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Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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Thu, 27 Jun 2002 20:36:46 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:

Especially after their (US Supreme Court) *last* ridiculous ruling (executing
the mentally retarded), citing "a national concensus"-- how could the SC rule
*against* the "in God" inclusion then?  They have tied their own hands on this
issue, one would suppose.

  Actually, it was about *NOT* executing the mentally retarded, but your
point is off-the-mark at any rate.  Scalia castigated the SC for what he
perceived as an attempt to establish a national consensus where none exists.
If that's the case, then there should be no problem for the SC to
"establish" a national consensus that it's unConstitutional for Congress to
have included "under God" in The Pledge.

But then again, I'd never underestimate the hypocrisy of liberal judge and his
desire to legislate from the bench....

  And I can't imagine anything more galling than such a judge, except
perhaps a conservative President attempting to establish an
uber-Constitutional strike force--thank goodness that'll never happen...
  Conservatives are certainly no less hypocritical than Liberals--judges or
otherwise.  The difference is that you seem to agree with (and therefore
excuse) conservative hypocrisy.

     Dave!



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(...) Well, he *was* writing the *dissent*... My point was the the majority used the concept of a national consensus for justification. If *that's* valid, then I would think that that justification would apply to the pledge case as well (where I (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) I understand that they have been overturned by the SC 12 of 17 times, or something like that. Nice track record! I assume it will be sent up to the (...) Especially after their (US Supreme Court) *last* ridiculous ruling (executing the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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