The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity : Supremes Miss The Point On 'Bake The Cake' Ruling

Supremes Miss The Point On 'Bake The Cake' Ruling

Written by Daniel McAdams

Tuesday June 5, 2018

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who claimed his deeply-held religious views prevented him from baking a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. While many conservatives may cheer what appears to be a victory for their cause, the Supreme Court ruling missed the central point -- property rights -- in favor of a highly subjective "deeply held views" test. The decision is very shaky territory even for social conservatives -- who gets to decide which views are "deeply-held"? -- and it is little help at all for libertarians. We look at the pros and cons of the decision in today's Liberty Report: