Golf clap…
Via Rare:
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) braved a snowy Washington, D.C. Tuesday morning to speak outside the Supreme Court in support of Hobby Lobby.
Hobby Lobby is an Oklahoma-based craft store whose owners are arguing they shouldn’t be forced to provide birth control within their employee health plan, despite provisions in the Affordable Care Act that mandate them to do so.
Cruz said that if the Supreme Court ruled against Hobby Lobby, it would be an attack on religious freedom. The freshman senator reiterated comments he made in a statement released before his appearance outside the Supreme Court building.
“Time and time again, President Obama has granted exemptions to the politically powerful, yet refuses to grant the same leniency to those for whom Obamacare‘s contraception mandate infringes on their beliefs. I urge the court to unequivocally stand up for the First Amendment rights of all Americans and stop the government from forcing employers with valid religious objections to violate their faith,” Cruz said in the statement.