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Federal judge rules Day of Prayer unconstitutional
AP via SFGate ^ | 4/15/10

Posted on 04/15/2010 1:01:15 PM PDT by SmithL

Madison, Wis. (AP) -- A federal judge in Wisconsin says the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb issued the ruling Thursday in a lawsuit filed by the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Government; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: activistjudge; atheismandstate; barackhusseinobama; barbaracrabb; bhoprayer; freedomfromreligion; freedomofreligion; immoralabsolutes; jimmycarter; judicialtyranny; moralabsolutes; obama; sicsempertyranis; wisconsin
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1 posted on 04/15/2010 1:01:15 PM PDT by SmithL
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Crabb, Barbara Brandriff
Born 1939 in Green Bay, WI

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on July 21, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; Confirmed by the Senate on October 31, 1979, and received commission on November 2, 1979. Served as chief judge, 1980-1996. Assumed senior status on March 24, 2010.

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1971-1979

Education:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, B.A., 1960
University of Wisconsin Law School, LL.B., 1962

Professional Career:
Private practice, Madison, Wisconsin, 1962-1964
Research assistant, George Bunn, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1968-1969
Research assistant, ABA Project on Minimum Standards of Criminal Justice, 1970-1971

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Female

2 posted on 04/15/2010 1:02:35 PM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

Next headline:

Federal judge declares jihad against National Day of Prayer.


3 posted on 04/15/2010 1:03:26 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: SmithL

What a bunch of BS. Does anyone have the ruling? I want to see the logic.

Perhaps she’s wanting a shot at the big court.


4 posted on 04/15/2010 1:04:06 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: SmithL

did obama file the suit...??...lol...


5 posted on 04/15/2010 1:04:20 PM PDT by tatsinfla
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To: SmithL
She joined the court in 1979 after being nominated by President Jimmy Carter.
6 posted on 04/15/2010 1:04:54 PM PDT by mgstarr ("Some of us drink because we're not poets." Arthur (1981))
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Out of control judge; they need to be impeach


7 posted on 04/15/2010 1:05:13 PM PDT by dhuynh73 (Reagan Country)
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To: SmithL

Let’s just form two countries and get it over with...


8 posted on 04/15/2010 1:05:19 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: SmithL

Bet that a Muslim Day of Prayer would be allowed though!


9 posted on 04/15/2010 1:05:20 PM PDT by Ballygrl
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To: SmithL

What is Christmas? will it be declared unconstitutional next? Then Easter then 4th of july.


10 posted on 04/15/2010 1:05:44 PM PDT by JoSixChip (It's time to embrace the madness! The sooner we default the sooner we can reorganize.)
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To: SmithL
So what. This judge can just go pound sound for all I care.

I'm not going along with the ruling and I dare the judge to send the US Marshalls to come around and make me conform.

Besides, judges do not have the authority to determine what is or is not legitimately religious in this country.

11 posted on 04/15/2010 1:06:32 PM PDT by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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And we’ll still be living with Obama 30+ years from now as well.


12 posted on 04/15/2010 1:07:09 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: SmithL

NOW Zero will cancel the National Day of Payer. He was just waiting for the ruling.


13 posted on 04/15/2010 1:07:12 PM PDT by Marty62 (marty60)
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To: JoSixChip

But black history month is mandatory. Welcome to post racial America.


14 posted on 04/15/2010 1:07:37 PM PDT by JoSixChip (It's time to embrace the madness! The sooner we default the sooner we can reorganize.)
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To: SmithL

didn’t the first Continental Congress initiate a National Day of Prayer? I believe Lincoln did so too. Before the secularists who stole Thanksgiving Day and turned it into first graders wearing paper pilgrim bags and playing with turkeys and indians, that was a national day of prayer too. Whom were we giving Thanks to on Thanksgiving Day, after all, if not the God of the Christians?


15 posted on 04/15/2010 1:08:50 PM PDT by jiminycricket000
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lawsuit filed by the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation.

Last time I checked I had Freedom OF religion, not Freedom FROM religion!

16 posted on 04/15/2010 1:09:48 PM PDT by tiredoflaundry (I will not be silenced. I WILL REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER)
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To: SmithL

Freedom from religion isn’t in the U.S.Constitution. What this judge has done violates, literally, our rights.

If you don’t want to pray, then don’t. If you don’t like someone’s religous message, walk away, run away or ignore it. What you can’t do is tell them to shut up!

Islam, IMHO however, has major tenets that are patently unconstitutional. No more of its adherents should be allowed to immigrate into the United States. Those Muslims already here should have their politiical activities proscribed.


17 posted on 04/15/2010 1:11:40 PM PDT by SatinDoll (NO Foreign Nationals as our President!!)
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To: SmithL
Kind of interesting on the same day that the Escondido, California City Council voted unanimously to put the religious icon of an obscure Shinto cult (aka: a “peace pole”) in the courtyard at city hall. Apparently intermixing church and state is okay as long as the church isn't Christian.
18 posted on 04/15/2010 1:11:57 PM PDT by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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To: JoSixChip
-- What is Christmas? will it be declared unconstitutional next? --

What is Thanksgiving?

19 posted on 04/15/2010 1:12:53 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: SmithL

So Gay pride day and all this other BS in schools is what our founder fathers intended? FUSCOTUS!

This is beyond out of hand....This is not America as I knew it anymore.


20 posted on 04/15/2010 1:13:09 PM PDT by mikelets456
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