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Rush: Christine O'Donnell Right About First Amendment (Video)
The Hope For America ^ | 10/19/10 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 10/19/2010 2:43:33 PM PDT by careyb

He's right, too.


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1 posted on 10/19/2010 2:43:34 PM PDT by careyb
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To: careyb

Michael Medved is devoting his show this hour, to savaging her, of course he is of the Rove/Romney part of the GOP.


2 posted on 10/19/2010 2:45:33 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: careyb

Clarence Thomas on Establishment Clause
Elk Grove
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/02-1624.ZC2.html
See II A

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20020015-503544.html

“The First Amendment does?” O’Donnell asked. “Let me just clarify: You’re telling me that the separation of church and state is found in the First Amendment?”

“Government shall make no establishment of religion,” Coons responded, reciting from memory the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (Coons was off slightly: The first amendment actually reads “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”)

“That’s in the First Amendment...?” O’Donnell responded.

The difference between Congress and Government is significant.

“law respecting an establishment of religion” is nothing like “establishment of religion”


3 posted on 10/19/2010 2:47:50 PM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: careyb
Of course! Prohibition of the Federal Government from establishing a State Religion is not a categoric declaration of separation of Church and State . It is merely a HARD limit on the powers of the Federal Government with respect to the RIGHTS, God given by the way [although our pResident would prefer to say ALLAH but can't] as are ALL of the amendments in the Bill of Rights.

The socialist law students who laughed at her should be stood up against a wall and shot.

4 posted on 10/19/2010 2:48:27 PM PDT by Gaffer ("Profiling: The only profile I need is a chalk outline around their dead ass!")
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It’s a bad law school.


5 posted on 10/19/2010 2:49:38 PM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: truthfreedom

We have too many lawyers and not enough real citizens.


6 posted on 10/19/2010 2:50:35 PM PDT by Gaffer ("Profiling: The only profile I need is a chalk outline around their dead ass!")
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To: truthfreedom; Gaffer
I heard the exchange on TV.

O'Donnell doesn't express herself well, at all. She comes off looking and sounding like a high-school kid. Sadly, she was correct but incoherent in her explanation.

7 posted on 10/19/2010 2:53:07 PM PDT by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!)
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Some think it was a trap. It’s hard to predict that Coons would screw up the 1A that badly.

She left it open ended. Perhaps she realized that leaving it that way would invite the controversy that she could play upon later. Not sure either way.

It would be cool if Clarence Thomas could do an ad for Christine. I believe that’s probably illegal, maybe?

He graduated from Yale Law, and wrote a concurrence in the Elk Grove case where he said that there should be no incorporation re establishment clause.

Shame on you Chris Coons for getting the 1A so completely wrong. says Clarence Thomas.

There’s also a decent chance that anything that isn’t part of her attack would be considered “off message” So, it’s possible that Coons error was intentionally designed to take Christine off message.

No harm having the Fox Conservatives tonight explaining how Chris Coons reading of the 1A is very very wrong. In fact, Chris Coons is the stupid one.


8 posted on 10/19/2010 3:01:42 PM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: careyb

like those ignorant law school students who had no idea the First Amendment does not say Separation of Church and State...neither do many folks here either

no one even mentions Everson or the Baptists


9 posted on 10/19/2010 3:02:47 PM PDT by wardaddy (the redress over anything minority is a cancer in our country...stage 4)
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To: careyb

Archy Bunker on Democrats

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fqCS7Y_kME


10 posted on 10/19/2010 3:04:42 PM PDT by GailA (obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, retired Military, disabled & Seniors)
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To: SatinDoll

Maybe correct; I didn’t see a video of it. However, any group of honest un-brainwashed students of the law would have known what she meant. If I could readily understand her question, they should have been able to also. Also, if you listen closely to the exchange, her opponent [amidst the laughter said “Good question...”, thinking he had a good answer to he question]. She was in enemy territory and I think did quite well for not having been trained for combat.


11 posted on 10/19/2010 3:07:59 PM PDT by Gaffer ("Profiling: The only profile I need is a chalk outline around their dead ass!")
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To: truthfreedom
I guess law students are taught to go with their feelings, and not actually read the law in question.
12 posted on 10/19/2010 3:12:47 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: truthfreedom
I guess law students are taught to go with their feelings, and not actually read the law in question.
13 posted on 10/19/2010 3:12:57 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: ansel12

What is wrong with these people? We are definetly seeing the division for sure. Im glad Im on the right side. Medved is an idiot. Wonder what Savage says?


14 posted on 10/19/2010 3:15:14 PM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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To: ansel12

Oh and by the way, I know that alot of folks here have given into Rove. But I have not, I am very disappointed in him and do not prescribe to his way of thinking. I now hang up when he calls.


15 posted on 10/19/2010 3:16:48 PM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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To: ansel12

Oh and one more thing, Rush better NEVER let Rove sit in for him again. When pigs fly!!! Okay Im done, sorry. lol


16 posted on 10/19/2010 3:17:36 PM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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To: ansel12

Medved has really turned into a POS. I stopped listening to him years ago and I see I have not missed a thing.


17 posted on 10/19/2010 3:17:41 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: GoCards
Rush better NEVER let Rove sit in for him again.

Because Rove has an opinion different than yours?

Oh yes, we can't have that. O Discordia!

18 posted on 10/19/2010 3:21:17 PM PDT by humblegunner (Pablo is very wily)
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To: truthfreedom

Finally someone on our side is willing to attack.

In order to win this cultural war we have to get on the offensive, and strike at every basic foundation of the leftist world view, of which “separation of church and state” as defined by Everson is part of.

We can’t advance if we are always on the defensive such as when we “ban gay marriage”, which is fine, but it’s a defensive move against their offense of attacking marriage. Let’s make them play defense for change.


19 posted on 10/19/2010 3:21:22 PM PDT by Truthsearcher
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To: humblegunner

yep


20 posted on 10/19/2010 3:33:34 PM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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