Supreme Court rules for crisis pregnancy centers in free speech dispute

[Millee]

The Supreme Court rules Tuesday in favor of pro-life groups that counsel pregnant women to make choices other than abortion, invalidating a California law requiring them to prominently post information on how to obtain a state-funded abortion.

The court, in a 5-4 ruling, said the state law probably violates the Constitution. The court also cast doubts on similar laws in Hawaii and Illinois.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/26/supreme-court-rules-for-crisis-pregnancy-centers-in-free-speech-dispute.html

[Bigun]

The Supreme Court rules Tuesday in favor of pro-life groups that counsel pregnant women to make choices other than abortion, invalidating a California law requiring them to prominently post information on how to obtain a state-funded abortion.

The court, in a 5-4 ruling, said the state law probably violates the Constitution. The court also cast doubts on similar laws in Hawaii and Illinois.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/26/supreme-court-rules-for-crisis-pregnancy-centers-in-free-speech-dispute.html

YEA! Yea!  And YEA!

[XenaLee]

The Supreme Court rules Tuesday in favor of pro-life groups that counsel pregnant women to make choices other than abortion, invalidating a California law requiring them to prominently post information on how to obtain a state-funded abortion.

The court, in a 5-4 ruling, said the state law probably violates the Constitution. The court also cast doubts on similar laws in Hawaii and Illinois.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/26/supreme-court-rules-for-crisis-pregnancy-centers-in-free-speech-dispute.html

A "a state-funded abortion"?   That means a taxpayer-funded abortion.  Typical of the fascists in California to force honest, hard-working taxpayers to pay for this.  They have lost their souls.

[Millee]

YEA! Yea!  And YEA!

Tired of winning yet, @Bigun ??   

[SirLinksALot]

Just Imagine the $#!+show that SCOTUS would be inflicting on us if Merrick Garland had been confirmed to The SCOTUS.

Should anyone else listen to George Will's recommendations?

[Jazzhead]

The decision is, of course, correct, but what's sad is that it's the same tired old 5-4 majority.   There was a time, well within my lifetime, when liberals stood up for and supported free speech and freedom of conscience.   No more.   

[edpc]

Just Imagine the $#!+show that SCOTUS would be inflicting on us if Merrick Garland had been confirmed to The SCOTUS.

Should anyone else listen to George Will's recommendations?

I don’t know.  Should we listen to Mitch McConnell?  He’s the reason why Garland is not on the Supreme Court.  I don’t trust McConnell, either.

[Jazzhead]

I don’t know.  Should we listen to Mitch McConnell?  He’s the reason why Garland is not on the Supreme Court.  I don’t trust McConnell, either.

McConnell is the ONLY reason Garland is not on the Supreme Court right now.   He deserves, IMO, a helluva lot more appreciation from conservatives than he tends to get.   

[dfwgator]

The decision is, of course, correct, but what's sad is that it's the same tired old 5-4 majority.   There was a time, well within my lifetime, when liberals stood up for and supported free speech and freedom of conscience.   No more.   

You do realize that the Communists stole the term "liberal",    I still think of myself of a "classical liberal",  but that word has been hijacked.

[TomSea]

Good for the Supreme Court.

Some say, only stop abortion through persuading others, guess what? Some in this country want to shut down free speech. That argument goes to hell in a handbag.

Those crisis centers probably do actually help a lot of people. There use to be one I'd see in the next town over. It was in like a former restaurant near a Planned Parenthood clinic.

[Hoodat]

Another link:

https://www.christianpost.com/news/california-cannot-force-pro-life-centers-advertise-abortion-services-supreme-court-rules-nifla-becerra-225390/

The Decision

Sadly, it was a 5-4 decision, meaning that there are four justices on the Supreme Court who hold the First Amendment in contempt.

[Jazzhead]

Good for the Supreme Court.

Some say, only stop abortion through persuading others, guess what? Some in this country want to shut down free speech. That argument goes to hell in a handbag.

Those crisis centers probably do actually help a lot of people. There use to be one I'd see in the next town over. It was in like a former restaurant near a Planned Parenthood clinic.

Yes, indeed.   Crisis pregnancy centers are a key component of effective persuasion.   Like I said,  the SCOTUS has made the right decision, but it is infuriating that the four "liberals" think so little of free speech and freedom of conscience. 

There aren't many issues that unite the gamut of conservatives today, but opposition to the sort of ideologically-driven "judging" practiced by the likes of the Four Stooges is one of them. 

[Jazzhead]

You do realize that the Communists stole the term "liberal",    I still think of myself of a "classical liberal",  but that word has been hijacked.

Yes, I realize that.  In my post immediately above, I placed the term in quotation marks in recognition that the liberal tradition has been hijacked by, well, let's not mince words shall we, a leftist variant of fascism.   

[DB]

A "a state-funded abortion"?   That means a taxpayer-funded abortion.  Typical of the fascists in California to force honest, hard-working taxpayers to pay for this.  They have lost their souls.

California advertises within the state on how to get subsidized healthcare benefits... It infuriated me every time I saw it...

I've moved my business and I out of the state this year. The last thing to do is get my property there sold.

[Hoodat]

Breyer's dissent is disgusting.  The argument he offers is the same one offered against Brown v. Board of Education.  Breyer is saying that if we apply First Amendment protection in this case, then we will have to apply it in all cases of government-mandated disclosure.  And that simply won't do under a fascist system of government.

[Hoodat]

A "a state-funded abortion"?   That means a taxpayer-funded abortion.  Typical of the fascists in California to force honest, hard-working taxpayers to pay for this.  They have lost their souls.

Our federal government does the same.  How many Planned Parenthood abortions do you think are made possible with $500 million in government funding?

[Hoodat]

There was a time, well within my lifetime, when liberals stood up for and supported free speech and freedom of conscience.

When was that?  It's been 38 years since liberals turned off Ronald Reagan's microphones.