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Sheldon Cooper

(3,724 posts) Tue Jul 1, 2014, 09:57 AM Jul 2014

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For all of you who seem to think that the Hobby Lobby decision is just "hair on fire" [View all]

and "unhinged" theatrics, I invite you to review Planned Parenthood v. Casey. You'll see how every decision has consequences, resulting in the rights of women as actual, autonomous people continuing to be chipped away until they're practically non-existent. We're on a slow but steady death spiral, and your minimizing of the ramifications of this decision are uninformed at best and malevolent at worst.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_Parenthood_v._Casey

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For all of you who seem to think that the Hobby Lobby decision is just "hair on fire" [View all] Sheldon Cooper Jul 2014 OP

Frankly, anyone who thinks the HL decision is nothing to get upset about n2doc Jul 2014 #1

+1 redqueen Jul 2014 #3

+1+1 valerief Jul 2014 #6

+ 1 again Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #12

+1! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #16

Yes. Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #18

+1 They don't belong on DU, IMO. nt Ilsa Jul 2014 #23

Yup.. truebrit71 Jul 2014 #24

Plutocracy MondoGrunark Jul 2014 #48

+1 MadrasT Jul 2014 #28

+1000! n/t Greybnk48 Jul 2014 #34

+2. bullwinkle428 Jul 2014 #35

Agree. Rex Jul 2014 #38

Too afraid to challenge the status quo? Or what? nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #69

+ one zillion mega plusses. Glad I haven't run across any of the BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #44

YES! tenderfoot Jul 2014 #49

+1. William769 Jul 2014 #51

Totally. These people are fanatics. They can - no, they SHOULD be expected to work ANY calimary Jul 2014 #54

Adding one more +1 wandy Jul 2014 #55

+1000 theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #57

There was an apologist yesterday on this site who TBF Jul 2014 #58

Agreed n/t kcr Jul 2014 #59

I have to agree with this assessment Skittles Jul 2014 #72

Exactly! +1000 Raksha Jul 2014 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2014 #2

A number of OPs have tried to convince Ilsa Jul 2014 #26

Here: MH1 Jul 2014 #31

Basically, the court ruled that corporations are people with religious rights... MohRokTah Jul 2014 #4

Worse than that, if these freaks get their way entirely... Moostache Jul 2014 #11

Re Your "arterial plaque" hope: Most very rich have prophylactic cardiac cath interventions so no MI hue Jul 2014 #20

Weakening of the arterial walls then? Maybe a case of Ebola? Moostache Jul 2014 #27

Well said Moostache, thank you. Then there is saidsimplesimon Jul 2014 #25

+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #65

I'm hoping they all get enlarged prostates w monthly rotor rootings. Lars39 Jul 2014 #68

And I will believe that corporations are people RoccoR5955 Jul 2014 #29

That is so absurd ... and would be funny etherealtruth Jul 2014 #62

I think there's a certain amount of purposeful confusion in how the decision was written el_bryanto Jul 2014 #5

"Purposeful confusion"...hmmmm ewagner Jul 2014 #8

That last line is where I come down. el_bryanto Jul 2014 #9

I agree. The decision doesnt apply to 90+% of corporations. 7962 Jul 2014 #32

I think I heard it reported on the news last night, Blue_In_AK Jul 2014 #42

Here's how the IRS defines "closely held corporation" (you got it right) etherealtruth Jul 2014 #63

Ummm mcar Jul 2014 #43

But they would still have to have a valid religious issue. Right? 7962 Jul 2014 #45

HL didn't have a "valid" religious issue mcar Jul 2014 #50

Soldiers should be reminded that these kinds of decisions are what they're risking valerief Jul 2014 #7

I missed everything yesterday. there were people on this board who really don't get niyad Jul 2014 #10

you are right heaven05 Jul 2014 #13

I tell them my hair's on fire so I'll have something to hold their feet to. Then I ask them to state Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #14

Religion Scarsdale Jul 2014 #15

This China point has been brought up several times, it's a good one. toby jo Jul 2014 #40

Hair on fire can be very serious. Kablooie Jul 2014 #17

In 2005, PBS aired the last Abortion Clinic. Raine1967 Jul 2014 #19

K&R!! Soo true!! hue Jul 2014 #21

Wanna hear scary? Ken Lay used to start every board meeting at Enron with a prayer for profits. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #22

Ugh! smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #66

It's what happens when you really believe the rich are blessed. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #71

Oh crap, that brings up a story I should tell davidpdx Jul 2014 #73

Some Christians sound like they're casting a spell when they pray. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #74

Unhinged, my posterior! RoccoR5955 Jul 2014 #30

In addition... Ineeda Jul 2014 #33

It's a colossal fuck up on multiple levels. Initech Jul 2014 #36

The Decision Equates Birth Control With Abortion AndyTiedye Jul 2014 #37

this was a good riposte n2doc Jul 2014 #39

I concur DonCoquixote Jul 2014 #41

I think Jim Parsons is a gifted actor. I do not think saidsimplesimon Jul 2014 #46

So, you're name is really Simple Simon, is it? kcr Jul 2014 #60

+1 It's hard to imagine how anyone from the left could think of this as no big deal! DrewFlorida Jul 2014 #47

Pure self-centeredness is all I can think of, really. nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #70

Like this guy JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #52

Here is what will happen: BlindTiresias Jul 2014 #53

Thank you Sheldon Marrah_G Jul 2014 #56

correction "FAST not slow" Kick! glinda Jul 2014 #61

Thank you, Sheldon! Cha Jul 2014 #64

Thank you Sheldon! smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #67