High Court Gives Split Decisions On Ten Commandments(Kentucky bad, Texas okay)

AP ^ | 06/27/05 | AP

[Right_at_RiceU]

Well, at least they followed the 11th commandment. Don't Mess with Texas.

[thoughtomator]

Which begs the question, why is one OK and not the other?

[Tired of Taxes]

In its second ruling Monday on displays of the Ten Commandments, the Supreme Court has ruled that displays of the Commandments are allowed on government land.

The justices found that a 6 foot granite monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol does not cross the line between church and state.

Huh?

[Zeppelin]

But the justices declined to prohibit all displays in court buildings or on government property. They said some displays, such as the one in their own courtroom, would be permissible if they're portrayed neutrally in order to honor the nation's legal history.

Was it Pelosi who was called out for having a Limo when she was lambasting SUV drivers? And she essentially said "I wasn't talking about me, I was talking about the public."

Look familiar?

[marty60]

Yep knew better. We could always just inact the rescind clause in the Treaty to become a state, and become a Country again.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Zeppelin]

Which begs the question, why is one OK and not the other?

Oh no! John Kerry got to them!

[Tarpon]

The The black robed justices are going to tour the country this summer, visit every courthouse, and give thumbs up and thumbs down for every display they see.

Makes about as much sense as anything else they have done recently.

[Juan Medén]

Time to flush out the courts. I'm tired of this incoherent s**t.

[Txsleuth]

I was just going to post that of course TX's is OKAY---

Everythings good in TEXAS!!!!! LOL

What a bunch of idiots those 5 SCOTUS' are...

[rcocean]

Note that 3 of 5 were appointed by Republicans. Stevens by Ford, Souter by Bush, and O'Conner by Reagan.

I hope Sandra retires, she has become an embarrassment as she drifts from one side to the other, always trying to split the baby.

But then she was only appointed because she was a female, and knew Renquist.

[Paloma_55]

Here... have some cake.

Oh, you want to eat it too?

[TrailofTears]

So now that our black robbed robbers have weighed in on "NO TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE COURTHOUSE" I have to ask, are they going to get rid of theirs? To this point they have instructed the supreme court tours to LIE about what is being displayed in the courthouse.

There is no less than four images of the Ten Commandments in the supreme court. One over the chief justices head, one to his left with Moses holding it, one to his right and one carved into the door right in front of him.

Will they now do the right thing and get rid of their commandments or will they remain hypocrites and keep theirs while they demand others remove theirs? At least they could re-instruct the court tour people to stop their lies at what those images are. They will tell you that they are not the Ten Commandments, but rather the ten secular laws for all nations.

Now, they have to either fish or cut bait. They cannot be allowed to continue to force this ruling on others and at the same time retain their own private copies of the ten commandments in their courtroom. At least they cannot be allowed to continue to lie about what the images of the Ten Commandment are. They cannot be allowed to tell tourists that they are the ten secular moral laws for all nations.

It is now time for us to sue to have them remove their copies of the Ten Commandments, or to force them to have a restraining order established against them on explaining what they are. We shouldn't tolerate lying about what those ten are.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Nothing's certain but Death and Texas.

[highball]

Which begs the question, why is one OK and not the other?

I think they've made it quite plain - one is in a religious context, one in an historical context. They've been remarkably consistent about this distinction.

In short, if you want to showcase the decalogue as a foundation of US law, include other sources of the law (as the Supreme Court Building does).

[Pikamax]

This is a CYA ruling, because you can keep the commandments in court as long as you make it look "neutral" and keep commandments on government property. It looks bad, but in effect a coward ruling.

[oldleft]

Because, in their opinion not mine, one recognizes the historical importance of the Commandments to our country, the other promote religion. Pretty standard.

[highball]

Your post is misleading. The Supreme Court also has Mohammaed and Napoleon depicted alongside Moses - are they promoting France?

[Pete]

A Kentucky court house is not Congress as in "Congress shall make no law...". If you ask me, the Establishment clause has been grossly distorted and abused.