So after reading the majority opinion in the Harris v. Quinn case - TopicsExpress



          

So after reading the majority opinion in the Harris v. Quinn case (contraceptive mandate), I understand yet loathe the decision. The case is over whether or not corporations can refuse to offer the morning after pill if they believe it goes against their religion.Basically SCOTUS granted closely held corporations in the same regard as a citizen of the USA. Because off this, when a citizen opens a little mom and dad shop (a sole proprietorship) their religious freedoms are protected by a law that believe it or not DEMOCRATS made back in 1993 called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The law was originally made to protect Native Americans who consume peyote for religious purposes. SCOTUS today basically expanded the law to include corporations, publicly traded or not, in which 50% of the corporation is owned by 5 or less people. So corporations like Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, Koch Industries, and Hastings can while businesses like Microsoft, Apple, McDonalds, and GM cannot.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:51:36 +0000

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