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To: null and void
How long would this "establishment of religion" law last a SCOTUS review?

It may never get to the Supreme Court. It is my recollection that all of the Circuit courts, and all but one of the District courts have upheld its constitutionality.

There are limits on the protection that it would give a church in a condemnation proceeding. If, for example, the city was planning to bulldoze 30 blocks, and someone in the area was holding a church service in their living room, that property could be condemned as well.

26 posted on 06/24/2005 8:15:58 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35
Oddly enough, the city is planning to bulldozer the 30 or so blocks my folks live in. They want to replace a very nice upper middle class neighborhood with a casino complex.

It seems the land they already seized to build hotels is just a little too far from Disneyland to keep the city sponsored hotels full...

29 posted on 06/24/2005 8:20:03 AM PDT by null and void (No man's life, liberty, or property are safe as long as court is in session)
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To: PAR35
It may never get to the Supreme Court.

Uh huh. Didn't our beloved president sign an unconstitutional law here a while back, because the courts would eliminate the portion that was unconstitutional, and keep the parts he agreed with?

Suuuuuu Prize! Suuuuuuu Prize! Suuuuuu Prize! The Suuuuuuu Premes upheld it all!

31 posted on 06/24/2005 8:25:08 AM PDT by null and void (No man's life, liberty, or property are safe as long as court is in session)
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