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RENTAL APARTMENTS NOW available close to Ross & Law School 1 year lease September 2014 - August 2015 utilities included. Call: (734)834- 5021 Since I was little, my dad warned me of three "dangerous" conversation topics that inevitably lead to arguments: money, religion and politics. My status as a broke college student usually saves me from offending anyone within the first topic. However, the following two subjects continually find pesky ways of intertwining and infringing upon human rights. Religion and politics provide us with societal frameworks. These very, separate spheres of thought and belief encourage humanity to flourish, to foster goodwill towards one another, to seek peace and to provide guidance amidst the towering specter of uncertainty. Yet, when these vastly different and complicated worlds of subjectivity collide, we, as citizens dismantle and scatter into our respective corners like billiards balls at the start of a game. When religion and politics are muddled together, the shouting match commences and we begin to disregard the impact our beliefs hold over the rights of our fellow citizens. For example, an offensive - well, in my opinion - float appeared in my hometown's Fourth of July parade. It was merely a pickup truck with a trailer scuttling behind it; the float's message was a crudely sprayed equation upon the trailer's side. In black spray paint, the message read: "God's marriage= 1 man + 1 woman. Honk ifyou agree." I most certainly wasn't about to honk. The only reaction the supposedly "correct" equation incited was a fervent desire to display a particular finger to the elderly, scruffy "mountain man" sitting in the trailer. However, the presence of children and the realization my reaction would encroach upon the freedom of speech of these individuals stopped me. Even if I didn't agree with the message or if I believe it was displayed at the wrong place and time, the parade was open to all forms of speech. Yet, I possessed a sneaking suspicion if a pro- marriage equality float appeared, its creators would be accused of shoving their beliefs down the townspeople's throats. While the parade incident was a minor example, last week the infiltration of religion upon politics led the Supreme Court to disregard the rights of thousands of female workers. In a close 5-4 ruling last Monday, the Supreme Court justices ruled in favor of owners of the Hobby Lobby retail chain in a dispute regardingthe responsibility to cover contraception in the insurance offered to their employees. The Christian families who own Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties challenged a provision of the Affordable Care Act requiringthem to offer contraception coverage. Under the grounds of protecting their religious freedom, the owners argued offering insurance coverage for contraception forced them to endorse abortion. The Affordable Care Act provides exemptions to religious institutions, hospitals and schools, but for-profit companies, like Hobby Lobby, were originally expected to cover contraception in employee health care plans. Now, because Hobby Lobby is considered a privately- held company - or a company with the majority of shares owned by five or less people - they're no longer required to cover birth control methods such as Plan B or intrauterine devices. Prices for birth control methods like IUDs can range up to $1,000, and now the entirety of these costs must come directly out of female workers' pockets. Although the company may only be owned by a small number of Christiansthe numerous individuals employed bythe company most likely come from a diverse array of creeds and shouldn't have their employers' beliefs imposed upon them. The women requesting contraception coverage may not even wish to prevent pregnancy. According to a study by the Guttmacher Institute, 1.5 million women use birth control aid in the treatment of ovarian cancer, ovarian cysts, endometriosis and endometrial cancer. Likewise, Guttmacher also found 58 percent of birth control users utilize these methods to reduce menstrual pain, prevent migraines and treat acne. Like many other treatments and prescriptions, birth control can be a costly medical necessity. A decision of women's health rests exclusively with the woman affected by it and the beliefs she follows. I find it preposterous an issue of women's health was decided by five men, the justices who comprised the majority decision, and will continually be decided by religiously motivated employers. Melissa Scholke is an LSA junior. Beautifully messy politics n the halls of Capitol Hill, history. With many key policy And yet, this is why I love one can feel the history reforms on the table, Congress D.C. Despite the seemingly of the decisions that were hasbeenunabletoeventakesome endless chaos and the never- pondered and of these policies to committee, ending policy issues whichever fought for, like the critical Voting Rights way you look, this is the hub and also the Amendment Act. Without the that creates policy. This is intensity of VRAA, the November midterm the place where our laws are the history elections will be the first time formed, where civil rights are being made. in nearly five decades that debated and fought for, and Members voters aren't protected at the where our nation's democracy of Congress polls by the Voting Rights Act. is upheld. Regardless of which attend votes This means that discriminatory side of the aisle you stand on, and hearings, HARLEEN procedures that are put into this is a system that is meant listening KAUR place to disenfranchise minority to represent the people of our to opinions voters will continue to function nation. Each individual has a on key without any repercussions. right to voice their concerns issues in our nation. Bills are Many voters may be turned on how our nation is run and passed, legislation is debated away from the polls because there will be someone to listen and amended and the cycle English isn't their first language, to them, even if it's an unpaid continues. Washington, D.C. is because of the color of their skin intern. the never-ending grandfather or simply because they appear to Granted, it doesn't always clock ticking away in the heart not fit what a standard American work. There are communities of our nation. "should" look like. that are underrepresented, However, I would be remiss The purpose of policies are and there are policies that if I didn't say that politics aren't understood in different ways fall through the cracks. Our easy. I think the recent activities Congress isn't a representation in D.C. are a fairly obvious hint to of the makeup of our nation. If that. The Speaker of the House, that were the case, there would Rep. John Boehner, is suing Our Congress isn't be more Congresswomen, President Barack Obama for more people of color and more what Boehner calls a "flippant a representation members of other faiths in dismissal of the Constitution we fthe k Congress, just to name a few. are both sworn to defend." ofu mateup Sut that's why it is so critical Last week, a significant of our nation. for us to stay engaged and Supreme Court ruling involved in our government. deemed the HHS Mandate Advocates can make change of the Affordable Care Act by not only voicing concerns unconstitutional, preventing at their very core - is our for discriminatory policies, but some women from getting birth immigration system broken also by making sure they are at control and abortion coverage because so many individuals can the table. The moment you're from their work, opening up the immigrate here or because they in a Congressional office and floodgates on religious liberties are forced to do so in secret? someone discusses an issue that and civil rights. Immigration Does religious liberties mean is pertinent to you, you will no reform is coming to a head as protecting minority faiths that longer be the protester on the Obama visits Texas this week aretargetsofbias,discrimination street or the lobbyist on the and attempts to receive billions and hate or majority faiths phone, you will be the expert at of dollars of funding to solve that feel targeted by the ways the table who's ready to advise the broken immigration system. that others choose to practice your peers on this legislative All of this, of course, on top of their lives? The fundamental action. Directly engaging in our a key election year where the beliefs of so many members of government is the best solution, GOP could take the majority of Congress are so starkly different because it was a system that was the Senate, and maintain the that I sometimes wonder if created "by the people, for the majority in the House, leaving compromise, if a decision on any people," and maintaining that the last two years of the Obama legislation, is even possible. As purpose will create the most administration a potential the parties of Congress move successful democracy possible. bi-partisan gridlock. further and further apart it will This Congress has been called become more difficult for these - Harleen Kaur can be one of the least productive in compromises to occur. reached at harleen@umich.edu. Interested in writingfor the Michigan Daily next semester? Apply to be an opinion section columnist or blogger for Fall 2014! 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