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MohRokTah

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9. There's going to be a lawsuit about just that. Count on it.

Reply to dawg (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 1, 2014, 04:12 PM

Jul 2014

It can be rightfully claimed that the moment the owners extended their religious beliefs to the corporation, they pierced the veil of protection afforded by incorporation and are thus personally liable for anything and everything done by the corporate entity.

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Big flaw in Hobby Lobby decision is in assuming 'corporate personhoods' can hold religious belief [View all] bigtree Jul 2014 OP

Brilliant cerveza_gratis Jul 2014 #1

This seems a step toward sovereign corporations HereSince1628 Jul 2014 #5

granted two sets of speech rights bigtree Jul 2014 #6

That's the essential double dipping nature of corporate personhood HereSince1628 Jul 2014 #11

but the courts have long held that corporations have such rights unblock Jul 2014 #2

Religion is a belief. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #8

I assume God looks like a giant Walmart sense she made us in her image. Johonny Jul 2014 #3

If the owner's religion "extends" to the corporation ... dawg Jul 2014 #4

Exactly - ohheckyeah Jul 2014 #7

There's going to be a lawsuit about just that. Count on it. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #9

right, they should have relinquished their corporate personhood bigtree Jul 2014 #10

They were in such a hurry to grab a victory... Xolodno Jul 2014 #12