SCOTUS Rules In Favor Of Hobby Lobby

[John V]

.......perhaps....and I'm just throwing this out there, but......it might have something to do with Hobby Lobby taking a complaint all the way to the supreme court. How can an observation be a red herring? Explain that to me, take your time.

An observation, or anything else, which distracts from the main argument is a red herring. You explain it well yourself:

LOL, look. Hypocrisy isn't illegal, and appealing to hypocrisy won't carry any weight in an argument. Is there hypocrisy here, yes, plenty - but that doesn't affect the strength of their position with regards to the case either logically or legally. This info wouldn't have changed the courts ruling.

It just gives us some idea of how sincerely their beliefs were held - and when they chose to hold them. Or, if you prefer, just how soft the ground under a claimants feet can be without impeding them in their attempts at redress of grievances from our Gov.

Yes, it gives us some idea of how sincerely their beliefs were held. They didn't find the issue important enough to look into their health coverage before it made it into the news, and not important enough to examine all options in their employees' 401k plans. Some people see this as blatant and unexcusable hypocrisy. I see it as a case of busy people being selective in which battles to fight.