Can we get a new monetary system too while we're at it. Or could we make it in God(s) we trust for those which may have more than one God they trust in?
Adam H On 6/27/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > High Court Bars Display > Of Ten Commandments > > A WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE NEWS ROUNDUP > June 27, 2005 10:26 a.m. > > WASHINGTON -- A split Supreme Court struck down Ten Commandments > displays in courthouses Monday, ruling that two exhibits in Kentucky > cross the line between separation of church and state because they > promote a religious message. > > The 5-4 decision was the first of two seeking to mediate the bitter > culture war over religion's place in public life. In it, the court > declined to prohibit all displays in court buildings or on government > property. Justices left legal wiggle room, saying that some displays > -- like their own courtroom frieze -- would be permissible if they are > portrayed neutrally in order to honor the nation's legal history. > > But framed copies in two Kentucky courthouses went too far in > endorsing religion, the court held. > > In other court action, the high court rejected appeals Monday from two > journalists who have refused to testify before a grand jury about the > leak of an undercover CIA officer's identity. The cases asked the > court to revisit an issue that it last dealt with more than 30 years > ago -- whether reporters can be jailed or fined for refusing to > identify their sources. The justices' intervention had been sought by > 34 states and many news groups, all arguing that confidentiality is > important in news gathering. > > The court also ruled that cable companies may keep rival Internet > providers from using their lines. The 6-3 decision is a victory for > the Bush administration, which sought exclusive control to promote > broadband investment from deep-pocketed cable companies, but critics > say it could limit competition. > > Judges should defer to the expertise of the Federal Communications > Commission, which concluded that limited access is best for the > industry, the high court said in an opinion by Justice Clarence > Thomas. > > More than 19 million homes have cable broadband service. At issue is > whether cable Internet access is a "telecommunications service" under > federal law that makes it subject to strict FCC rules requiring > companies to provide access to independent providers. The FCC said no, > voting in March 2002 to exempt cable companies from the strict rules > to stir more investment. > > Spotlight on Rehnquist > > Meanwhile, ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80 years old, was > widely expected to step down after the high court convenes to issue > its final opinions of the term, and the spotlight is on potential > successors. Most of the retirement speculation has focused on Justice > Rehnquist, who has cancer, and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, 75. > > On the list of possible successors are Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III, > who is believed to be on the Bush administration's short-list for the > Supreme Court, and Judges J. Michael Luttig and Samuel Alito of the > Third Circuit in Philadelphia, Michael McConnell of the 10th Circuit > in Denver and John Roberts of the District of Columbia Circuit, as > well as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The contenders long have > been aware that they -- and some of their colleagues -- are being > measured for possible elevation. > > People camped out overnight in Washington and hundreds lined up across > the court plaza to get seats. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162067 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
