Discussion: After Hobby Lobby Ruling, Conservatives Pushing Idea That Contraceptives Are Just About Sex

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Welp, the rollout of the new “Republican Outreach” program toward women and Latino’s appears to be going well.

I am pretty sure that “Spiking the Football,” will show voters how humble they are really are too.

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The inane comments are appalling.

Sorry Mr. Erickson, your religious beliefs do not triumphs my religious beliefs. My beliefs are equal to yours. If my beliefs say birth control is ok it does not over rules your belief that it is not ok nor the reverse.

The issues has never been about free birth control but coverage by insurance. Employer provided insurance is not a gift to the employee but part of the compensation package for services rendered. While the employer may pay for the premiums from their revenue, the employees pay the premiums with their labor. Not all compensation for labor is in the form money.

Lastly, since when does a corporation, a legal entity to separate shareholders from liability, have religious beliefs? How can a corporation worship, a key component of religion?

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The right demonstrates all the maturity of kindergarteners.

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Erick Erickson is a perfect example of why we need “Consequence Free Sex.”

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It appears that corporations are more equal than people. Can we impeach the Supreme Court now? This ruling qualifies as bad behavior.

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Because we all know that Conservatives have no consequence free sex.

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No WAR on WOMEN? SURE.

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How did I know they would take this opportunity to go after Sandra Fluke again? These people are shameless.

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They’re going after her for the same reason they keep “going after” ACORN: It’s all they can remember!

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I’m a gay dude, so I say this with sincere wide-eyed wonder: Why are so many straight dudes so against consequence-free sex? It’s what all peoples in all civilizations in all the ages that preceded us have been yearning for, and we have it! The future is here and we’re living in it and you can bone away just for the heck of it. Rejoice!

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Because although conservatives are dead-set against a “Mommy State”, they are totally Jonesing for a “Daddy State” that punishes other people (but not them) if they get out of line.

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Because it’s never been about corporations: It’s always been about the fat bastards who run them, and who believe they should control their employees’ every move.

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This is what happens when high school bullies get gigs in media and politics.

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“…if they didn’t do a certain thing…”

Thank you, conservatives, for saving us from those sluts at Hobby Lobby.

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Just keep it up Conservatives. Lots more votes for us…

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The great majority of the men I know are all for ‘consequence-free sex,’ even the dumbass xians.

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Believe me, what most GOPers call sex would classify as inconsequential.

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They still trot out Sandra Fluke because no one that listens to Fox or that pig Rush ever bothered to listen to what she actually said. It wasnt about her, and it wasnt about sex. It was about her friend with painful endometriosis, and a lost ovary. Unless Eric Bolling and Rush have recently obtained a license to practice medicine, then they should just shut the fuck up.

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Five Justices have adopted the Blunt Amendment with regard to all insurance based contraceptives. The next step is to have the remaining issues of the Blunt Amendment enacted by the five Justices completing the conservative assault on contraceptives. This is all part of the conservative goal to take the country back. Eliminating contraceptives is moving along the same tract as abortions with a goal to make both illegal and unattainable in the USA.

Conservatives are fast to say that if you want contraceptives you can get them…but that is what they said about abortion. With trap laws and various restrictions today women must travel hundreds of miles and sometimes go to other states to get LEGAL procedures. There is and will be nothing to stop this march to put women out of the work place and out of equal citizenship except having a Democratic President appoint Judges that will not vote against women in favor of corporations and the religious right.

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