Marco Rubio: High Court Stood Up to Obamacare in Hobby Lobby Ruling

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2016, praised the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Monday finding that Hobby Lobby does not have to comply with providing birth control under President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. Rubio hailed the decision as a victory for religious freedom.

A key part of the American dream has always been the ability of our people to freely practice their faiths without government interference, Rubio said on Monday. Obamacares mandates have threatened to change this and, in doing so, erode the American dream as we know it and our peoples ability to live it. The Supreme Court has correctly recognized that Obamacares trampling of religious liberty in the Hobby Lobby case should not stand.

Obamacare was written and passed with a clear disregard for the reality that millions of Americans are inspired by their faiths in all aspects of their lives, including the way entrepreneurs manage their businesses, Rubio added. In America, no one should be forced to violate their religious beliefs if they wish to run a business.

The Supreme Courts Hobby Lobby decision is a re-affirmation of Americas commitment to religious freedom and a reminder of why Obamacare is such a flawed law that needs to be entirely repealed and replaced, Rubio concluded.