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To: ColtonGang who wrote (53183)	10/27/2000 11:25:25 AM
From: U Up U Down	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Bush leads Gore in Halloween mask sales BuyCostumes.com By ANDREW TILGHMAN, Associated Press WAUKESHA, Wis. (October 26, 2000 11:38 a.m. EDT nandotimes.com) - Forget polls and pundits, says Jalem Getz. To predict who is going to win a presidential race, look to what is a time-tested indicator: Halloween masks. Getz, founder of BuyCostumes.com, a Waukesha-based seller of costumes, said the winner of every presidential election for nearly three decades has been foretold by sales figures for rubber masks of the candidates. "Based on the records since 1972, they have been right on every time," said Getz, whose company has compiled sales totals from past election years from five mask manufacturers and 12 costume stores nationwide. nandotimes.com

To: ColtonGang who wrote (53183)	10/27/2000 11:28:07 AM
From: ColtonGang	Respond to of 769667

JBC........read on:::::What the constitution prohibits: The law, as interpreted by various levels of courts, is rapidly evolving in this area. Speaking very generally, the law prohibits public schools from: Requiring students to recite prayers in class. The main concerns of the courts appear to be twofold: The compulsive nature of prayer. Although most state laws which attempt to allow school prayer usually permit the student to excuse themselves and wait in the hall, the courts still see an element of compulsion. By separating themselves from the rest of the class, the student risks later harassment and abuse by fellow students. The risk of religious indoctrination. The 1st amendment of the U.S. constitution states that there shall be no law regarding the establishment of religion. The courts view prayer in the classroom to be one example of the government approving one religion over another. Even a student-selected, student-given, non-sectarian, non-proselytizing prayer still carries with it the stamp of approval of the state - i.e. the state approves of, and is seen to promote, belief in God (and whatever other religious content that the prayer might have). The US Supreme Court ruled against mandated daily school prayer in Engel v. Vitale (1962). In 1963, it struck down laws in Pennsylvania and Maryland which mandated Bible reading and prayer.