Just FYI stuff. Show his reasoning behind his suit. -----Original Message----- From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 10:46 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Scholars Expect Pledge Ruling Reversal
What point are you trying to make about him? Or just FYI stuff? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 6:44 AM Subject: RE: Scholars Expect Pledge Ruling Reversal > Actually if you have seen any of the interviews with Newdow he was > pissed that "In God we trust" was on US currency and he saw the Pledge > as a first step. > > Neville: How long have you been contemplating this suit? > > Newdow: One day I was just looking at the coins (that) is what brought > this up. I saw "In God We Trust" on my coins. I said, "I don't trust in > God," what is this? And I recalled there was something in the > Constitution that said you're not allowed to do that and so I did some > research. And as soon as I did the research, I realized the law seemed > to be on my side and I filed the suit. It's a cool thing to do. Everyone > should try it. > > Neville: Thank you, Mr. Michael Newdow. > > He is using his daughter as his cause: > > Newdow: My daughter is in the lawsuit because you need that for > standing. I brought this case because I am an atheist and this offends > me, and I have the right to bring up my daughter without God being > imposed into her life by her schoolteachers. So she did not come and say > she was ostracized. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 9:41 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Scholars Expect Pledge Ruling Reversal > > SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court panel drew outrage from across > the political spectrum by ruling that it is > unconstitutuional for classrooms to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, but > the decision may not last for long. > Some legal scholars say the ruling will likely either be overturned by > the U.S. Supreme Court or reversed by the full > 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. > > "I would bet an awful lot on that," Harvard University scholar Laurence > Tribe said. > > Wednesday's ruling was in response to an atheist's bid to keep his > second-grade daughter from being exposed to religion > in school. In a 2-1 decision in favor of Michael Newdow, the panel took > issue with the words "under God" in the pledge. > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53769-2002Jun27.html > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
