Posted on 06/29/2005 1:16:50 PM PDT by RedBeaconNY
(2005-06-27) -- In a pair of rulings on the constitutionality of the 10 Commandments on government property, the Supreme Court today said the commandments may be displayed on public land if that property has been seized from private owners for 'public purposes' under eminent domain.
The 5-4 decision comes on the heels of last week's court declaration that so-called "private" property is actually government land temporarily under private management until its eventual seizure.
In a second ruling handed down today, the Supreme Court banned the 10 commandments from appearing in courtrooms unless the following disclaimer is included: "Display of this historically-significant collection of laws shall not be construed as an endorsement of the God who may, or may not, have spoken them, nor of the existence of such a God, nor of the legality of the laws. Citizens may observe and obey these commandments at their own risk. Please consult your family attorney before embarking on any law-abiding regimen."
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Here's another short one from ScrappleFace...
(2005-06-15) -- Faced with the challenge of meeting new, higher recruiting goals, the Army today announced it would offer qualifying candidates an opportunity to be housed at the Guantanamo Bay military detention center during boot camp.
The offer comes a day after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Pentagon reporters that terrorist detainees at 'Gitmo' receive more expensive meals than U.S. troops, free copies of the Koran and time to pray five times daily.
"Our only concern about the Gitmo offer," said the unnamed Pentagon spokesman, "is that it will spark complaints from our existing forces who didn't get 'the gulag treatment' when they were in training."
Court Allows 10 Commandments on Seized Land - scrappleface
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On News/Activism 06/27/2005 1:08:38 PM CDT ·
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