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27. Woo-hoo!

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BREAKING: Supreme Court: Can't Make Employers Cover Contraception (Hobby Lobby Case 5-4) [View all] Hissyspit Jun 2014 OP

tick tick tick randys1 Jun 2014 #1

They Can't Require Us To Shop At Hobby Lobby n. /t Vogon_Glory Jun 2014 #2

Exactly! maddogesq Jun 2014 #20

Same here! We used to go to HL, but as news emerged about what they are we RKP5637 Jun 2014 #102

Michaels and Joann's is just as bad, filled with chinese junk products. nt progressivebydesign Jun 2014 #150

Yep! I guess Americans just love crap. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2014 #154

Tell Me RobinA Jul 2014 #188

Quite true, all the resources have dried up in America, once profitable business lines. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #189

Frankly, I'm at the point where I'm trying avoid any crappy chinese resellers.. nt progressivebydesign Jun 2014 #149

That is right, and all progressives who shop their should take their business elsewhere lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #32

Are there "Boycott Hobby Lobby" stickers and T-shirts yet? Paladin Jun 2014 #68

I just looked at Cafe Press.com and couldn't find any yet. Make it so! Hekate Jun 2014 #153

Boycott and now another reason to support the Constitutional Amendment overturning Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #78

I've suddenly developed ... CaptainTruth Jun 2014 #91

How do you boycott someone you already don't do business with.............. wandy Jun 2014 #104

They can require you to shop at Private Insurance Corporations, so, wait for it. grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #128

So today they've fucked over women and unions leftynyc Jun 2014 #3

Twitter sums it up: NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #6

Bush's "legacy" soldiers on.... nt Plucketeer Jun 2014 #65

From SCOTUSBlog: NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #4

So, despite the bad decision, there are glimmers of hope. BlueEye Jun 2014 #10

It will, eventually. Hayabusa Jun 2014 #71

Good Luck with that warrant46 Jun 2014 #79

But that would probably require funding from Congress and that will NEVER happen. nt valerief Jun 2014 #97

I don't understand why it doesn't apply to vaccinations or ebbie15644 Jun 2014 #12

+5 (nt) jeff47 Jun 2014 #18

Ok to discriminate against women but not everyone in general mcar Jun 2014 #23

My take as well . . . kickitup Jun 2014 #36

Then ... rtracey Jun 2014 #60

That is my take also and it's shameful! Urging our "do nothing" ebbie15644 Jun 2014 #96

^^^THIS^^^ The ruling class HATES women! nt valerief Jun 2014 #98

5 men deciding what's best mcar Jun 2014 #111

Are there any? 7962 Jun 2014 #151

Conservative Jutices on SCOTUS ARE HABITUAL LINE STEPPERS! Burf-_- Jun 2014 #177

oh but in the minds of conservative men... progressivebydesign Jun 2014 #152

At one time, xxqqqzme Jun 2014 #174

Yeah, Seems RobinA Jul 2014 #187

First they limit contraception. Next they prohibit abortion. Purrfessor Jun 2014 #24

Getting closer and closer mcar Jun 2014 #30

Almost like they want to eliminate heterosexual behavior. LiberalArkie Jun 2014 #77

More likely the opposite.... Purrfessor Jun 2014 #165

Doesn't sound crazy at all. secondvariety Jun 2014 #167

It's fucking coming. A democrat MUST be in the White House. Adrahil Jun 2014 #144

See my reply #14 below hedgehog Jun 2014 #29

And what makes you think it won't? packman Jun 2014 #48

Because the decision specifically says it doesn't. NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #52

future courts will rule that the carve out they made for contraception geek tragedy Jun 2014 #121

The decision explicitly says so. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2014 #55

Because contraception lancer78 Jun 2014 #109

I have a mirena IUD and it's not a lifestyle choice maryellen99 Jun 2014 #119

This is like Bush v. Gore: we issuing a bad opinion, so don't think it applies to anything else. snot Jun 2014 #41

Corporate welfare for/in a pill underpants Jun 2014 #50

"only closely-held...coprorations", "does not provide a shield"... JHB Jun 2014 #53

Like the AKKKers do with the word militia. nt valerief Jun 2014 #100

BULL**IT DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #66

So the ruling applies to a close corporation ... CaptainTruth Jun 2014 #99

Some posters stubbornly ignore the language of these qualifications. Divernan Jun 2014 #133

so they qualified that is just anti-women, not anti-anyone Skittles Jun 2014 #168

You summed it up well, Skittles suffragette Jul 2014 #192

Another win for the religious fundamentalists and a loss for inclusive secularism. EEO Jun 2014 #5

Fuck the Supreme Court! get the red out Jun 2014 #7

What PLANET are these bums on? Archae Jun 2014 #8

No, the decision explicitly says you can't use religion for that. jeff47 Jun 2014 #73

Hmmmm what about men treestar Jun 2014 #84

Presumably the decision would still apply, but this theoretical jeff47 Jun 2014 #89

35 foot zone? greymattermom Jun 2014 #9

35 feet. homegirl Jun 2014 #83

That too, yes. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #164

We knew that corporations have become more important than people. TNNurse Jun 2014 #11

The AP has it wrong...the headline should read... Purrfessor Jun 2014 #13

Looking over the various reports reminds me of this: hedgehog Jun 2014 #14

I'm switching to the Rasta religion Bluzmann57 Jun 2014 #15

Taking applications? packman Jun 2014 #54

Coming from this court, this decision doesn't surprise me. stage left Jun 2014 #16

Yes, I've shopped there in the past, but never again. I know my few paltry purchases won't make Arkansas Granny Jun 2014 #31

Knew that was coming after last weeks ruling on buffer zones. greatlaurel Jun 2014 #17

Oh, fantastic. Arkana Jun 2014 #19

http://live.scotusblog.com/Event/Live_blog_of_opinions__June_30_2014 progree Jun 2014 #21

Hobby Lobby reminder DesertRat Jun 2014 #22

They sell crap from a country that forces abortions. Initech Jun 2014 #142

Exactly! DesertRat Jun 2014 #156

Hobby Lobby will never get a dime of my money. greatlaurel Jun 2014 #25

This is more than a win for religious biggots. Kelselsius Jun 2014 #26

+1000 Hissyspit Jun 2014 #35

Bingo. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #122

Woo-hoo! kanrok Jun 2014 #27

My boycott of Hobby Lobby is now permanent csziggy Jun 2014 #28

i buy photo frames for the photos i sell. rdking647 Jun 2014 #34

In the couple of years before Hobby Lobby made this an issue csziggy Jun 2014 #69

I know how you feel CaptainTruth Jun 2014 #127

I'm with you. I buy Ilsa Jun 2014 #80

I'm pretty much stuck with the internet csziggy Jun 2014 #117

Well All I Can Say Is..... supercats Jun 2014 #33

"closely held corporation"... Deuce Jun 2014 #37

So employers get to impose their religion abelenkpe Jun 2014 #38

Not only can they impose their religious views on their employees but they can .. Botany Jun 2014 #43

essentially what the Supreme Court said Skittles Jul 2014 #191

Here's the opinion octoberlib Jun 2014 #39

Nader's hand picked SCOTUS does it again. nt onehandle Jun 2014 #40

Oh, please! Thank useless Senate Dems for confirming those rightwing justices Adenoid_Hynkel Jun 2014 #175

For a business, this makes no sense liberal N proud Jun 2014 #42

They don't want to spend anything on the child either n2doc Jun 2014 #49

The Creepy Pedophiles who run the Catlick Church warrant46 Jun 2014 #75

The woman is likely to pay out-of-pocket for contraception muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #57

Guess we will have to deal with this radical crap until one of the 5 dies n2doc Jun 2014 #44

From SCOTUSBlog - "corporations (including for-profit corporations) are "persons"" BumRushDaShow Jun 2014 #45

That decision is fucking INSANE. Adrahil Jun 2014 #143

The sad thing is BumRushDaShow Jun 2014 #145

It drives me nuts. How the hell can corporations be persons? Adrahil Jul 2014 #181

Corporations are people too. Metric System Jun 2014 #46

Does anyone doubt why we need more liberals on the supreme court? IronLionZion Jun 2014 #47

We had the chance to stop this crap before it started seabeckind Jun 2014 #63

I appreciate your desire to punish IronLionZion Jun 2014 #67

Neither did Alito and Roberts. seabeckind Jun 2014 #107

Reason 793 why single payer is the only rational way to go JenniferJuniper Jun 2014 #51

According to the US Supreme Court davidpdx Jun 2014 #56

Well, so much for that. malthaussen Jun 2014 #58

To all Hillary bashers on DU. iandhr Jun 2014 #59

+1000. Put the petty bullshit aside and keep a Democrat in the White House. (nt) Paladin Jun 2014 #70

Took the words off my keyboard leftynyc Jun 2014 #81

Wrong! maxrandb Jun 2014 #113

And how does your rant leftynyc Jun 2014 #129

My point is that we "Dems" don't maxrandb Jun 2014 #137

Ah leftynyc Jun 2014 #139

Exactly Andy823 Jun 2014 #101

the next president will likely set the court's leanings for a generation Adenoid_Hynkel Jun 2014 #176

How do I boycott a place I never go? seabeckind Jun 2014 #61

I'm extending my boycott to any company that makes religion an issue csziggy Jun 2014 #76

Dang! No more Kosher Delis? 24601 Jun 2014 #172

Here in the South there are few Kosher delis! csziggy Jun 2014 #173

Shall this mean DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #62

No, but it gives them precedent for their case. seabeckind Jun 2014 #64

The opinion contains several qualifications on this point. Divernan Jun 2014 #87

two flaws DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #90

Guess you were so excited, you posted this in the wrong spot. Divernan Jun 2014 #131

now, lets' take this apart DonCoquixote Jul 2014 #190

Like their qualification for selecting Bush to be president ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #110

depends on future courts. this is the beginning, certainly not the end nt geek tragedy Jun 2014 #123

Whoops your forgot one. Booz Jun 2014 #161

Disclosure of Corporate Religion HockeyMom Jun 2014 #72

Don't forget that this is the same company avebury Jun 2014 #74

HOBBY LOBBY WILL NEVER GET A PENNY OF MY MONEY! CaptainTruth Jun 2014 #82

How does the govt pick up the tab for this? Ilsa Jun 2014 #85

It is amazing Bin Laden didn't just buy himself PumpkinAle Jun 2014 #86

I wonder how HL employees feel? CaptainTruth Jun 2014 #88

The government will pay for it how? sakabatou Jun 2014 #92

Okay, deep breath. . . . . Let's figure out how to use this. missingthebigdog Jun 2014 #93

Probably not in the short run. jeff47 Jun 2014 #105

Good point. CaptainTruth Jun 2014 #135

Holy shit! I wish Dick Cheney would get drunk and go duck hunting with those 5 assholes. nt valerief Jun 2014 #94

Bow your heads, Hobby Lobby's CEO will now lead his employees in prayer derby378 Jun 2014 #95

We're done as a democracy. That would be a better headline. sinkingfeeling Jun 2014 #103

I'm old enough to remember ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #106

Yeah. A sad irony there. progressoid Jun 2014 #124

Congratulations Hobby Lobby. Abortions will now be on the increase. Vinca Jun 2014 #108

Birth control pills were my last resort to not hemorrhage out every month TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #112

HL should be forced to become a NON-PROFIT religious organization. CaptainTruth Jun 2014 #114

Suppose a religion prohibits paying taxes to a government The Second Stone Jun 2014 #115

So I suppose a Christian Scientist-owned company of any size can refuse to offer ANY health-care. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #116

That's why voting matters. Beacool Jun 2014 #118

Hillary will fix it when she goes to single payer... n/t cosmicone Jun 2014 #120

please tell me DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #126

I am serious cosmicone Jun 2014 #134

She NEVER advocated for single payer! DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #141

Hillary is not a "closet liberal". She is very openly liberal. NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #157

despiyte all the evidence to the contrary? DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #169

Obama did not disappoint "a lot of people." The vast majority of liberals in this country support him NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #171

Just so we have our facts straight RatRacer Jun 2014 #125

A single payer system would eliminate this type of crap! h2ebits Jun 2014 #130

Supreme Court decision gives Women of America more reason to vote Democrat lovuian Jun 2014 #132

I have never ever seen Hobby Lobby attend church or take communion. tclambert Jun 2014 #136

Every Action has an Equal and Opposite Reaction asiliveandbreathe Jun 2014 #138

As I have said many times, when Bush stole that election in 2000 he set this totodeinhere Jun 2014 #140

k/r Solly Mack Jun 2014 #146

Predictable decision by the 'five' stooges! That's why they're there! dmosh42 Jun 2014 #147

5 Fascists in black robes, they are! blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #180

Contraception!? They are against contraception? WTF? Is this the Middle Ages? progressivebydesign Jun 2014 #148

they are misogynists cloaked in robes Skittles Jun 2014 #170

I'm curious about how many of their employees can find a job somewhere else? Hekate Jun 2014 #155

Given that... RatRacer Jun 2014 #159

The decision may end up being made for them . . . Brigid Jun 2014 #166

Horrible decision Dopers_Greed Jun 2014 #158

#RememberInNovember #NotMyBossBusiness DesertRat Jun 2014 #160

Boycott and then some. Fucking idiots. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #162

Everytime this kind of idiocy happens DeadLetterOffice Jun 2014 #163

Hobby Lobby does sell liquid latex rubber, from which you can craft your own condoms. tclambert Jun 2014 #178

Theocracy Now! Theocracy Forever! blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #179

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2014 #182

Abortion is legal. MineralMan Jul 2014 #183

Yes, we do. The ruling concerns contraceptives and octoberlib Jul 2014 #184

Not accurate. HL contends those forms of BC are abortifacients because it asserts that pregnancy winter is coming Jul 2014 #186

Here is the actual opinion of the Court. happyslug Jul 2014 #185