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To: Jim985
I read the article in its entirety, which btw could serve as an ACLU tract.

The authors admit in the first paragraph that, " ...it's reasonable to assume that the Christian Sabbath is in view here...".

If you disagree with the authors, then what is the origin of this curious phrase in the Constitution, "Sundays excepted". And just for the record, I'm not talking about an ecclesiastical National establishishment of a Sabbath, so don't go off on that.

Cordially,

412 posted on 11/19/2002 12:31:08 PM PST by Diamond
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To: Diamond
If you disagree with the authors, then what is the origin of this curious phrase in the Constitution, "Sundays excepted".
It gave the President the option of not working on a Sunday. It did not forbid him from doing so.

-Eric

416 posted on 11/19/2002 12:33:17 PM PST by E Rocc
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