This is ruling is not about birth control, per se, but about whether a regulatory law can override a statutory law. It cannot.In this case, the HHS imposed a regulatory law, requiring the provision of birth control, which was not in the statutory law, the ACA. However, this ran afoul of the RFRA, passed by unanimously by the House and by a vote of 97-3 in the Senate, then signed into law by President Clinton in 1993 ( a statutory law). Thus, the ruling in place is that the regulatory law imposed by the HHS was not valid because of the statutory law, the RFRA. Had the ACA bill contained language that changed the RFRA, we would have a different story.
This is a good thing, because otherwise, regulations would change every time the presidency changes parties to override statutory laws the president of the day doesn’t like.
If we don’t like the law(the RFRA requiring that government not put a burden on the practice of religion), then we urge Congress to either repeal the law or write a new one. The executive branch does not get to override by regulation.
You can feel the First Amendment disappearing beneath your feet, not being “enhanced”, on this one. I do NOT like pure socialism, OR theocracy, but do feel my rights to chose eroding, beneath the heavy hands of “corporations” AND religious RADICALS.
Actually, we did have one president who DID thumb his nose at the Supreme Court: Andrew Jackson! The 1820’s SCOTUS made some ruling on the First National Bank. Old Hickory merely said “OK, They’ve made their decision. Now let’s see them enforce it!”(Back then, the SCOTUS had no power to do so, and Jackson did nothing.)
Maybe someone can explain this to me: Isn’t one of the reasons a corporation is limited liabilty for shareholders? I researched reasons to form a corporation and this is a partial quote regarding limited liability:
“Legally, corporations are separate entities from those who own them. Corporations will pay their own taxes, can own property, enter contracts, sue and be sued independently of those who own them and are responsible for their own debts and actions.”
Since a corporation is a seperate entity from the individuals who own them, by what right to those said individuals now get to dictate their personal beliefs onto said corporation?
curtisls87 almost 10 years ago
This is ruling is not about birth control, per se, but about whether a regulatory law can override a statutory law. It cannot.In this case, the HHS imposed a regulatory law, requiring the provision of birth control, which was not in the statutory law, the ACA. However, this ran afoul of the RFRA, passed by unanimously by the House and by a vote of 97-3 in the Senate, then signed into law by President Clinton in 1993 ( a statutory law). Thus, the ruling in place is that the regulatory law imposed by the HHS was not valid because of the statutory law, the RFRA. Had the ACA bill contained language that changed the RFRA, we would have a different story.
This is a good thing, because otherwise, regulations would change every time the presidency changes parties to override statutory laws the president of the day doesn’t like.
If we don’t like the law(the RFRA requiring that government not put a burden on the practice of religion), then we urge Congress to either repeal the law or write a new one. The executive branch does not get to override by regulation.
braindead Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Become a corporation! You get all the rights and privileges of a person without any of the pesky responsibilities.
griffthegreat almost 10 years ago
Bush’s boys!
Dtroutma almost 10 years ago
You can feel the First Amendment disappearing beneath your feet, not being “enhanced”, on this one. I do NOT like pure socialism, OR theocracy, but do feel my rights to chose eroding, beneath the heavy hands of “corporations” AND religious RADICALS.
moosemin almost 10 years ago
Read the link, and all the decisions… Thanks!
Actually, we did have one president who DID thumb his nose at the Supreme Court: Andrew Jackson! The 1820’s SCOTUS made some ruling on the First National Bank. Old Hickory merely said “OK, They’ve made their decision. Now let’s see them enforce it!”(Back then, the SCOTUS had no power to do so, and Jackson did nothing.)
babka Premium Member almost 10 years ago
it’s the supreme corp. catholic justices should recuse themselves in matters of reproductive freedoms.
Masterius almost 10 years ago
Maybe someone can explain this to me: Isn’t one of the reasons a corporation is limited liabilty for shareholders? I researched reasons to form a corporation and this is a partial quote regarding limited liability:
“Legally, corporations are separate entities from those who own them. Corporations will pay their own taxes, can own property, enter contracts, sue and be sued independently of those who own them and are responsible for their own debts and actions.”
Since a corporation is a seperate entity from the individuals who own them, by what right to those said individuals now get to dictate their personal beliefs onto said corporation?