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To: calgal who wrote (268748)7/1/2002 12:21:47 AM
From: ManyMoose  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Good idea: the Court might at last develop some badly needed First Amendment doctrine. It would be doctrine, consistent with the text and history of the Constitution, that distinguishes between real establishments of religion and phantom establishments, such as the inscription of "In God We Trust" on our coins or the inclusion of "under God" in the Pledge. Such doctrine, by permitting the appropriate accommodation of religion in public life, would put an end to basically frivolous cases--like Newdow v. United States.



To: calgal who wrote (268748)7/1/2002 12:24:33 AM
From: Kevin Rose  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769670
 
I'd bet the house on the fact that the Supreme Court will never hear this case. The 9th CC will reverse it, ostensibly on merit but practically because it is a political nuclear bomb.

Just like I don't think they'll rule on the 2nd amendment in my lifetime.

Bet on it.


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