In a 5:4 decision the Supreme Court Rules Obama Admin Can’t Make Hobby Lobby Obey Pro-Abortion HHS Mandate. It was down to the wire. On the last day before they break for summer vacation SCOTUS finally handed down a ruling in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. ~
Writing for the 5-4 majority, Justice Samuel Alito handed down the decision for the high court, saying, “The Supreme Court holds government can’t require closely held corporations with religious owners to provide contraception coverage.”
Hobby Lobby’s founder had this to say last year after SCOTUS agreed to take the case ~
“My family and I are encouraged that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide our case,” said Mr. Green, Hobby Lobby’s founder and CEO. “This legal challenge has always remained about one thing and one thing only: the right of our family businesses to live out our sincere and deeply held religious convictions as guaranteed by the law and the Constitution. Business owners should not have to choose between violating their faith and violating the law.”
The final tally at five justices to four was close – but it’s a win. We’ll take it.
The winning tweets of the day were from Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal ~
.@BarackObama is now googling “Can an Executive Order override Supreme Court?” #HobbyLobby
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) June 30, 2014
President Obama’s war on religious liberty hits a wall – -the First Amendment to the US Constitution.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) June 30, 2014
On the other hand, some of the rabid folks on the Left are advocating violence and vandalism ~
• #BoycottHobbyLobby: Opponents say it’s time to ‘lynch’ a few corporations
• ‘Fu*k you:’ Left-wingers want to ‘burn down’ Hobby Lobby after SCOTUS win
#UNHINGED
