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To: Lane3 who wrote (3452)	6/4/2004 2:51:08 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 7936

Do I think it's right, or do I think it should be illegal? I'm not sure I would say it is right but I don't think it is a gross injustice, or a violation of anyone's rights or something that should be illegal. Edit - Or to put it another way I think the bar owner is within his rights to charge whatever he wants to anyone. It might not be nice to charge a lot more at least without a good reason (but thier are good reasons behind ladies night), but if he wanted to charge me more, or white people more, or men, or any group I would not try to sue him or register a formal complaint with the government, and not just because I would "let it slide" but because I think it would be wrong to use the power of government in this way. Tim

To: Lane3 who wrote (3452)	6/14/2004 6:24:03 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

Top Court Rejects Atheist's Challenge to Pledge WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An atheist's attempt to remove the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance failed on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court avoided the constitutional question and ruled he could not bring the challenge on behalf of his daughter. The ruling in one of the most important cases of the term was based on the technicality that Californian Michael Newdow could not bring the case because he did not have legal control over the now 10-year-old girl. It left open the possibility of future challenges... wireservice.wired.com