22 Jul 2014 5:04 pm
Then why wasn't THAT issue brought before the Supreme Court? This was a decision ruled on for its 1st amendment merits, not on the merits of commerce.RichClem » 22 Jul 2014 4:59 pm » wrote: Which is an obvious falsehood. No one was preventing women from buying birth control. No women's rights were being violated.
The issue was over whether individuals running small corporations could be coerced into buying something for employees, that grossly violated their religious beliefs.
Thanks for making my point.
I was referring to when that first came before the court.
It's the first time in US history that Americans must buy a product or service by force of federal law under penalty of fine or imprisonment.
That's a stunning expansion of federal power.
If you don't understand the difference, just say so.