Little Sisters of the Poor: The Elephant in the Room

The Chief Justice this morning seemed baffled and frustrated at the failure of the parties to reach an accommodation. How, though, can the Little Sisters accommodate? The place to direct the question is to the states that are bringing this suit. What is their problem? Do the liberals see the Sisters as a threat? As this case drags on, it s hard not to at least wonder whether, deep down, it s hostility to the Little Sisters religion itself.

That question is the elephant in the room. Yet no one addressed it in the hearing this morning. Clearly Pennsylvania and New Jersey and at least some of the liberal justices fear that after the Little Sisters comes the deluge. If so, in our opinion, their objections are even less credible. The Little Sisters might well embolden others to claim their rights. Why shouldn t the First Amendment apply to the rest of the country as well?

via www.nysun.com

It’s really pretty easy. The plaintiffs hate Catholicism and religion more generally. Of course not everyone on the side of plaintiff shares these hatreds, the plaintiffs I’m sure do. I’ve met these sort of folks before and you don’t want to. They are not content to just leave you alone.