[Mr. Bird]

No, I don't think that is, but that isn't the issue. As a matter of law, I don't see how the federal government has the authority to order him to take down the ten commandments, any more than they would have the authority to demand he take down a plaque that said "World's Greatest Dad".

[bert]

.....As a matter of law.....

The Judge seems to be arguing that congress passed no law. If that is true, how did he lose in court? The ACLU argued something in court. What law did the ACLU argue and what did the judges rule on that specific point of law.