On Sun, March 25, 2007 8:34 am, Karl Cunningham wrote: > Lan Barnes wrote: >> On Sat, March 24, 2007 4:39 pm, Ralph Shumaker wrote: >>> Todd Walton wrote: >>> >>>> If I were a Founding Father, I'd have added something about separation >> of Economy and State, to go along with Church and State. I'd have to >> think about it some more, though. >>> >>> The Founding Fathers said nothing about separation of Church and State >> *except* to make it clear that the State must stay out of the Church, >> >> It's true that there are no constitutional prohibitions on churches (or >> labor unions or Boy Scout troops or just about any group) from >> participating in politics in an organized, legal manner. This is as it >> should be. >> >> However, to understand the intent of the founders on any topic, one >> needs >> to read their other writings in which they discuss their goals in >> drafting >> the rather spare language of the constitution. Much of this is collected >> in the Federalist Papers and the less well known Anti-Federalist Papers >> (the commentary of Franklin and other dissenters). > > There is also the Treaty of Tripoli. See > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tripoli > and scroll down to the article 11 part. > [This part of the treaty was] approved by President John Adams and > Secretary of State Timothy Pickering and ratified by the Senate. > > Karl > >
Gawd but I love this list! Thanks -- I learned something. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
