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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (470189)	10/3/2003 11:16:52 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Wanna try again? Amendment XV Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. THAT is the only mention of race in the entire Constitution. So what are we voting on here? You think that applies to college admission committees or what? You're going to have to do better than this or its back to arguing with yourself. Servitude? I didn't know letting former slaves in was what we were talking about. How does that apply to Native Americans and blacks? Or can we bar their entry? But let's see what the Constitution has to say about it: Amendment XIII Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Amendment XIV Section 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any state shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void. Amendment XV Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Those are all the mentions of slavery and servitude in the Constitution. If you wish to argue they apply, go to it. Good luck. You're gonna need it. As for religion, the existence of colleges that only let in members of a specific religion IS legal. However, they cannot receive federal funding. Here's an example: BJ is non-denominational and accepts students of many faiths, as long as they are willing to agree with the University Creed. lg3d.com University Creed Each day in chapel we recite the University Creed. It is a concise statement of the most important truths taught in God's Word. I believe in the inspiration of the Bible (both the Old and the New Testaments); the creation of man by the direct act of God; the incarnation and virgin birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ; His identification as the Son of God; His vicarious atonement for the sins of mankind by the shedding of His blood on the cross; the resurrection of His body from the tomb; His power to save men from sin; the new birth through the regeneration by the Holy Spirit; and the gift of eternal life by the grace of God. bju.edu So when are you going to launch your suit against UT on behalf of those with IQs under 50?