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I thought of another angle on this line of thinking earlier today.... VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #1
Whoa! ewagner Jul 2014 #33
Excellent point! smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #63
Exactly what I was thinking marked50 Jun 2014 #2
Welcome to DU, marked50! calimary Jul 2014 #21
Scalia did warn us. atreides1 Jul 2014 #51
Welcome. Heartily agree. Skidmore Jul 2014 #28
K&R. And to think people worried about JFK. bullwinkle428 Jun 2014 #3
that's what I was thinking KT2000 Jul 2014 #4
Just to be clear... theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #12
Yes - I know that KT2000 Jul 2014 #23
Thanks for the additional background info. theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #27
So Hobby Lobby was the Catholic Church's proxy. IggleDoer Jul 2014 #52
I don't know KT2000 Jul 2014 #55
Evangelicals initially supported birth control RainDog Jul 2014 #24
Oh, I agree theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #29
very true G_j Jul 2014 #5
A lawer for Hobby Lobby proudly stated that HeiressofBickworth Jul 2014 #6
All five are very conservative hardliners LibDemAlways Jul 2014 #7
It definitely describes a politically activist decision, it reminds me so much of Bush v. Gore BootinUp Jul 2014 #8
New name: The Papal States of America. ErikJ Jul 2014 #9
Yeah, that would sum it all up, except for those moments when the truedelphi Jul 2014 #46
This deserves a Kick and Recommendation. But I believe some will want kid gloves on for the elephant Anansi1171 Jul 2014 #10
The Pope will be proud of his flock today. progressoid Jul 2014 #11
And he'd excommunicate them if they had voted differently dickthegrouch Jul 2014 #40
I don't see him excommunicating Sotomayor caraher Jul 2014 #67
Yeah, well this is what happened when I broached this subject months ago theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #13
Your well written OP did not get ONE SINGLE truedelphi Jul 2014 #47
True but also I'll bet their image of contraceptives is only to encourage recreational sex. Kablooie Jul 2014 #14
The thing that gets me about Hobby Lobby Stonepounder Jul 2014 #15
conservative hypocrisy Skittles Jul 2014 #17
I don't think they are even ohheckyeah Jul 2014 #42
Exactly BlueinOhio Jul 2014 #20
I think that is a great idea classykaren Jul 2014 #53
k&r... spanone Jul 2014 #16
Yes! stage left Jul 2014 #18
We have to call them what they are; dangerous. mountain grammy Jul 2014 #19
K&R Little_Wing Jul 2014 #21
TRUTH!!!! BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #25
Courageously spoken, BrotherIvan! Small Accumulates Jul 2014 #57
Welcome back.. good post. Cha Jul 2014 #26
I'm Catholic and I agree with you. K+R nt IronLionZion Jul 2014 #30
Well thought out. Trillo Jul 2014 #31
You know they probably spent way more money taking this to the Supremes than they mnhtnbb Jul 2014 #37
That is a very good point! n/t truedelphi Jul 2014 #48
Thank you for writing this up. And it is galling Ilsa Jul 2014 #32
It's not about religious freedom at all. yellerpup Jul 2014 #34
They can be removed by impeachment - TBF Jul 2014 #35
I love that House of Idiots. May I use it? underthematrix Jul 2014 #38
I'm surprised everyone doesn't TBF Jul 2014 #43
Impeach the Felonious Five! lark Jul 2014 #36
Privatizing theocracy alfredo Jul 2014 #39
Others are finally taking notice and are speaking up theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #41
What I find most confusing about this case is, how do Mennonites distribute product across country? ieoeja Jul 2014 #44
Mennonites v. Amish Freddie Jul 2014 #54
Unlike the Amish, Ineeda Jul 2014 #61
Yeah, those five are not about legal reasoning but about rationalizing their prejudices tclambert Jul 2014 #45
Agree. This is about theocracy with a helping of laissez faire. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2014 #49
I disagree with the idea of removing Supreme Court justices from the bench Distant Quasar Jul 2014 #50
EXCELLENT post.nt m-lekktor Jul 2014 #56
I wonder if Clarence Thomas is still watching porn albino65 Jul 2014 #58
Beautifully argued, Bjorn Against Small Accumulates Jul 2014 #59
what I think is interesting demigoddess Jul 2014 #60
Right Wingers use the abortion issue for only ONE reason... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #62
Would be sad if the sand fleas of a thousand camels had a field day rummaging in the tender indepat Jul 2014 #64
They are Substituting the Religious Doctrines of Opus Dei for Scientific Fact and the Constitution AndyTiedye Jul 2014 #65
Yep, and it's about everyone faced that facts about what is going on theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #69
When I expressed reservations about such a Catholic-packed SC catrose Jul 2014 #66
Thank you for making this point. I had this uneasy, queasy feeling after liberalla Jul 2014 #68
The power of the SCOTUS has far exceeded what our founders had in mind. rhett o rick Jul 2014 #70
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