I think the important thing to remember that the framers were just that. They created a basic framework, something for later generations to change and work with as they see fit.
Just because they claim they didn't want religion to be a part of it, doesn't mean that they wanted to prevent an individual from thinking freely. The Constitution does not provide guidelines for Presidential appointments. The President can use what ever criteria he wants. The President is one man, when we make individual choices we take in to account anything we want. If our choice affects others, it is still our choice. I think the framers made it possible for the President to have this much freedom in his appointments on purpose. Otherwise we wouldn't need congressional review, and this is the most important process. Bush can appoint the grand wizard of the KKK, it is the responsibly of the Senate to scrutinize the appointment, and ensure that is what is best for the court and the US. > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 12:11 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: AYFKM #1: Bush: Miers' Religion Cited in Court Nod > > I was making a specific point about the separation of church and > state. Given what some have said about the separation of church and > state, they were appropriate. Moreover one of the strongest arguments > used by the right wing right now is original intent, the intent of > those who drafted the declaration of independence and the constitution > should be looked at. In this case, the framers were quite strongly > against religious involvement in government. Given that the shrub > administration has made it a point about the original intent as being > critical to their idea of a SCOTUS justice, its apparent that > religious involvement isn't one of them. > > larry > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:177005 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
