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To: kesg
The 1st Amendment reads "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

IF any law was made by congress respecting an establishment of religion, the Court is oath bound to disregard it. They must be impeached and removed from the bench. They have no authority to tell Moore to remove the bedrock of civilization, the foundation of all law, the 10 Commandments. Nor do they have the moral authority to preside over small claims court.
153 posted on 08/20/2003 2:03:42 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Don't confuse liberals with the facts.)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March
The establishment clause now applies to the states as well, through the 14th Amendment. Now, we can argue until the cows come home on whether putting a religious monument in a state courthouse violates the establishment clause, but the point is that Justice Moore -- a sitting Chief Justice of a state supreme court -- litigated that issue in the federal courts and lost. The Constitution vests the federal judiciary -- not Justice Moore or any other state judge -- with the ultimate authority to decide such questions. He should obey the order and remove the monument, appeal the order, and if he wins, then he will be free to put the monument back.
186 posted on 08/20/2003 2:15:02 PM PDT by kesg
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