The Pew Forum has posted the trancscript of their
recent "event" with Doug Laycock and Jay Sekulow on tomorrow's two Ten
Commandments cases:
http://pewforum.org/events/index.php?EventID=69
I haven't read through the whole thing, but Doug's
opening presentation is terrific -- would make for
I think the Court could dividedly say that the 10 Commandments are part of our juridical heritage and we use history and tradition to justify some things and we have no coercion here and some accommodation could creep in, and state sponsorship is attenuated; plus Moses is on the mural in the
Well, I have no prediction but I certainly hope the Texas display is found to violate the First Amendment. But, I am not objective here!
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I hesitate to ask this, but does anyone on the list genuinely think that
either of the displays in these cases is constututional?
Marty:
Do you mean are they constitutional, or will they pass muster with the current
Court's understanding of what is consitutional? Those can be very different
Hey, I'm simply trying to prompt worthwhile conversation -- please feel free
to answer whichever questions you think are most interesting!
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In a message dated 3/1/05 9:15:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hey, I'm simply trying to prompt worthwhile conversation -- please feel free
to answer whichever questions you think are most interesting!
Four Justices will find both displays unconstitutional; Four Justices will find both
Since the court has NEVER cited the 10 C or hte Bible as legal
authority for anything, I am curious how it can be part of our judicial
heritage?
Steven Jamar wrote:
I think the Court could dividedly say that the 10
Commandments are
part of our juridical heritage and we use history and
