Congress shall make no law respecting and establishment of religion or the free exercise thereof.
That is the line that defines church and state. If the President is ever prevented to make appointments in which he chooses to use the religion of the appointee then the separation of church and state is violated. I don't particularly like this appointment, but to claim that the President can't take all things into his head when making the choice is absurd. The separation of church and state is there to protect these sorts of actions, not prevent them. > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 8:56 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: AYFKM #1: Bush: Miers' Religion Cited in Court Nod > > On 10/12/05, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The President is a man who is free to make a choice regarding his > > nominees based on any criteria he sees fit. > > SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE > > > > > If the President feels that a person of faith should be on the bench, > > then he has the right and responsibility to nominate that person. > > HE HAS NO RIGHT TO MAKE HIS CHOICES BASED ON FAITH > OR RELIGION. > > the minute this happens we are truly no different from the fanatical > theocracies that we strive to unseat from power. > > unreal that blind mother effers still follow the drumbeat of the shrub ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176951 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
