The idea that insurance coverage for (safe, legal, much-in-demand) contraception can be denied to some people on the basis of other people's religious beliefs — the upshot of this summer's Hobby Lobby ruling, for instance — is, frankly, baffling.
Last week's court ruling, for instance, that QC David Vaughan should pay a lump sum of £215,000 to a woman from whom he was divorced 25 years ago, ranks up with Heather Mills McCartney's millions to reinforce the notion that "poor men" are perpetually fleeced by women.
One might attempt a more sophisticated explanation of the notion of ruling out, for instance in terms of information theory, or perhaps possible worlds.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, for instance, promised Bangalore's voters a better nightlife and extending opening hours for pubs and restaurants if voted back to power.
Unlike "Fahrenhype 9/11," which makes a dedicated effort to disprove some of the major claims in "Fahrenheit 9/11" (the Bush family's alleged ties to Saudi Arabia's ruling elites, for instance), the filmmakers behind "Celsius 41.11" spend surprisingly little time actually going after Mr. Moore.
Next in line to cut a deal could be the former ruling family: for instance, Suzanne Mubarak, the ex-president's wife, is believed to be open to negotiations over the return of an unknown sum parked in a Swiss foundation that she controls.What to tell the votersThe new government of Muhammad Morsi is trying to find a way to make such deals acceptable to the Egyptian public.
National rulings have for instance protected farmers' interests against systematic invoicing for seeds that are saved but not used for sowing or multiplication purposes, and against the gathering of farm-saved-seed information without the consent of farmers.
For instance, ruling in first was used only occasionally, in straightforward familiar presentations, and then followed by ruling out in most cases.
A High Court ruling on November 15th, for instance, has had the effect of blocking moves to allow "therapeutic" human cloning, for the purpose of research into potential treatments for Parkinson's disease, diabetes and a host of other ailments.
He would like to see fixes — for instance, ruling out hunting with dogs.
For instance, ruling elites might view an unconventional religion as fundamentally erroneous and its doctrines as utterly misguided while nonetheless endorsing the rights of its adherents to profess it free of legal penalties.
