Is it possible to overturn but the Supreme Court did this week

[warrior1]

Pertaining to hobby lobby?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Only if the Supreme Court itself (with some different Justices) decides to overturn it.

Or, Congress could amend the RFRA, the statute the case was based on, but with the current Congress that's not likely either.

[Anansi1171]

2. By legis, if that 90s religious freedom act was overturned,

Would not the ruling fold? Logically, maybe. But this SCOTUS would conjure some obscura from the Inquisition that predates the US constitution but is essential to "the true spirit of the founders"

In other words, theyre making this all up as they go anyway.

[PoliticAverse]

5. That's the question. Since the court based much of its decision on the RFRA

(Religious Freedom Restoration Act) presumably it could be modified by Congress to
remove the basis for the court's argument.

The justices could always come up with other reasoning in a similar case, perhaps
based on the first amendment's "prohibiting the free exercise thereof" restriction.

[Happyhippychick]

3. Yes and my hubby believes it will be overturned

[etherealtruth]

4. A picky point of clarification ... the decision applies to all "closely held corporations"

Here is how the IRS defines a closely held corporation:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/06/30/a-lot-of-people-could-be-affected-by-the-supreme-courts-birth-control-decision/

Has more than 50% of the value of its outstanding stock owned (directly or indirectly) by 5 or fewer individuals at any time during the last half of the tax year; and Is not a personal service corporation.

Basically, "closely held" is a term that covers as much as 90 percent (or more) of all businesses, according to a 2000 study. But while it covers the vast majority of employers, it doesn't necessarily cover the vast majority of employees. That's because publicly traded companies tend to have many more employees than private ones.

Still, according to studies from Columbia University and New York University, closely held corporations employed 52 percent of the American workforce and accounted for slightly more than half -- 51 percent -- of economic output from the private sector.

I know my post implies that you do not know what a closely held corp is/ I did not mean to imply that (I am just posting this because it appears many folk have no idea how far reaching this ruling actually is)

[dipsydoodle]

6. Isn't that because

publicly traded companies tend to have many more shareholders , rather than employees , than private ones ?

Americas largest private companies : http://www.forbes.com/largest-private-companies/list/

[etherealtruth]

7. I can only venture a guess ...

Cargill, Koch Industries, Bechtel, Dell ... the list is staggering.

I would only guess that with a publicly held company there is no way to claim one set of religious beliefs that could be attributed to the corporate belief ... I don't know, I am only guessing.

the people that believe that this ruling can/ will only impact a small percentage of the work force need to educate themselves ... the number is somewhere between 51 and 52% of American workers.

[hrmjustin]

8. Not anytime soon.

[Historic NY]

9. If a couple of them die...

[tritsofme]

10. Yes, Congress can essentially reverse the ruling.

By amending the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to clarify that it does not apply to corporations.

Of course with a Republican House that is very unlikely.

[Lee-Lee]

11. No way those bastards will undo it

I am sure they consider it the best piece of legislation the right wing ever slammed through.