[Bob434]

Can the gov force people to purchase something they don’t want? In this country we were free to wander around in life never payign anyone a dime for anything- we coudl eat of the land, make our own clothes, live in public lands moving from one area to another etc- and never had to pay a dime- then along comes obama and john roberts who assure us the government has the right to force us to buy health insurance against our will

I believe Kavanaugh helped formulate the idea that the government had a right to do that if I’m not mistaken?

[[And in Kavanaugh’s view, Obamacare’s individual mandate deserved to be counted as a tax, even though the law’s authors called it a “penalty.”]]

https://reason.com/blog/2018/07/07/scotus-shortlister-brett-kavanaugh-on-ob

[pgyanke]

What a radical!

[Charles Henrickson]

In one of his most celebrated decisions, Judge Kavanaugh ruled against the Obama HHS mandate that forced Hobby Lobby, Little Sisters of the Poor and other Christian-run businesses and organizations to fund abortion drugs in their employee health care plans.

“When the Government forces someone to take an action contrary to his or her sincere religious belief (here, submitting the form) or else suffer a financial penalty (which here is huge), the Government has substantially burdened the individual’s exercise of religion. So it is in this case,” Kavanaugh wrote.

I am heartened by this decision! Religious liberty, the free exercise of one's religion--this is so essential.

[Steely Tom]

Hillary wanted to force anyone who wanted to be an MD to perform abortions, thereby weeding out Christian doctors.

I think Obamacare tried to do this too, but it was removed.

[Amendment10]

"“When the Government forces someone to take an action contrary to his or her sincere religious belief (here, submitting the form) or else suffer a financial penalty (which here is huge), the Government has substantially burdened the individual’s exercise of religion. So it is in this case,” Kavanaugh wrote."

Before the Constitution was drafted, Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which says basically the same thing about religious freedom that Judge Kavanaugh did imo, was enacted into Virginia law.

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Given that it is recognized that Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was precursor to basic 1st Amendment (1A) protections that the states obligated themselves to respect when they ratified the 14th Amendment, it is unconstitutional violation of 1A protections for either federal or state governments to tax Christians for abortion purposes imo.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Thanks for posting this.

[Salvation]

BTTT!

[shanover]

“Pro life” is radical? Ok, whatever. A political party that selects who is worthy to live is reminiscent of Nazis, Soviets and Chinese among other grotesques societies.

[NKP_Vet]

Wonder what Father Pavone and others calling Kavanaugh a towering prolife advocate would think of this...

Kavanaugh once donated $1000 to Richard Cordray, a pro abortion Ohio politician.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/trump-pick-for-justice-rich-cordray-campaign-donor/i79sJ5EMGczP2RSFSFo27N/