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To: randog
inally, judges who can read (and not read into) plain English.

Unbelievable decision in this day and age, but totally correct.

How can anyone find grounds in the simple phrase "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" to outlaw a copy of the Ten Commandments in a courtroom or a manger scene on public property? Only the U.S Congress could ever violate the establishment clause of the 1st Amendment, and then only by establishing an official state church or religion. The Constitution isn't worth the parchment it's written on if the Judiciary can simply read into it anything that it happens to think is good for us.

13 posted on 12/23/2005 9:51:32 AM PST by epow ("For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord")
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To: epow
Randog wrote that:

Only the U.S Congress could ever violate the establishment clause of the 1st Amendment, and then only by establishing an official state church or religion.

My opinion is:

The phrase “an official state church or religion” is not even found in the First Amendment.” The Constitution isn't worth the parchment it's written on if you can simply read into it anything you want.

Slice
59 posted on 01/09/2006 12:38:36 PM PST by FredFlash
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