Boxer: Insurance rights trumps religious rights

Washington Examiner ^ | 2/15/12 | W Charlie Spiering

[Nachum]

Senator Boxer warned yesterday that if the HHS contraception mandate was repealed it would set a dangerous precedence of religious rights trumping the right to be insured. On MSNBC's Politics Nation with Al Sharpton last night, Boxer affirmed that under the proposed amendment proposed by Sen. Roy Blunt, an employer would not be forced by the government to pay for medical practices against his religion. "I mean, are they serious? Sharpton exclaimed, "How do you make a law where an employer can decide his own religious beliefs violate your right to be insured?" "Oh Absolutely," Boxer said,

[crosshairs]

What about inalienable rights endowed by our Creator?

[Frank_2001]

Agreed!

[only1percent]

Obama could not be more clear about the role he sees in society for “bitter clingers”: prohibited from acting on their outdated views, and free even to speak about them only to the extent of their independent wealth, since right-thinkers will refuse to associate with dissenters in any economic sphere (public, business, or not-for-profit).

In a sense this is refreshing. If Obama is re-elected it will be a pretty clear signal that a strong majority of Americans agree with this view either whole-heartedly, or as the main concession of a bargain which secures them the government preferences and redistribution that it their main concern. (It’d be a strong majority since you can fairly assume that people on Obama’s side are a preponderance of non-voters.) It’s good for elections to know what’s at stake.

[tflabo]

Yes Babs but does Obamacare extend health insurance to gargoyles?

[reg45]

So! Babsie would favor cancelling the exemption that Muslims get. I think she needs to be questioned about that.

[Vaduz]

Indeed and we have many of them,note Obama&Co.

[freemarketsfreeminds]

Exactly. Leftists vision of rights are rights that impose obligations on others (positive rights; the right to speak freely includes the right to have someone else pay for the printing press etc.), whereas my vision of rights (or freedoms) imposes no such obligation (negative rights). Simply put leftists are for enslaving some and “freeing” others while I am for freedom for everyone.

[mrsmel]

As far as I know, the Muzzies having been lying low on this. It makes me wonder if they’ve already received reassurance that there’ll be an exemption for them. Just like they get a pass on issues concerning sodomy, even though it’s Muzzies, not Christians, who stone sodomites to death.

[mrsmel]

Yes, they are indeed getting bolder and more blatant. I expect to see persecution of Christians become more overt in the very near future.

[mrsmel]

Amd if Hussein gets a second term without the prospect of reelection slowing his roll, all bets are off.

[mrsmel]

I posted before seeing your post-so Muzzies already have an exemption? Unbelievable.

[Rappini]

I’m begining to feel sorry for all those ignorant folks who voted for any liberal demorat.

[Condor51]

Senator Boxer warned ... that if the HHS contraception mandate was repealed it would set a dangerous precedence of religious rights trumping the right to be insured.

Babs, you've done it again. You've set a new low for shear idiocy. Having insurance is a privilege, not a 'right'. And you and all your fellow democrat MORONS in congress can't make it so.

BUT, for the sake of argument let's say it is a 'right'. However in order to get your right of gubmint mandated insurance, it was scientifically proved that Kosher Food was unhealthy and shortened one's life. As such the gubmint Mandates that all Jewish people must stop eating Kosher Foods. In fact congress bans Kosher Food from all food store shelves under the power of the Commerce Clause.

How's that sit with YOUR Jewish Religious Rights and a dangerous precedent, huh Babs.
Oops I mean 'Senator Babs'.
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(ps: Maybe you'd like to run that past the very very Orthodox Jew, Sen. Joe Lieberman and get back to me)

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

These bozos think we have a right to health insurance.

PING!

[Jeff Head]

Boxer, which one of the rights you mention is in the Constitution? Only one of those...and it is the one that actually is a “right.”

The other you and socialist/marxist librals and progressives are trying to foist as a “right.”

BTW, that’s the same constitution you took an oath to defend, and to bear true allegiance to.

You deserve to be impeached and jailed as the seditious, traitor to that constitution you are.

AMERICA AT THE CROSSROADS OF HISTORY
http://www.jeffhead.com/crossroads.htm