Are You There God? It's Me, Hobby Lobby

[moonshaz]

Everything you need to know about the high-stakes religious-freedom case that could redefine corporate personhood.

On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Inc., the most closely watched case of the year. The stakes are high. Thanks to novel legal arguments and bad science, a ruling in favor of the company

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[alexvdl]

This whole thing is ridiculous.

I read it as "This case is ridiculous. These are all the reasons why it's ridiculous. But.... it might be upheld anyway!"

[ohmiya_sg]

we essentially must choose which poison pill to swallow
...was that supposed to be a pun?

The burden of this coverage was apparently so insignificant that God, and Hobby Lobby executives, never noticed it until the mandate became a political issue.
lmao this writing is A+

court watchers have speculated that with five six Catholics on the bench
Well, OK, I take that complement back. What?

[joiedumonde]

Somebody forgot to overtype/delete the 'five' when making factual corrections. I'm more inclined to cite bad editing rather than bad writing.

There are currently 6 Roman Catholics, and three Jewish members of the court.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States#Religion

[moonshaz]

Very interesting!

[evilnel]

Somebody on my facebook friends list just posted about this yesterday, unfortunately for the other side of the argument. It makes me want to bang my head against a wall. Corporations are not people. They have to follow their own regulations because their decisions affect other people directly (unlike the individual decisions that a person makes). Not the mention the whole "IUDs and Plan B cause abortion!" thing is beyond ridiculous. How can they build an entire case based on a completely wrong medical assertion?

[idemandjustice]

I heard on the radio that Hobby Lobby is arguing that they're not imposing their beliefs on anyone. Anyone who is unhappy with what they offer is welcome not to work there.

So... if that argument gets upheld, I presume that means that pharmacists will no longer be allowed to refuse to dispense medications they disagree with, at least? Since it's the same exact argument?

[tabaqui]

So sick of this fucking argument, and these people with their ridiculous 'religious freedom!!' pearl clutching. Jayzus.