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To: va4me
Unfortunately there are a lot of folks who would like to see a justice issue rulings based on the bible rather than the constitution.

The Constitution was written on the moral principles found in the Bible as were the basis most of our earlier civil & criminal laws actually. Did the founder do this intentionally? What did they say? Jefferson called the Bible the cornerstone For American liberty. James Madison said, "We've staked our future on our ability to follow The Ten Commandments" with all our heart"

In short you can not have justice nor freedom outside of the boundaries of The Bible and expect to survive as a nation. History shows as much.

633 posted on 10/04/2005 4:29:00 PM PDT by cva66snipe
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To: cva66snipe
In short you can not have justice nor freedom outside of the boundaries of The Bible and expect to survive as a nation. History shows as much.

I want judges who rule based on the constitution, not on the bible. For example, take the current case of Oregon's assisted suicide law. Based on the constitution, this isn't a federal matter and the correct ruling is that this is a state issue.

However, suicide is morally wrong and violates the teachings of the Bible.

So, while I personally oppose such a law, I can find nothing in the constitution that gives the federal government the authority to block the state of Oregon from enacting a doctor assisted suicide law. For the Supreme Court to rule that the Oregon law is unconstitutional would be a clear act of judicial activism. Our constitution was written to leave such issues to the states.

636 posted on 10/05/2005 7:51:47 AM PDT by va4me ("Government isn't the solution to the problem, it is the problem" - Ronald Reagan)
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