A major victory for
religious liberty was struck this morning when the United States
Supreme Court ruled in a 5 to 4 decision in the Hobby Lobby case that the government could not compel Hobby lobby to pay for insurance
covering early abortion inducing drugs as mandated by Obamacare. Below are the commends of some prominent Tennesseans.
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| Lamar Alexander |
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, the senior Republican on the Senate health
committee and one of 88 members of Congress who joined in filing an
amicus brief on behalf of Hobby Lobby,
released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling:
The Supreme Court’s decision today makes clear that the government
cannot force Americans to defy the basic tenets of their faith simply
because they own a business. I am glad the Supreme Court has preserved
our Constitution’s protections of religious freedom from another
overreach by the Obama administration.
Senator Bob Corker: This result is a huge victory for all who believe in separation of powers and the rule of law.
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| Marsha Blackburn |
Congressman
Marsha Blackburn:
By attacking the religious convictions of the Green family, the Obama
Administration has once again shown its distain for the free expression
of faith. With this ruling, I am relieved that the Supreme Court has
somewhat blunted the President's endless assault on our individual
freedoms and liberties. Barack Obama and his administration need to
remember that he was elected President, not king; and that people should
be able to practice their faith without fear of big government
trampling on the Judeo-Christian values upon which our great nation was
founded.
Additionally, this is an important victory for the job creators in our
economy. For the past six years, the Obama Administration has destroyed
jobs with its insatiable desire to regulate and control. Successful
business owners know how best to manage their affairs, not unelected
bureaucrats in Washington. The more this Administration meddles in the
economy, the fewer jobs that will be created and the more families that
will suffer from the lack of a steady income.
The fact that this case needed to be heard at all should demonstrate to
all of us that the struggle to preserve American liberty is
never-ending.
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| George Flynn |
Dr. George Flynn, candidate Republican nomination for U.S Senate, issued the following statement:
Today,
the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a victory to the American people in
its ruling that employers can opt out of providing coverage for
contraception if they have religious objections. While this is a huge
success, the fight is not over.
We must continue to fight to return the
Doctor/patient relationship to healthcare, which has been stripped
through Obamacare. I have seen this first hand as a doctor and this is
why I have worked to develop a the Patient Centered Health Plan, one
which includes principles such as portability, free markets, and the
right of conscious. We must continue to fight and not give up until we
are completely free of Obamacare and its harsh regulations.
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| David Fowler |
David Fowler, President of The Family Action Council of Tennessee (FACT), issued the following statement:
Today’s decision by the Supreme Court is a great day for religious liberty in our country. The Court rightly
recognized that in our country the law should not require individuals to
violate the tenets of their religious beliefs in order to operate their
private businesses. They have upheld the promise made by our Founding
Fathers that this would be a nation in which religious liberty would
forever be freely exercised without oppression by civil government.
The abortifacients mandate in Obamacare put individuals in the
position of having to choose between obeying the law or the dictates of
their conscience. All freedom-loving people in America owe a debt of
gratitude to the owners of these two companies for being the latest in a
long line of courageous Americans who have stood for freedom against
government tyranny and religious oppression.
Hopefully, today’s decision will serve as a strong rebuke to
those who have expansive views on the reach of civil government and a
disdain for individuals whose religious viewpoints form the basis for
their decisions and actions. It is good to know that individual business
owners can still carry their religious beliefs into the marketplace
when they leave home.
For statements by other prominent Tennesseans follow these link:
Joe Carr,
Congressman Scott DesJarlais,
Congressman Fleischmann
Check back for more updates and commentary.
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