RE: Challenging Affordable Care Act--religious freedom?
March 29, 2014 at 2:15 pm
(This post was last modified: March 29, 2014 at 2:16 pm by *Deidre*.)
(March 29, 2014 at 2:10 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: I smell a stalking horse and agree with those who suggest this is a wedge issue with wide ramifications. All too often, claims of 1st Amendment free exercise infringements amount to little more than some group whining that they don't get to shove their views down others' throats. Fuck 'em. That said, I suspect the Court will side with the corporations.
It will be interesting to see what criteria the courts adopt to determine the legitimacy of corporations' free exercise claims once this genie is let out of the bottle.
Yes, great points. The thing is though, this is still all very new. Nowhere near coming to a conclusion. Suppose the religious groups win? And the thing is, where does this end in terms of corporations? Could someone who is the CEO of a large company, and happens to be religious, decide not to allow the health coverage for employees to fund certain procredures and medications because it violates their personal religious beliefs?
It could get ugly in a hurry.
