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Justice Clarence Thomas GETS IT! (Vanity)
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Posted on 06/15/2004 4:45:47 AM PDT by narses
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06/15/2004 4:45:48 AM PDT
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narses
To: GatorGirl; maryz; *Catholic_list; afraidfortherepublic; Antoninus; Aquinasfan; Askel5; livius; ...
There are two religion parts to the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law [1] respecting an establishment of religion, or [2] prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The latter clause refers to individual rights, he says, but the former does not. Instead, he says, "it protects state establishments from federal interference. … As strange as it sounds, [applying the Establishment Clause to states because of the Fourteenth Amendment] prohibits exactly what the Establishment Clause protected—state practices that pertain to 'an establishment of religion.'"
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posted on
06/15/2004 4:47:04 AM PDT
by
narses
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To: narses
Freakin A Justice Thomas. Keep on keeping on.
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posted on
06/15/2004 4:50:04 AM PDT
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jwalsh07
To: jwalsh07
That old time Catholic School ethic just keeps on rolling! Deo Gratias!
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posted on
06/15/2004 4:51:53 AM PDT
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narses
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To: jwalsh07
BTW, his words are gonna FREAK OUT the left. Watch for incoming from 360 degress. Pray for him, he is gonna take hits.
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posted on
06/15/2004 4:53:01 AM PDT
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narses
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To: narses
Yes, Clarance Thomas nails it.
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posted on
06/15/2004 4:53:40 AM PDT
by
marktwain
To: narses
Now that is how it was meant, thank God for intelligent men.
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posted on
06/15/2004 4:55:47 AM PDT
by
Kackikat
To: narses
Oh, I'll pray for him alright and I thank the Lord daily for men like him. Men and women with the courage of their convictions.
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posted on
06/15/2004 4:55:56 AM PDT
by
jwalsh07
To: marktwain
Plain, simple english and yet the SCOTUS has, for 50 years, freaked it up. Now Justice Thomas (St. Thomas Aquinas, Pray for him!) dares to point out how tortured the modern court's beliefs are. They are gonna HATE this ruling.
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posted on
06/15/2004 4:55:59 AM PDT
by
narses
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To: jwalsh07
Me too. But just wait, the lynch mob gathers as we speak.
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06/15/2004 4:56:45 AM PDT
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narses
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To: longtermmemmory
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posted on
06/15/2004 4:59:14 AM PDT
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narses
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To: narses
Hold on... it sounds like Thomas is arguing that individual states have the right to establish a state religion. Is this really good for Catholicism in America? Do we want Alabama to make Southern Baptism the favored state church?
Thomas is going way overboard, IMO, and I think you should consider very carefully whether you really agree with the extent of what he's saying instead of cheering anything that appears to be moving the Church/State ball in the right direction.
To: HostileTerritory
Study the history of the 1st Amendment. Five of 13 states HAD tax support for religion. Free exercise and freedom from a National (Federal) Establishment Church allowed for diversity and freedom. The anti-God crowd HATED that.
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06/15/2004 5:02:35 AM PDT
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narses
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To: HostileTerritory
I agree with him 100% btw. It is the historical REALITY. Facts trump opinions, and Justice Thomas just lit the match that will burn down the artificial and Marxist "Wall of Seperation of Church and State". God Bless and protect him!
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06/15/2004 5:03:53 AM PDT
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narses
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To: narses; counterpunch
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posted on
06/15/2004 5:10:58 AM PDT
by
risk
To: narses
I think the decision was correct. Because Newdow had no standing to bring the action there was no case to be decided and the 9th wasted a lot of time and money by accepting the case in the first place. Newdow did not have standing to complain about his daughter's training and neither the mother custodian nor the child principal desired the case to be brought.
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posted on
06/15/2004 5:14:46 AM PDT
by
arthurus
(Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE.)
To: risk
Wow, he REALLY gets it.
" I would take this opportunity to begin the process of rethinking the Establishment Clause. I would acknowledge that the Establishment Clause is a federalism provision, which, for this reason, resists incorporation. "
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posted on
06/15/2004 5:14:49 AM PDT
by
narses
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To: narses
Outstanding post. Beautiful mind.
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06/15/2004 5:15:25 AM PDT
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PGalt
To: narses
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06/15/2004 5:15:30 AM PDT
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stocksthatgoup
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