Catholic institutions file lawsuit against Obama over birth control mandate [The Raw Story] A number of Catholic dioceses, schools and other institutions announced Monday afternoon that they are suing the Obama administration for the mandate on requiring most employers to cover birth control in their workers’ plans, according to The Associated Press.
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The University of Notre Dame, the Archdioceses of Washington, New York and Michigan, and the Catholic University of America are among the list across the country filing a lawsuit against the White House, reiterating that the mandate announced in January violates their religious freedom.
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The University of Notre Dame, the Archdioceses of Washington, New York and Michigan, and the Catholic University of America are among the list across the country filing a lawsuit against the White House, reiterating that the mandate announced in January violates their religious freedom.
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"The Obama administration has argued that because none of the plaintiffs can prove that their communications were intercepted by any of the government's secret surveillance programs, they lack standing to challenge the legislation that authorizes them."
While you have to admire the audacity of it, this argument is absolutely infuriating. 'You can't sue me to stop me from doing illegal things in secret, because you'd have to prove I'm doing it first'. And then every time that proof is subpoenaed, claim the state secrets privilege? The executive branch (Bush and Obama administrations both) wants to have its cake and eat it, too.
While you have to admire the audacity of it, this argument is absolutely infuriating. 'You can't sue me to stop me from doing illegal things in secret, because you'd have to prove I'm doing it first'. And then every time that proof is subpoenaed, claim the state secrets privilege? The executive branch (Bush and Obama administrations both) wants to have its cake and eat it, too.
