Will the Hobby Lobby Ruling Come to Haunt Republicans?

I for one hope that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Hobby Lobby granting special rights to Christofascists will help fuel a major backlash against the self-centered, hypocrisy and hate filled "godly folks."  It is far past time that average Americans recognize the reality that today's conservative Christians are neither nice, decent, or in the last analysis even true Christians.   In the political sphere, some are suggesting that the triumph of special rights for Christofascists could come back to haunt the Republican Party both in the 2014 midterms and in the 2016 presidential contest.  A piece in Huffington Post looks at one such prediction.  Here are excerpts:

Many conservatives were celebrating when the court recently ruled that Hobby Lobby and other "closely held" corporations cannot be required to cover contraception for employees under the Affordable Care Act. Speaking on Sunday's "Meet the Press," however, Todd warned that the decision could potentially backfire for Republicans. 

The ruling gives Democrats an issue to campaign on, he said.

"Normally ... the social conservative movement used to quietly hope for losses on the Supreme Court because it gave them a political reason for existing, it gave them something to campaign for, it gave them somebody to beat up on the courts. What was fascinating post-Hobby Lobby is how frankly excited Democratic campaigns are acting, where it's like 'We have something to run on here on the left,'" Todd said.

Todd suggested the backlash is already apparent among white women ages 40 to 55, who will be crucial swing voters in this year's midterm elections. "These are the women that in 2010, they were leaning Republican at this time," he said. "This time, they haven't been."

As the image below highlights, it is the Christofascists who are daily persecuting others yet the moment they have someone stand up to their abuse they are immediatley crying and carrying on claiming that they are the ones being persecuted.   They are, in my view, disgusting and despicable people.