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SCOTUS: Town of Greece v. Galloway (Prayer at town meetings)
U.S. Supreme Court ^
| 5/5/2014
| Justice Kennedy
Posted on 05/05/2014 7:38:59 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan
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Syllabus and full opinion at the link.
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posted on
05/05/2014 7:40:53 AM PDT
by
BuckeyeTexan
(There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
To: BuckeyeTexan
Can you give us the gist...what number of justices for and against? Was prayer allowed to continue before the town meetings???
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posted on
05/05/2014 7:41:25 AM PDT
by
Nifster
To: BuckeyeTexan
This ruling was 5-4. When you sit out of presidential elections you also sit out of the Supreme Court nominees.
This ruling should have been 9-0
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posted on
05/05/2014 7:43:48 AM PDT
by
eyedigress
((zOld storm chaser from the west)/ ?s)
To: Nifster
5-4 that prayers do not violate 1A and may continue. The details are in the last paragraph above.
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posted on
05/05/2014 7:45:47 AM PDT
by
BuckeyeTexan
(There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
To: eyedigress
When you sit out of presidential elections you also sit out of the Supreme Court nominees. AMEN! (no pun intended)
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posted on
05/05/2014 7:47:14 AM PDT
by
BuckeyeTexan
(There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
To: BuckeyeTexan
My ability to decipher lawyers diminishes with age.
Thanks for the cliff notes version. Will read the whole thing later
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posted on
05/05/2014 7:49:29 AM PDT
by
Nifster
To: Nifster
They can pray. You can guess the ones against it.
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posted on
05/05/2014 7:49:36 AM PDT
by
eyedigress
((zOld storm chaser from the west)/ ?s)
To: BuckeyeTexan
But it WAS a ruling allowing prayers before council or other government meetings.
Now the ACLU can go pound sand. They have made a living taking towns to court over this issue...making stupid demands.
Almost fitting, in a way, that a town called Greece named after the place democracy was born, should prevail.
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posted on
05/05/2014 7:50:39 AM PDT
by
Adder
(No, Mr. Franklin, we could NOT keep it.)
To: BuckeyeTexan
“...BREYER, J., filed a dissenting opinion. KAGAN, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which GINSBURG, BREYER, and SOTOMAYOR, JJ., joined....”
Gee.... the three commie cows and their shill Breyer dissented...
THERE’s a surprise.
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posted on
05/05/2014 7:51:11 AM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: BuckeyeTexan
a prayer given by clergy selected from the congregations listed in a local directory
Sounds like a random selection from the religion page in the phone book.
That cannot possibly be biased. Any group can have their name listed. I'd require, of course, that it be a group with an ADDRESS within the boundaries of the town and members with residences within reasonable distances from the town, but those are the only controls I'd place on any group also including their phone number in the directory.
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posted on
05/05/2014 7:55:26 AM PDT
by
xzins
( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
To: BuckeyeTexan
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posted on
05/05/2014 7:55:28 AM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Adder
Almost fitting, in a way, that a town called Greece named after the place democracy was born, should prevail. I didn't notice that. How poignant.
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posted on
05/05/2014 7:56:26 AM PDT
by
BuckeyeTexan
(There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
To: eyedigress
My guess of the lineup would put a wise Latina opposing these prayers.
To: BuckeyeTexan
BREYER, J., filed a dissenting opinion. KAGAN, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which GINSBURG, BREYER, and SOTOMAYOR, JJ., joined.
CUSTOMARY suspects.
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posted on
05/05/2014 8:03:00 AM PDT
by
ZULU
(Devil Patrick FREE Justina Pelletier!!!)
To: BuckeyeTexan
“Establishment Clause”
Well, at least the ACTUAL wording of the Constitution is used instead of Jefferson’s letter’s wording!
Seriously, this is NOT “establishment”. Having words etched in marble on the hall is closer to establishment, yet the Founders and their successors did not mind that on the Supreme Court building.
Establishment is declaring the sect/religion as the official religion of the nation and putting a tax on everyone for its support regardless of affiliation, and penalties for those who refuse.
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posted on
05/05/2014 8:11:50 AM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: Adder
Now the ACLU can go pound sand. They have made a living taking towns to court over this issue...making stupid demands.When liberals lose there is no such thing as "the debate is over," or "the law is settled." They will continue to file suits and leftists judges will continue to substitute their own beliefs for the SCOTUS ruling and the Constitution.
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posted on
05/05/2014 8:12:22 AM PDT
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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Thanks BuckeyeTexan.
> the town is not coercing its citizens to engage in a religious observance.
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05/05/2014 8:16:13 AM PDT
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posted on
05/05/2014 8:18:38 AM PDT
by
RedMDer
(May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
To: eyedigress
When you sit out of presidential elections you also sit out of the Supreme Court nominees. excellent!
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posted on
05/05/2014 8:20:24 AM PDT
by
latina4dubya
(when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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