34:02 PM (No. 9085028)
Request for injunction in a court district overseen by one of the SC´s leftists was doomed for failure. Hopefully a Catholic university or hospital in a federal court district overseen by a Scalia will be granted the necessary injunction before the 1/1/13 abortifacient mandate begins.
As said many times, elections have consequences.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
kanphil, 12/26/2012 9:41:53 PM (No. 9085036)
We´ve been duped by an unAmerican President, betrayed by the Judiciary and our wishes are not respected by the Legislature. Just who is on the side of the people?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
janylou, 12/26/2012 9:42:29 PM (No. 9085037)
I hope Socialistmayor is overruled.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Bpl40, 12/26/2012 9:53:44 PM (No. 9085049)
This is something we should have reflected on before going to the polls. Sorry for the cliche...but elections have consequences.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
bamapreacher, 12/26/2012 9:56:30 PM (No. 9085055)
Of course, if every woman in America had to wear a Sonia Sotomayor mask 24/7 there would be no need for any further contraception. Or a Hilary mask, or Pelosi, etc.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
GreatGreyhounds, 12/26/2012 10:05:02 PM (No. 9085066)
The Wise Latina has spoken, so all you serfs get back to work...
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
hamrman, 12/26/2012 10:21:34 PM (No. 9085079)
The U.S. Impotent Court!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Libertygal, 12/26/2012 10:25:00 PM (No. 9085081)
Hobby Lobby might eventually win on that point, Sotomayor said...
I found this somewhat telling, I guess I was the only one. They usually refrain from making any remarks like this.
Keep in mind, this was only the emergency injuction, not the case.
Telling, indeed.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
nonsense, 12/26/2012 10:26:17 PM (No. 9085083)
The wise Latina in full communist mode.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
taxed2death, 12/26/2012 10:30:29 PM (No. 9085087)
Requiring a church to provide something contrary to the religous views of the church is clearly a violation of the First Amendment. As to an ordinary employer, there are legal requirements they must deal with if they want to conduct business...e.g. a home builder cannot refuse to sell to an unmaried couple, even if the builder´s religion forbids unmarried couples from living together. Cab drivers cannot refuse to transport folks carrying liquor even if their religion forbids drinking.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
mamafrog, 12/26/2012 10:46:48 PM (No. 9085098)
Hobby Lobby is not a church. The owners are not Catholics.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
vesicant, 12/26/2012 10:46:53 PM (No. 9085099)
Shouldn´t Sotomayor have disqualified herself? Oops, I mean, Herself?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
chumley, 12/26/2012 11:34:26 PM (No. 9085137)
#8, that image is very disturbing. I may hurl. Ugh.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 12/26/2012 11:39:08 PM (No. 9085140)
Didn´t Muzlims and Mennonites receive an exemption ?
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
frodo, 12/26/2012 11:59:43 PM (No. 9085154)
I understand that this was an emergency injunction and not the case, but in the meantime what are business owners of faith to do, put their convictions on hold? Close up shop?
When do the requirements to provide these contraceptive services take effect?
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Mr. Hanky, 12/27/2012 1:41:41 AM (No. 9085200)
The supreme court has failed to provide any relief from ever expanding government for the last 50 years. They are now a partisan cabal. Screw the SC.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Ida Lil, 12/27/2012 1:43:30 AM (No. 9085202)
All Hobby Lobby has to do is fire all women employees leaving no reason to include sexual objects insurance coverage.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
wilarrbie, 12/27/2012 2:14:47 AM (No. 9085206)
Civil disobedience. Refuse anyway to implement what they have not previously provided, or cancel all insurance plans.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Spidey, 12/27/2012 2:51:25 AM (No. 9085211)
They´re giving out free condums in Philly because there´s a surge in STD cases.The left never deals with the behavior problems but use taxpayer money to put a patch on it.
the government could have made available online coupons to get free contraceptives instead of dumping it on insurance companies.
I don´t think there´s that many women who have private healthcare that needs the government to do their thinking for them. This was all symbolic to make the left appear to be the champion of women´s rights.It worked,young women fell for this,hook,line and sinker.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
steveW, 12/27/2012 3:48:16 AM (No. 9085227)
Step by step, inch by inch. Until the Democrats get their one-party Socialist State. Step by step, inch by inch.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
LAW428, 12/27/2012 5:44:14 AM (No. 9085261)
Sotomayor is of little experience and has probably never read the U.S. Constitution. She was selected solely for her leftist views which have nothing to do with adherence to existing law.
Our country has been hijacked.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
pineledger, 12/27/2012 6:16:40 AM (No. 9085281)
Down the tubes, folks.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Fiesta del sol, 12/27/2012 7:18:17 AM (No. 9085331)
Sonia Sotomayor is Catholic. So is John Roberts, who chose to bow to cocktail party pressure to keep Obamacare this summer.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
Rumblehog, 12/27/2012 8:57:20 AM (No. 9085476)
The owners are in Oklahoma, which makes them about 90% more likely to be Baptist, or fundamentalist Christian.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
plumnellie, 12/27/2012 10:26:14 AM (No. 9085691)
John Roberts has a huge secret, or so I am inclined to think. And, Obama knows it. Is it light loafers? Internet porn? Meds? Not sure what but know Roberts was given his marching orders in the secret inauguration during Obama´s first term.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
strike3, 12/27/2012 7:57:40 PM (No. 9086645)
Just like Roberts, the wise latina is simply doing the bidding of her wiseass boss. When the executive branch holds power over the judicial, the law is pretty much meaningless.
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