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Trueblue Texan

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31. Medicare has changed thousands of policies in the years it's been available...

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 09:28 AM

Aug 11

...should employees in the Medicare system be allowed to pick and choose what policies agree with their beliefs and therefore to abide by? If Medicare paid for toilet seats when I first started working for them, and then stopped paying for them, should I go ahead and approve a claim for a toilet seat because it comports with my Christian beliefs, even though it is against Medicare policy? We all have to adapt to changes in our jobs--even if we work for ourselves. Laws change all the time, affecting the way we work and do business. We live in a civilized society and we have to adapt--it is a requirement of staying alive.

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Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 11 OP

Yes, Kim Davis... MrsCheaplaugh Aug 11 #1

I REC your post infinitely. callous taoboy Aug 11 #3

Thank you MrsCheaplaugh Aug 11 #87

It won't happen. marble falls Aug 11 #2

Sorry but I disagree- Karma13612 Aug 11 #6

Never obey in advance orangecrush Aug 11 #11

Don't obey or assume MadameButterfly Aug 11 #12

True orangecrush Aug 11 #23

you are right. we the people can NO longer the #USSC to be logical nor fair. I am fearful right now. riversedge Aug 11 #38

So very well put! hamsterjill Aug 11 #39

Ha Hornedfrog2000 Aug 11 #26

Title nine is next. They are just cutting their teeth on the transgender sports issue. Walleye Aug 11 #56

They might certify the 1A question FBaggins Aug 11 #17

Welp, considering they can just Hornedfrog2000 Aug 11 #27

That's what they said about presidential immunity MadameButterfly Aug 11 #47

I say it should be tied with Loving V Virginia mercuryblues Aug 11 #86

I think Thomas will happily deny marriage equality MadameButterfly Aug 12 #90

I hate to disagree but liberals held the majority then. intheflow Aug 11 #21

It will. All part of the plan. Eliot Rosewater Aug 11 #52

I totally disagree. Everyone thought the same thing about Roe v. Wade which had been the law of the land for Texin Aug 11 #37

I wish I believed that Bettie Aug 11 #44

Seems to me that she is simply in the wrong job rurallib Aug 11 #4

I thought the same thing! Silver Gaia Aug 11 #5

I understand her having standing to complain about MadameButterfly Aug 11 #14

On the other hand, markodochartaigh Aug 11 #43

I'm not agreeing with her case on either point MadameButterfly Aug 11 #46

The job didn't require the certain things when she started FBaggins Aug 11 #18

Medicare has changed thousands of policies in the years it's been available... Trueblue Texan Aug 11 #31

Just to clarify... Trueblue Texan Aug 11 #32

Exactly. markodochartaigh Aug 11 #45

Using the same argument, as an atheist, working as a postal clerk, I could refuse Trueblue Texan Aug 11 #28

When will snowybirdie Aug 11 #7

Oddly enough TommyT139 Aug 11 #55

Why can't people like Kim Davis go away? LisaM Aug 11 #8

Go away? They're back in power. dem4decades Aug 11 #60

All its decisions are being overturned, SCOTUS is never right bucolic_frolic Aug 11 #9

Um, Roberts cast the deciding vote in the OBergfell Decision. Wiz Imp Aug 11 #19

Um, no. Roberts dissented. intheflow Aug 11 #25

Sorry. I had mixed it up with the ACA decision where Roberts was the deciding vote Wiz Imp Aug 11 #48

"Um, Roberts cast the deciding vote in the OBergfell Decision." BumRushDaShow Aug 11 #29

This happened last month. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 11 #10

Thanks. I was pretty sure that was the case but hadn't had the time to check. onenote Aug 11 #64

It does say it in the OP excerpt BumRushDaShow Aug 11 #70

Just for the record: Jesus never said one single word about homosexuality. MLWR Aug 11 #13

Growing up gay a half century ago in Texas markodochartaigh Aug 11 #34

I'm not gay, but I left about the time you left and after my Mom and Dad died there was no one left for me to visit. CTyankee Aug 11 #66

When property values started rising in California and on the East Coast markodochartaigh Aug 11 #72

I was repulsed by the politics, pure and simple. CTyankee Aug 11 #74

It was a no brainer decision. Someone just had to get the right case in front of them underpants Aug 11 #15

Y'alll hear banjo music? twodogsbarking Aug 11 #16

If it LOOKS like Christian Nationalism, if it SOUNDS like Christian Nationalism, 70sEraVet Aug 11 #20

When Minnesota debated Marriage Equality in both Houses in 2013... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 11 #22

In its more authoritarian forms, nwduke Aug 11 #24

Religion.... MarcoZandrini Aug 11 #30

Religion is a set of markodochartaigh Aug 11 #35

That's precisely how I feel about greed. Torchlight Aug 11 #67

re: "religion punishes questioning and rewards gullibility" -- sounds like MAGA is a religion. thesquanderer Aug 11 #57

After Obergefell v. Hodges is overturned AverageOldGuy Aug 11 #33

Next up: markodochartaigh Aug 11 #36

Let's just undo all previous Supreme Court decisions. sinkingfeeling Aug 11 #40

Recalling Niemller's poem, First They Came for IzzaNuDay Aug 11 #41

They will eventually go after and demolish evemac Aug 11 #42

OMG milestogo Aug 11 #49

The USSC can do it. valleyrogue Aug 11 #50

I'm old enough to remember when people here said that would never happen. Scrivener7 Aug 11 #51

This SCOTUS sabbat hunter Aug 11 #53

In the marriage vows, there's a line that says something like..what god has joined together, let no one separate Deuxcents Aug 11 #54

They WILL NEVER give up! Grins Aug 11 #58

The 6 christo-fascist pigs on the SC will surely f6ck this one up as well wolfie001 Aug 11 #59

Ugh. Leave gay people alone! electric_blue68 Aug 11 #61

"" AllaN01Bear Aug 11 #62

Don't believe in gay marriage? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 11 #63

I doubt SCOTUS wants to revisit this Shrek Aug 11 #65

If they take, there needs to be nationwide demonstrations in the street. OrlandoDem2 Aug 11 #78

I hope this is true LearnedHand Aug 11 #81

Shouldn't be hard. It was a poorly-written decision in the first place. malthaussen Aug 11 #68

It was actually codified into law in 2022 BumRushDaShow Aug 11 #73

So it will be a two-step process.... malthaussen Aug 11 #79

The law was apparently written to address the 1st Amendment claims (religious objection) BumRushDaShow Aug 11 #82

Maybe not. They love to claim that Christo-Fascist straight whites are discriminated against... malthaussen Aug 11 #88

The separation... GiqueCee Aug 11 #69

Wonder who's paying Davis' attorney fees. ificandream Aug 11 #71

Kim is such a bastion of purity when it comes to marriage. Not. OMGWTF Aug 11 #75

We know that Thomas is a vote to get rid of Obergefell. OrlandoDem2 Aug 11 #76

Hey Kim, you disgusting stupid weirdo, go to hell. Dave Bowman Aug 11 #77

But what about... TheJillMill Aug 11 #80

corrupt SCROTUS doesn't care about precedent mdbl Aug 11 #83

I would not be surprised if the Trump DOJ joins the suit Diraven Aug 11 #84

Lady, the only thing that is "egregiously wrong" is your presence. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Aug 11 #85

I hate every last "principled" voter from 2016 and 2024. EllieBC Aug 11 #89

Hillary tried to warn us LetMyPeopleVote Aug 12 #91

Uff, guess I'll be having a chat... róisín_dubh Aug 12 #92