[Luis Gonzalez]

"Again, where does the phrase Spearation of church and state" originate?"

Roger Williams.

[Coyoteman]

2001

[2nsdammit]

According to Wikipedia:

"The actual term, "separation of church and state", does not appear in the Constitution, but rather derives from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to a group identifying themselves as the Danbury Baptists."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state

[jwalsh07]

Roger Williams.

:-} Sharp as ever Luis.

Yup, Jefferson borrowed the notion from Roger Williams and Justice Black enshrined a sitting Presidents persoanl letter to a Danbury Baptist Minister as legal precedent in direct contravention of law.

It has always been my conviction that Bush should simply pick out a Danbury Baptist Minister and write him a letter saying that "separation" no longer obtains.

Voila!