But, I will exist from this discussion now, as it is clearly not longer "legal" or "constitiutional."
Francis Beckwith wrote:
I was trying to make the same point as David, but with a little levity. (The point was: this stuff cuts both ways, so let's move on).You guys are wound up a little too tight for me. So much for the stereotype of "laid back Californians." :-) Frank On 6/14/04 10:48 PM, "David Cruz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Volokh, Eugene wrote:Now I don't want to constrain Paul's "imagination," "fascinat[ion]," or sense of "irony" -- all three of which are fine things to have, and give ourselves a lot of pleasure. But as best I can tell, Paul's posts are largely ways to express his contempt for the Bush Administration, and possibly for Republicans generally, and not terribly persuasive ways at that. What's more, they seem to me to have precious little by way of argument about whether a President's appeal to religious leaders are unconstitutional (whether the question is justiciable or not) or illegal.If I'm not mistaken, the same (ir)relevancy conclusion is true of Frank Beckwith's latest contribution. On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Francis Beckwith wrote:On 6/14/04 8:11 PM, "Paul Finkelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip>It is fascinating to see Bush pick and choose which Catholic doctrine he likes; I am sure, however, that His Holiness can see through all of this.You're absolutely right. Picking and choosing Catholic doctrines one likes is the exclusive prerogative of liberal Catholic office holders. Bush should have known better.I actually thought that Marty's question was interesting (and that an answer to it did not at all necessarily answer the constitutional propriety of like behavior by Presidential candidates, who after all are not (necessarily, yet) part of government). I for one would appreciate it if partisans of all stripes might re-steer this thread to the constitutional issue (or just let the whole thing go away quietly). If that's not possible, perhaps some signal -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] maybe -- might be added to the subject lines of posts that just continue the political sniping? David B. Cruz Professor of Law University of Southern California Law School Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071 U.S.A. _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw_______________________________________________ To post, send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw
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