The radical conservatives in the court's majority are destroying the wall between religion and state. Since the 19th century, the Supreme Court has ruled that corporations, defined in the U.S. Code in its very first sentence as people, are entitled to a wide range of constitutional protections.
Our modern Supreme Court has extended those rights beyond economic functions. Thus we have Citizen's United giving not just to corporations, but to advocacy groups as well, free speech rights wherein money equals speech. We have Hobby Lobby with its "religious freedom" to act on its beliefs, impacting its employees.
Unlimited corporate money gives rise to corporate political power with the ability to influence legislation and elections. That this country was founded as a Christian nation is delusional. But with companies as "people" being given expanded protections and rights by the Supreme Court, how many of us will find ourselves as employees and consumers being subjected to religious restrictions? Hobby Lobby sprung leaks in the dike, and Citizen's United is turning that leak into a deluge.
What the Hobby Lobby Ruling Means for America
Can the Wall Between Church and State Survive Brett Kavanaugh?
Our modern Supreme Court has extended those rights beyond economic functions. Thus we have Citizen's United giving not just to corporations, but to advocacy groups as well, free speech rights wherein money equals speech. We have Hobby Lobby with its "religious freedom" to act on its beliefs, impacting its employees.
Unlimited corporate money gives rise to corporate political power with the ability to influence legislation and elections. That this country was founded as a Christian nation is delusional. But with companies as "people" being given expanded protections and rights by the Supreme Court, how many of us will find ourselves as employees and consumers being subjected to religious restrictions? Hobby Lobby sprung leaks in the dike, and Citizen's United is turning that leak into a deluge.
What the Hobby Lobby Ruling Means for America
Can the Wall Between Church and State Survive Brett Kavanaugh?
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