From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Steve Klemetti
Sent: Thu 7/7/2005 8:59 PM
To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics
Subject: Re: Government displays protesting against the Supreme Court's Establishment Clause jurisprudence
Brad Pardee wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Klemetti"
>
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>
>> I don't think it would be
because it sounds treasonous or something
>> like that. When
one
>> governing body goes against the orders of a higher court, then
that
>> first body is violating
>> the constitution by that
action. If the people or these government
>> bodies want to add
religious
>> symbols, they can amend the constitution to allow it, not
defy the
>> interpretation of it by the
>> body that the
constitution designates.
>
>
> Under the criteria you are
setting forth, any government that assisted
> escaping slaves post-Dred
Scott was guilty of treason or something
> like it. After all, to
paraphrase what you have said, "If the people
> or these government bodies
want to aid escaping slaves, they can amend
> the constitution to allow
it, not the defy the interpretation of it by
> the body that the
constitution designates." It might well be illegal,
> and they might
engage in it as an act of civil disobedience (which has
> a long history)
but it can hardly qualify as anything akin to treason.
>
That is why I
said "or something like that". Afterall defending and
upholding the
constitution is what the
president swears to and what the military
does. When any branch or
lower governments chooses to do what they
want
to do, then they are no longer upholding the constitution. I do
know
that there have been bad interpretations
and bad laws, and I agree
with bodies of government going against bad
laws and interpretations as a
means
of starting the amending or law changing process. But as a
principle,
what I stated is
correct.
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