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To: long-gone who wrote (55983)	7/10/2000 9:07:16 AM
From: Rarebird	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116815

Where do you think, Richard, the hand outs and extra money made available to Market Participants from tax cuts (from your boy, Bush,) is ultimately going to go? Is tax cuts bullish for Gold or equities? Do tax cuts ultimately slow down the economy? Or, do they increase consumer spending and stimulate growth? We do have history as a guide here. PS On a personal level, there is nothing wrong in supporting Bush. But to think for a moment that Bush's economic policies are better for Gold than Gore's is foolhardy. The vast majority of Wall Street is behind Bush for good reason.

To: long-gone who wrote (55983)	7/10/2000 9:27:55 AM
From: Rarebird	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116815

OT GROUPS SPLIT ON "IN GOD WE TRUST" DECISION Friday, July 07, 2000 02:12 PM EDT WASHINGTON July 6 (States) -- National groups split Thursday on the Colorado Board of Education's decision to encourage schools to post the motto "In God we trust" on their walls. Liberal-leaning groups attacked the board's argument that the move is designed to encourage civic pride among students, arguing instead, that it was a veiled attempt to inject religion into public schools. "Clearly the statement 'In God we trust' is not a civic statement - it's a religious statement, " said Robert Boston, a spokesperson for Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. Boston called the board's decision a "shortsighted and dangerous" move. Opponents on the conservative side of the ideological divide praised the board's move. "We think it's a great move on the board's part," said Tim Wildmon, vice president of the American Family Association. " 'In God we trust' would remind people who read it that God exists and that He has blessed America in many, many ways." Based in Tupelo, Miss., the American Family Association has staged a nationwide campaign to encourage school systems and other public institutions to display the motto, Wildmon said. Schools that display "In God we trust," though, should expect lawsuits challenging the action, Boston said. "When the lawsuits come, it's not going to be the state board that's going to be stuck holding the bill for the litigation," he said. Wildmon, though, dismissed claims that posting the motto would be unconstitutional. He noted that "In God we trust" in already on display in a number of public institutions from courtrooms nationwide to the House of Representatives. The Supreme Court, though, may disagree. The court has never reviewed the use of the phrase on currency or in public buildings, but its recent trend has been to strike down laws permitting religion into public schools. Last month the court ruled that student-led prayer at public high school football games was an unconstitutional establishment of religion, and Boston thinks that the court would likely strike down any district's decision to post the motto. Kevin Sullivan, a Department of Education spokesperson, said that if the board's action is challenged in the courts, a judge will have to evaluate the underlying intent and purpose of the resolution. Caught in the middle, though, may be the people who will likely feel the effects of the board's decision -- educators, parents and students. The National Education Association, the nation's largest education union, did not have a position on the board's decision Thursday, but spokesperson Michael Pons said that the group would like to see school boards address different issues. "We would hope that policy makers would concentrate on the kinds of things that would help schools -- and not waste the time with trying to find creative ways to try and get the focus on sectarian practices," he said. The American Association of School Administrators said that though the group would not suggest that its members act either way on the board's suggestion, it would like to see Colorado preserve the wall between church and state. "There are people in this diverse nation people going to school for whom that statement -- 'In God we trust' -- is not a true statement and we believe that public schools should maintain that strict separation of church and state," said Judy Seltz, the group's director of planning and communications. By Craig Linder Copyright States News Service, all rights reserved