RE: SCOTUS Rules In Favor Of Hobby Lobby
July 3, 2014 at 9:03 pm
(This post was last modified: July 3, 2014 at 9:21 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(July 3, 2014 at 4:31 pm)Heywood Wrote: The laws require the menu of funds be crafted to meet the goals of the participants....not the sponsors.No, the law states that the returns of the investment have primacy. There's nothing in there about a possible ideological conflict. So long as the numbers wash it's kosher (and religiously/politically minded for-profits do this...all the time...to maintain their ethics and principles. Since they don't actually have to choose between a bucket with returns and a "religious bucket" (they can just arrange one that satisfies both)- the rest of this is pointless.
Like I said, their "sincerely held beliefs" are pretext. Honestly, you should be pissed. Hobby Lobbys religious liberty was reduced to a joke/tool in the face of politics /w the help of SCOTUS - no less...and with them so was yours and mine. I'm offended for religious people everywhere.
Quote:They didn't have to search their employee benefit packages. This particular feature of the law was touted by the administration.As soon as they decided to pursue this case......they had no excuse. That's also the kind of stuff a lawyer might ask a claimant while getting his case ready...."are you engaged in any activity which might be seen as counter or contradictory to your claim". In this case, it would appear that they (council and claimant) decided that it wouldnl't matter. They were right, because they obviously pushed some peoples buttons (hello apologists, enjoy being manipulated) and kept the focus where they wanted it. As I mentioned before, I doubt that there are any illusions as to the point and purpose of this case from the claimants end.
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