Jon Hall wrote: > Wednesday, June 5, 2002, 9:49:45 PM, you wrote: > JvD> Why? If this legislation is based on the (perceived) cruelty and not on > JvD> the religious side why would it be struck down? I don't think the > JvD> Mormons ever got the "no polygamy" laws struck down, did they? Yet it > JvD> can be argued that that law prohibits them from leading the life their > JvD> religion tells them to lead. > > The law is obviously religion based, or worse, it's placing the cows > right to a peaceful death (hah!) in front of a citizen of Holland's > "pursuit of happiness" and "free exercise of religion". Holland's > citizen's may not have these specific rights (I don't know), but Americans do.
Why is it obviously religion based? I really don't see why it would be. The pursuit of happiness is not anchored in the Dutch constitution, but both the free exercise of religion and the right not to be discriminated upon religion are. So if this law is religion based, it should be overruled by the Dutch constitution. (BTW, the Netherlands. Holland is merely a province.) > JvD> Let me start with one of todays headlines in a Dutch newspaper > JvD> (translated): "Arabs in US complain about discrimination" > JvD> http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/buitenland/1023253184684.html > > JvD> All our opinions are shaped by the information we receive every day. If > JvD> your sources of information happen to be biased in some way or another, > JvD> you will be influenced by that. That is just a fact of life, discussion > JvD> of which IMHO is hardly worth the effort (but by all means feel free). > > Yes, and it's illegal, and many lawsuits will be won in the coming > years by Arab-Americans and Arab non-Americans. How many lawsuits will be won in >Holland I > wonder? Not many. Most of these cases never reach the court because in the Dutch legal system you are only entitled to damages, not punitive damages. This means that the amount of money at stake is a lot lower, which makes companies more willing to settle, and others less willing to sue. Jochem ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
