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To: Fester Chugabrew
Look genius, the Constitution is the basis of our legal system. It has not a single reference to God. Our government and our laws do not acknowledge or endorse any religion. It is therefore improper to display symbols that represent one specific religion in a palace of justice, such as the Supreme Court.

Fortunately, we have people who sit in the most supreme positions who can use reason and not emotion, and thanks to them, we are a free and just Nation. People like Justice Moore and his fundamentalist “Christians” are just the kind of people who would do everything to turn this country into a blind theocracy.

The Fathers of our Nation were wise not to involve religion, knowing all too well that religions are exlusionary, divisive and ultimately contrary to our ideal of a multicultural melting pot. Belief in God is a personal matter, and it should remian just that. Freedom of religious expression means that no one will burn at a stake for worshiping a particular god. Justice should not care less if there is one or many gods. Justice should be concerned with human misdeeds, not divine matters.

32 posted on 08/28/2003 1:52:56 PM PDT by kosta50
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To: kosta50
"Look genius."

Your acknowledgement of my intellectual superiority is appreciated. My I give due recognition to your ignorance in asserting the Constitution of our land was written in a moral vaccuum without any regard to "God" whatsoever?

CAUTION: A copy of the Ten Commandments may appear in a legal setting near you. In fact, there might be one hiding in the bushes outside. Sorry. Your fearmongering and whining about potential theocracies carries no weight with me or the better part of mankind.

33 posted on 08/28/2003 2:12:00 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: kosta50
The Constitution is NOT THE BASIS of our legal system, it is the result of it. The Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments) were written by James Madison and ratified by Congress. It was in 1600's when our legal system began, and not at signing of Declaration of Independence, nor at the time the Constitution, or Bill of Rights were ratified.
You weren't born at 5 or 10 years old, and neither was America begun at time of Constitution.
38 posted on 08/28/2003 7:34:08 PM PDT by MarthaNOStewart
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