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BREAKING: US Constitution Declared Unconstitional
Free Republic | June 28, 2002 | The Raven

Posted on 06/28/2002 4:13:06 AM PDT by The Raven

SAN FRANCISCO--A day after he shocked the nation by declaring the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional, a U.S. federal appeals court judge declared the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence unconstitutional as well.

Circuit Judge Alfred T. Goodwin, who wrote the 2-1 opinion that said the phrase "under God" violates the separation of church and state, referred to hihger power references such as "Creator" in the documents.

Goodwin's action Thursday has no immediate impact on the Federal or State Governments, since the ruling already was on hold by court rules for 45 days to allow for any challenges.

Vikram Amar, a Hastings College of the Law scholar who closely follows the appeals court, said the latest ruling means that, for now, we can continue with our day-to-day lives, but a new Constitution will be needed if the decision is upheld. However, the downside is "They're acknowledging the likelihood that the Supreme Court is now unconstitional, so no appeal is possible."


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1 posted on 06/28/2002 4:13:06 AM PDT by The Raven
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To: Molly Pitcher; MozartLover; Miss Marple; JohnHuang2; Dog; illstillbe; ...
ping (I had an AP reference in the previous one....no good for a humor post)
2 posted on 06/28/2002 4:15:23 AM PDT by The Raven
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To: bmwcyle; newsperson999
ping for repaired post - your comments were lost.
3 posted on 06/28/2002 4:17:27 AM PDT by The Raven
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To: The Raven
BRITISH TO RETAKE AMERICA? DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE DISMISSED!! CLICK
4 posted on 06/28/2002 4:19:51 AM PDT by newsperson999
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To: The Raven
AS GOD WEEPS FOR AMERICA
5 posted on 06/28/2002 4:23:26 AM PDT by bmwcyle
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To: The Raven
SAN FRANCISCO--A day after he shocked the nation by declaring the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional, a U.S. federal appeals court judge declared the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence unconstitutional as well.

This could only happen in the land of fruits and nuts, San Francisco.

6 posted on 06/28/2002 4:25:59 AM PDT by JoeGar
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To: AnnaZ
bump;^)
7 posted on 06/28/2002 4:26:36 AM PDT by HangFire
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To: JoeGar
Please note this is humor !!!!
8 posted on 06/28/2002 6:09:18 AM PDT by The Raven
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To: The Raven
Please note this is humor!!!!

Macbre humor.

9 posted on 06/28/2002 7:33:15 AM PDT by ppaul
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To: ppaul
Opps!
Macbre Macabre
10 posted on 06/28/2002 7:34:37 AM PDT by ppaul
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Opps! Oops!
11 posted on 06/28/2002 7:35:46 AM PDT by ppaul
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To: ppaul
Well...I thought it was funny !!
12 posted on 06/28/2002 8:24:07 AM PDT by The Raven
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To: Sabertooth
ping back
13 posted on 06/28/2002 8:25:17 AM PDT by The Raven
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To: ppaul
(should have quit while you were ahead)
14 posted on 06/28/2002 9:09:12 AM PDT by John O
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To: John O
Yeah.
15 posted on 06/28/2002 9:54:58 AM PDT by ppaul
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To: ppaul
Somebody told me Jay Leno used this same idea as a joke last night.
16 posted on 06/28/2002 11:30:51 AM PDT by The Raven
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To: The Raven
Jay Leno's got a nice looking chin. And I liked the Dancing Ito's

I wonder if he'll have the Dancing Ninth Circuit Court Judges

17 posted on 06/28/2002 2:00:16 PM PDT by HarryDunne
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To: The Raven
Well, they should. I mean, not a single one of the authors was a U.S. citizen at the time it was written.
18 posted on 06/28/2002 2:07:44 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: The Raven
Who appointed these judges?
19 posted on 06/28/2002 4:39:18 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: The Raven
I respect the intelligence i see in this website , however,
the politics of mud slinging is something i never bought into, where are concepts of what is right or what is wrong.
As far as i can tell, neither party is legitimate these days..but rather corporate puppets all bought and paid for sellin the TRUE AMERICA Concept down the toilet, then there are those who like to play ping pong with politics , while Real Money is corrupted by both parties. think out of the box applies to the individual more than ever these days

20 posted on 06/28/2002 5:21:43 PM PDT by ClearasaBell
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