23 Feb 2012 4:00 pm
Oldschool
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I think this is an issue that Democrats should push down the Republican's throats up till election day. The President can't lose on this issue. It is a question of 1st Amendment Rights but not at all what Republican's think. This brings to the forefront an issue that has needed addressed for a very long time. Woman, as we all do, have the 1st Amendment guaranteeing us Freedom FROM religion. Republicans are right, this is much bigger than just contraception. It is time that fundamentalist Christian Politicians be brought to task. These fanatics need to be run out of politics altogether. They're a disgrace to the Constitution and the founders who were, contrary to conservative belief, Deists not Christian. "Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law" -Thomas Jefferson, letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper, February 10, 1814 . The Constitution does not and never was intended for 2% of the population to scream religious freedom every time they don't like a law. Republicans, including the 4 clowns running for President, are kidding themselves if they think this crap is going to fly in the 21st Century. Gosh, I'm must a right wing flying monkey, but can you quote the part of the Constitution that guarantees a "freedom from religion?"Driven out of politics? How tolerant.Thanks for showing clearly the totalitarian-lite mentality of the liberal-left.You want to run against religion in a highly religious, mostly Christian country? You think that's a no loser?You're quite psychotic. Interesting that you would remove Jefferson's quote from my post. "Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law" -Thomas Jefferson, letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper, February 10, 1814 .Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.No surprise that you don't know what part of the constitution provides freedom from religion. The very first line of the 1st Amendment is often ignored by Conservative politicians as well. Since putting an exception in a law for a religion would be respecting said religion, those who are pushing such an agenda are in direct violation of the constitution. If your view of the constitution had legal precedence then under Fundamentalist Islamic Sharia Law Woman could be raped by their husbands. Any law preventing this, according to your interpretation of the constitution, would be violating Muslim's freedom of religion. Fortunately your view of the constitution is not shared by any federal court.Why? We aren't governed by Jefferson's personal opinions. We're governed by the Constitution. Nor have I claimed that we are governed by Christianity, duuh.Oh my gosh, you have the issue utterly backwards, as usual.The State via Obama-care cannot force Catholics to violate their religious beliefs, to be subservient to federal law, especially on a matter of what they believe to be life.That's a key part of the 1st Amendment; Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.What, did you forget about those words?Get some meds, you psychotic.You're just confirming what I already new about you. You have absolutely no clue what the meaning of the first amendment is. More importantly you have no clue how legal precedence works. If your view of the constitution had legal precedence then under Fundamentalist Islamic Sharia Law Woman could be raped by their husbands. Any law preventing this, according to your interpretation of the constitution, would be violating Muslim's freedom of religion. Fortunately your view of the constitution is not shared by any federal court.Free exercise of religion means you can go to church and prey without the threat of being hunted down and shot for it. It is not an excuse to prevent your employees access to health care benefits or and excuse to rape your wife. Edited by Oldschool, 23 February 2012 - 05:02 PM.