they re being screwed. if the left, progressives have their wits about them, they should organize this and organize people, there s a whole world hit like it was in 68 during a poor people s campaign that can change because people are going to see they re being exploited. that s what s happening here. they ve set themselves up against their own voters. in a political sense it can move things ahead. this is a tragic things when it comes to when poor people can t get up. jay, let me go to you on this because from the administration s point of view, why is it good to put more federal dollars there? it s a stunningly good deal. there s 100 fers federal funding for the first three years and if state states after taking that money for three years decide we liked it better when we had more uninsured people, they can stop insuring them. the important thing to keep in mind right now, though, is the three years starts on january
i really appreciate that, jay, because it s such a clear way of setting out what these challs are. raul, i want to come to you on this because it does feel to me like this question of contraception has become sort of the flashpoint for aca, and just in case anybody doesn t know, aca is obamacare, they re the same thing, such branding issue, right? but that the flashpoint issue has become contraception, reproductive rights. i was almost surprised how important this has become because it is still a relatively small amount of the total health care that americans receive. and the vast majority of americans this case with little sisters of the poor it will not affect them. but where there is is very rel rant to people, that the way this argument continually is reframed in the public eye as an assault on religious freedom, as an assault on religious liberty. two things on this case. one, sonia sotomayor weighed in on this case and gave them the temporary injunction only because as a justic
the lead attorney for the nuns put hit the way the government demands that the little sisters of the poor sign a permission slip for abortion drugs and contraceptives or pay millions in fines. the sisters believe doing that violates their faith and that they shouldn t be forced to divert funds from the elderly poor they serve to the irs. the plaintiff has asked justice sotomayor to block the mandate and the fines while they make their case many the federal appeals court. the government responded friday arguing the plaintiffs cannot claim that filling out the form violates their religious beliefs because their insurance administrator will be providing birth control despite the religious objections not because of them. the government also noted that in this case the religious group s insurance administrator is itself also exempt from the mandate and will not have to provide birth control anyway. but if as the government put it, the nuns can solve their problems themselves by declaring
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of implementation for the affordable care act at hhs and now a partner with the d.c. law firm mary and scalet. at the table, robert reyes, attorney and columnist for usa today. jay, by your understanding, do the nuns in this particular case actually have standing? and is this different from the hobby lobby case? i don t believe they do have standing and it is different from the hobby lobby case. i hate to disagree with the little sisters of the poor. they re the plaintiffs but i think they re being unreasonable because the position they take is simplify signing a certification saying they ve got a religious objection to providing health coverage which is guaranteed by the affordable care act, that is a burden on their religion. i just think that s unreasonable. the affordable care act guarantees women insurance coverage that covers