Gettleman, Robert William
Born 1943 in Atlantic City, NJ
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by William J. Clinton on August 16, 1994, to a seat vacated by John F. Grady; Confirmed by the Senate on October 7, 1994, and received commission on October 11, 1994.
Education:
Boston University, B.S./B.A., 1965
Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1968
Professional Career:
Staff law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 1968
Law clerk, Hon. Latham Castle, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 1968-1969
Law clerk, Hon. Luther Swygert, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 1970
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1970-1994
Race or Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Dirty rotten no good...
Why do I see it as a restriction of the free exercise of religion.
I guess I see it that way because I think that to establish a religion, Congress would have to pass a law that says we all have to attend, let's say, The Glory Bound Baptist Church every Sunday. This is an establishment of religion.
A prayer in school does not establish a Religion. The Ten Commandments on Public Property does not establish a religion. But if you tell people you can not pray or put the Ten Commandments up, then you are limiting the free exercise of Religion.
If you ask me Judge Robert W. Gettleman needs to be removed for his lack of knowledge of the Constitution.
That is the way I see it and I am sticking to it.
Foolish men deny God.
Moments of contemplation illegal.
Classes teaching the tenets of Islam, having children dress up in traditional Islamic dress, reading memorizing and siting the Koran, design and execute personal jihads as a teaching tool... LEGAL.
Folks, I don’t know what the actual line is that we cannot allow to be crossed, but if this isn’t it, there never will be one and we are done as a Christian nation. And if anyone can state we weren’t one, then they are either absolute fools, or absolute propagandists for our enemies.
Today, Judge Robert W. Gettleman of the federal U.S. District Court in Chicago ruled that a state law mandating a moment of silence in Illinois public schools is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.
endorsement = establishment?
Atheists apparently cannot take even a minute to think. If they spent any time in reflection, they might not be atheists.
And forcing my children to watch the inauguration isn’t......go figure.
WHICH Religion?
If you can't answer that, the First Amendment is NOT violated.
How ignorant is this judge?
ping
Now using this as an means to an end, and being a realist and not knowing the mind of God (lest I be a fool and claim to know the mind of God), I do believe that this "parent" is really going to be "hating death" it's obvious (to me) that he hates his life, to use his child in this manner.
bttt
This is the real reason for this ruling. Muslim prayer is not silent. If the legislature voted to allow muslim prayers to be broadcast over the intercom at the appropriate times, the court would probably approve it.
I both think it’s silly that anyone has a problem with this and that they bothered to institute it in the first place.
May I suggest the secular movie 'Bruce Almighty' with Jim Carrey and Morgan Freeman. Maybe these slime judges could learn a thing or 2 about respect for God.
Glenn Beck was just talking about this.