[Sabertooth]

(((ping))))

[nepdap]

Some clever freeper pointed out on another thread that these justices (presumably) took their oath on a Bible. Hmmmm. . . Do THEY personally trust in the authority of God, or not? Do they acknowledge at least a ceremonial assent to God's role in political life? If not, is their oath (and their seat on the bench) invalid?

[Oregon Coast Conservative]

Bump

[gcruse]

 
The original Pledge of Allegiance seemed to suffice
for almost two hundred years...

Then something happened unique in the history of
the nation: Americans grew frightened.
Perhaps it was the knowledge that a bomb
which they had invented could be used against
their own children. Perhaps it was the political
demagogery of a man named Joe McCarthy.
Whatever the reason, by the early 1950's
the people and their leaders had forgotten
why they had fought two World Wars, why
their forebearers had fled England, and
why the Bill Of Rights had been written.
 
 

[Ahban]

BUMP

[sarasmom]

BTTT

[bluecollarman]

Ban The 9th Circuit Hat

[Victoria Delsoul]

I agree with you, Saber. This Court has exceeded their constitutional authority and now it's up to the legislature to impeach them. They have the power. Judges swore to uphold the Constitution upon taking office.

Oath of office for federal judges: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent on me as [a federal judge] under the Constitution and laws of the United States."

Excellent post by the way.

[trussell]

BUMP

[nunya bidness]

The 9th circuit handed the Republicans a gift today. It's up to them to take advantage of it.

By impeaching the judges Bush et al won't advance judicial nominees. Better to punch the issue of "our judges wouldn't make this mistake."

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[Alamo-Girl]

From a previous U.S. Supreme Court decision:

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 6/21/00 “…It's being billed as the U.S. Supreme Court's most far-reaching school prayer decision in nearly a decade. Pity that this one, too, is so perverted. In 1992 the court offered an outlandish rejection of clergy-led invocations and benedictions at high school graduation ceremonies. In 2000, an equally ghastly decision bars students from leading stadium crowds in prayers before high school football games. ….In a 6-3 decision on Monday, Justice John Paul Stevens wrote for the majority that pre-game prayers violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment: ``Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion ...'' Of course, as was the case eight years ago, the court majority this time also seemed to dismiss the rest of that clause, ``... or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.'' …

Chief Justice William Rehnquist led the dissent (with Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas). They concluded that the majority not only ``distorted existing precedent'' but added a measure of ``hostility to all things religious in public life.'' …. As Mr. Justice Rehnquist put it, ``Neither the holding nor the tone of the (majority) opinion is faithful to the meaning of the Establishment Clause when it is recalled that George Washington himself, at the request of the very Congress which passed the Bill of Rights, proclaimed a day of `public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God.''' ……”