Posted on 11/24/2004 9:23:53 AM PST by RepCath
In a season typified by lawsuits against manger scenes, crosses and even the words "Merry Christmas," a California case is taking the "separation of church and state" one step further – dealing with whether it's unconstitutional to read the Declaration of Independence in public school.
Attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund filed suit Monday against the Cupertino Union School District for prohibiting a teacher from providing supplemental handouts to students about American history because the historical documents contain some references to God and religion.
"Throwing aside all common sense, the district has chosen to censor men such as George Washington and documents like the Declaration of Independence," said ADF Senior Counsel Gary McCaleb. "The district's actions conflict with American beliefs and are completely unconstitutional."
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don't see why i should even read this article - the declaration came BEFORE the constitution and therefore cannot be judged on its terms.
Don't worry though...If this measure stands, in a few years, the Constitution will be considered un-Constitutional!
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What has that got to do with your interest in reading the article, if I may ask?
This doesn't stop liberal revisionists. Lenin/Trotsky style revisionism is what they do.
Depends on who you ask! :-)
The real question is, is distributing the Declaration in school unconstitutional. Subversives like the ACLU would have you believ that it is. After all, look at the closing words: "And for support of this Declaration, with a frim reliance on Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."
I really am the newbie when it comes to your legal system, but how on earth could the US Declaration of Independence illegal because it would be against the Constitution ? Without the Declaration you wouldn't even have a Constitution, right, or am I missing something obvious here ?
How to deal with it? a new word is desperately needed to dismiss intellectual garbage for what it is, with a maximum economy of words.
Who on earth would want to have a dialog with anyone who would suggest that the Declaration of Independence is unconstitutional? or the Pledge of Allegiance? I seriously believe that a new word is needed.
Any suggestions?
Nope you aren't. THe DEMS are.
Of course, anything that mentions God, in their eyes, must be considered "unconstitutional". Thus their deranged ideas!
How about FUBAR?
Since the Declaration of Independence contains such references, the far left would like to make the legal case that it can't part of our education process.
It is patently absurd, of course.
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I shudder with fear realizing that God is a patient God. How long until he gives up on us and our self-enforced stupidity?
I don't know if I should laugh or cry.
Unfortunately you are more concerned about our country than the godless lawyers that would destroy our nation. This is coming from a recovering attorney.
Idiot liberals are just what the founding fathers warned about regarding our form of government. (...moral and just people...)
If not checked we will eventually use our own laws and freedom to outlaw itself! We're well on the way already,
sad to say.
Oh, I see. Thanks a lot !
No mention of God in public buildings, then, that's the idea ? How bizarre these people are.
The article explains teh title.
A certain district in California has decided that reading the Dec of Independence is wrong due to it's references to God and religion.
Seems they think it is against seperation of church and state.
So in court it is being argued that they are censoring George Washington and history.
"Any suggestions?"
Godless Communism
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