Friday, February 24, 2012
Republican state attorneys general fight against religious freedom
In all the noise about religious freedom and contraception, it is often forgotten that the First Amendment is a double edged sword. It not only protects your religious beliefs from government intrusion, it also protects people from the imposition of your religious beliefs. In their zeal to impose their religious beliefs upon you and I, the attorneys general of 7 Republican/Teabagger run states are using the public monies to sue the federal government and impose their private beliefs.
Seven state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration that seeks to block the implementation of new federal government rules regarding contraception coverage.And again we see these "religious" zealots ignoring the command of their Jesus to render unto Ceasar that which is Ceasar's.
The attorneys general of Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas, along with some Catholic organizations, said in their lawsuit that the new rule violates the First Amendment.
In recent weeks, a controversy has erupted over the policy, which requires virtually all private insurance policies to cover family planning, including female contraceptives, essentially guaranteeing near universal access to birth control once all the provisions of the Affordable Care Act are implemented.
“Obamacare’s latest mandate tramples the First Amendment’s Freedom of Religion and compels people of faith to act contrary to their convictions,” said Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. “The President’s so called ‘accommodation’ was nothing but a shell game: the mandate still requires religious organizations to subsidize and authorize conduct that conflicts with their religious principles.”
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7 Bureaucrats know better than the millions the represent.
This is about Religious liberty, they take the liberty to impose their religion on you!
This is about Religious liberty, they take the liberty to impose their religion on you!
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