Most of the arguments I’ve been seeing on Twitter in favor of the HHS Mandate and against Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties betray an extreme misunderstanding of the issues involved. What the Supreme Court is deciding,  in the  Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius cases are whether the rights of business owners to operate their family companies without violating their religious convictions are Constitutionally protected.

Now obviously, whether or not a business chooses to pay for an employee’s contraception needs, contraception is inexpensive and widely available. An employee’s access to the pill is not contingent upon whether or not their insurance covers it.

It’s hard to tell if these leftists are being purposefully deceptive or are just seriously obtuse – see if any of this makes sense to you.

Via Twitchy: 

@Westlaw: demonstrators outside #SCOTUS during #HOBBYLOBBY oral arguments pic.twitter.com/NmlqfZSB2d

— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) March 25, 2014

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@ACLULive @PPact this sign is a little naughty but effective #HobbyLobby #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/Rli8PQG53J

— Pokey Lokey (@PokeyLokey) March 25, 2014

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@ShannonBuncher do you believe an employer should be able to force female employees to wear a hijab?
#ReligiousFreedomForAll #HobbyLobby

— Zack Zack (@smrzle) March 25, 2014

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@CWAUnion representin’! Here because a woman’s health decisions should be a woman’s choice! #notmybossbusiness pic.twitter.com/wAxLmGrMKh

— SEIU (@SEIU) March 25, 2014

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#SupremeCourt #HobbyLobby pic.twitter.com/mAekCTdp6L

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) March 25, 2014

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#NotMyBossBusiness

— Young Democrats (@youngdems) March 25, 2014

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@charliespiering: Another puzzling sign on the pro-choice side… #SupremeCourt #HobbyLobby pic.twitter.com/AZtun4EnMW

— Army Vet Chic (@habitual_grump) March 25, 2014

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For a palette cleanser, see Gabriel Malor at AoSHQ: Reviewing The Legal Arguments In The Contraception Mandate Cases