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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (230815)	4/27/2005 1:24:38 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573941

Ted, if its in/on a public building. What would you do if an atheist wanted to put up an upside down cross of Jesus's crucifixion in a public building to symbolize his/her atheism? If it's not in the atheist's office, then I'd put it up to a public vote. I suspect if we had to vote every time someone wanted to put up a religious icon, that's all we would be doing.......is voting. Of course, atheists know they can never win votes, which is why they'd much rather go through courts and lawyers instead. Atheists are not the ones wanting to put up symbols of their beliefs. Freedom OF religion more often than not tramples on other people's freedom FROM religion. The 1st Amendment directly guarantees the freedom OF religion. Freedom FROM religion is a stretch of the "non-establishment" clause. And those people who believe in Freedom OF religion want that expression every where, no matter how much it tramples on the rights of those who do not practice any religion. BTW you appear to make the assumption that all non practioners of religion are atheists. There are many people in this country who may believe in a God but don't practice any particular religion. And its their numbers that are the fastest growing. I see people who want to practice their freedom OF religion publicly as a diminishing minority. I'm pretty sure freedom OF religion trumps freedom FROM religion. You'll see how much freedom OF religion trumps anything.......I suspect a backlash is growing against this particularly irritating minority. The GOP isn't a religious party? They sure are acting as if they are. Read my post again. You obviously missed my point and misread the words. I guess its you who may not understand.....there are many people who see the GOP's current position on the filibuster as a a "tool" to get what they want. By restricting the filibuster, they get carte blanche approval of their judicial nominees. It was a different usage by the GOP of the same tool that kept some of Clinton's nominees from getting approved. Not surprisingly, the GOP is willing to use the filibuster in any which way to get to their goal and that goal changes depending on the situation. That's why I read your comment differently from the way you intended. ted