tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post8821363627225599006..comments2024-03-26T12:44:30.308-07:00Comments on Blue Heron Blast: The Catholic CourtBlue Heronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516946085702606491noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-21599961120527449812020-11-30T06:44:03.895-08:002020-11-30T06:44:03.895-08:00No, I am saying seven catholics will have the tend...No, I am saying seven catholics will have the tendency to vote catholic, protestations of objectivity aside. I am definitely showing my bias on your first point, I believe that the ability to go to a store and procure food for your body trumps the need to obtain the spiritual food that some obviously require, the latter something that can be done in your car or in your home I am assuming if your faith is sufficient.Blue Heronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516946085702606491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-65255432901158737552020-11-30T00:09:48.791-08:002020-11-30T00:09:48.791-08:00I don't believe you ever stated what you are o...I don't believe you ever stated what you are objecting to in this specific ruling. The court said that you cannot single out religious observance / institutions when you create executive orders. However they stated that governments can make a rule that applies to any organization, including religious ones, that has certain characteristics (assembling more than x people indoors for example). The specific NY order, was simply unconstitutional because it treated religious assembly differently from other types of assembly. I hope you would agree that this is clearly unconstitutional. This court ruling does not prevent sensible public health orders in a pandemic, just governments issuing unconstitutional orders.<br /><br />Instead you appear to attack the court because they do not profess to be atheists, agnostics or at least represent the country's religious makeup. What you seem to demand is exactly what our constitution was written to protect us from: a religious conformity test enacted by the government. aferdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12337873974986331959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-27382271183266737182020-11-29T11:21:19.823-08:002020-11-29T11:21:19.823-08:00Yes, I look to the court's future rulings with...Yes, I look to the court's future rulings with dread. Perhaps if Georgia comes thru in January the Congress might balance some of the rulings we will undoubtedly get.<br /><br />As I am wont to tell jerks who did not vote in 2016: you get the government you deserve, with the problem that the rest of us have to live with it, too.Wilbur Normanhttp://www.wilburnorman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786764158320829279.post-15293897891412366682020-11-29T10:42:11.853-08:002020-11-29T10:42:11.853-08:00I am trying to be sanguine about this ruling. Whi...I am trying to be sanguine about this ruling. While the court could have interpreted the law to allow limits on services the court wasn't completely out in space with this one as it is easy to interpret the constitutions strong religious freedom protections as limiting the ability of governments to control access to religious facilities. It CLEARLY IS a danger to others and I wish they had not done it. <br /><br />As long as I keep my reasoning and attention on the more or less abstract principles I can kinda put up with this decision. If I look at it through the lens you are using (the relentless push toward authoritarian-religious rule) I just start screaming and want to run for the hills (oops, I guess Fallbrook is the hills).<br /><br />Overall I am really concerned that so many are unable to comply with the medical recommendations. If COVID goes exponential again as it seems it might it will be a really difficult winter. My wife's son has a new COVID case acquired as a jail nurse in Arizona, so the fear is more personal now. Many are likely to know someone who died of COVID by next year. Perhaps they will come to the senses when the extent of the damage and pain becomes clear.Jon Harwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167557407360477540noreply@blogger.com