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To: george wythe
Even if the 1st amendment is applied to the states, it's wording is plain - Congress ONLY makes laws, and laws are legislation - not arbitrary rulings by little gods in black robes.
297 posted on 11/13/2003 11:06:58 AM PST by exmarine (sic semper tyrannis)
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To: exmarine
laws are legislation - not arbitrary rulings by little gods in black robes.

Nevertheless, even conservative Supreme Court Justices, such as Rehnquist and Scalia, are on the record as claming that the First Amendment prevents the states from displaying certain religious symbols all year around.

How do you propose to correct this consensus view among liberals and conservatives judges?

310 posted on 11/13/2003 11:15:50 AM PST by george wythe
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