RE: So, the SCOTUS sided with Hobby Lobby
July 1, 2014 at 12:52 am
(This post was last modified: July 1, 2014 at 12:59 am by The Grand Nudger.)
LOL, tyhat's because that -is- what it is. Unfortunately, it was also an arguable case. That happens sometimes. Sometimes things are legal (or legally defensible) when we don't feel that they are "right". Happens alot with regards to business and law.
Again, this would be a fine law, I really do think that. If peoples healthcare weren't tied to their employers as it is. What that tells me is that the reason that I feel that it is "wrong" may be due to me noticing a flaw in some other related system - and how this new law exacerbates that problem. IOW, the problem isn't with the ruling, it's with how the ruling can be practically applied (and can't...or shouldn't) in our current system.
I don't think that people should have to pay for medical services - for others, that they have a religious gheiss against. I don;t think they should have gheiss..but that's besides the point. I -also- don't think that those religious people should have a say in what options are available to those other people. The reason that they do is because our system is fucked up. If we had fixed the system, then we would have made this case irrelevant (and we always have the option of doing that). Further, judging between fixing the system and this ruling, this ruling actively impedes resolution on the other issue - while fixing the system leaves both people happy -on the grounds of this case-. Maybe those people would still be unhappy with the thought that their employees might be having abortions, but no one gives a shit, it wouldn't be relevant. I know that fixing the system isn't something that's going to happen fast - and I agree that this was a legitimate issue, couldn't we have just given these assholes a rebate?
Again, this would be a fine law, I really do think that. If peoples healthcare weren't tied to their employers as it is. What that tells me is that the reason that I feel that it is "wrong" may be due to me noticing a flaw in some other related system - and how this new law exacerbates that problem. IOW, the problem isn't with the ruling, it's with how the ruling can be practically applied (and can't...or shouldn't) in our current system.
I don't think that people should have to pay for medical services - for others, that they have a religious gheiss against. I don;t think they should have gheiss..but that's besides the point. I -also- don't think that those religious people should have a say in what options are available to those other people. The reason that they do is because our system is fucked up. If we had fixed the system, then we would have made this case irrelevant (and we always have the option of doing that). Further, judging between fixing the system and this ruling, this ruling actively impedes resolution on the other issue - while fixing the system leaves both people happy -on the grounds of this case-. Maybe those people would still be unhappy with the thought that their employees might be having abortions, but no one gives a shit, it wouldn't be relevant. I know that fixing the system isn't something that's going to happen fast - and I agree that this was a legitimate issue, couldn't we have just given these assholes a rebate?
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