Posted on 06/27/2005 7:31:57 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan
(06-27) 07:19 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --
A split Supreme Court struck down Ten Commandments displays in courthouses Monday, ruling that two exhibits in Kentucky cross the line between separation of church and state because they promote a religious message.
The 5-4 decision was the first of two seeking to mediate the bitter culture war over religion's place in public life. In it, the court declined to prohibit all displays in court buildings or on government property. Justices left legal wiggle room, saying that some displays — like their own courtroom frieze — would be permissible if they're portrayed neutrally in order to honor the nation's legal history.
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The way to make if fly is to hit on the issue of the Tenth amendment as well.
Those powers not given to the fed level...are left to the state level.
Tie that in with what is says in the first......and it's easy to see.
However......it seems after attending liberal law schools...the ability to draw basis from simple reading is lost.
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