Author Topic: Senate condemns Pledge ruling 99-0 (Read 1205 times)

koala · « **on:** June 26, 2002, 07:52:07 PM »

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,56322,00.html

Loyalist · « **Reply #1 on:** June 26, 2002, 08:01:11 PM »

Whiners.

Kanth · « **Reply #2 on:** June 26, 2002, 08:13:02 PM »

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"In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned 27 of 29 9th Circuit decisions so that tells you that the 9th Circuit is out of step with the rest of the federal judiciary," said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa.

Nice record, I wonder what the other decisions were.

DmdKanth

Loyalist · « **Reply #3 on:** June 26, 2002, 08:14:49 PM »

A recent poll on CNN showed that 25% of Americans agreed with the ruling. The Congress voted against it 99-0. Where are the 25% represented?

ispar · « **Reply #4 on:** June 26, 2002, 08:32:07 PM »

I hear ya Loyalist. Can't ol' Ted Kennedy (one of my senators, sigh...) do anything right? Aw, hell. They're politicians. It's their job to be absurdly "patriotic" (HA!) to the point of obstructionism.

In the meantime, however:

SCORE ONE FOR THE LIBERALS!

:D:D:D

(Just doing my job, mind you

)

Kanth · « **Reply #5 on:** June 26, 2002, 08:39:54 PM »

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Originally posted by Loyalist
A recent poll on CNN showed that 25% of Americans agreed with the ruling. The Congress voted against it 99-0. Where are the 25% represented?

What makes you think the American people are respresented??

DmdKanth

J_A_B · « **Reply #6 on:** June 26, 2002, 08:59:59 PM »

"Senate condemns Pledge ruling 99-0 "

99-0 in the Senate? Amazing!

J_A_B

Sandman · « **Reply #7 on:** June 26, 2002, 09:44:49 PM »

No surprise.

Guys... as much as I might agree with the 9th Circuit Court, I have to be a realist.

The Supreme Court will overturn this one.

Thrawn · « **Reply #8 on:** June 26, 2002, 09:47:48 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
No surprise.

Guys... as much as I might agree with the 9th Circuit Court, I have to be a realist.

The Supreme Court will overturn this one.

Why?

Sandman · « **Reply #9 on:** June 26, 2002, 10:01:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Thrawn

Why?

Because it's inconsistent with existing laws.

"God" shows up all over. As has been stated in other posts... money says "In God We Trust", witnesses in court swear in with "so help me God," etc.

The Supreme Court will fight the fights that are worth fighting. In the broad scope of things, this one isn't important and to make this one stick, they've got a whole lot of other laws that will also have to be changed.

The Senate will go along with it because the vast majority of the people in this country consider themselves to be Christian.

Thrawn · « **Reply #10 on:** June 26, 2002, 10:02:29 PM »

Yeah but they changed the laws in the first place to have the word God on all this stuff, they have to start somewhere.

Sandman · « **Reply #11 on:** June 26, 2002, 10:05:01 PM »

Revolution begins at home. I kept my son out of the Boy Scouts because I didn't approve of their emphasis on religion.

The 9th Court did the right thing. They exposed a flaw. Give it time. The Supreme Court may spackle the hole, but they know it's there.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #12 on:** June 26, 2002, 10:13:23 PM »

WTG Senate. For some reason I like the utter clarity of unanimous votes!

Can we have the 2 judges shot?

Sandman · « **Reply #13 on:** June 26, 2002, 10:29:38 PM »

Fortunately... even if they all agree they still might not be right. That's why the founding fathers came up with that whole check and balances thing.

Non-conformity isn't such a bad thing.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #14 on:** June 26, 2002, 10:49:23 PM »

"Non-conformity isn't such a bad thing."

Rhetorical BS, Cough... BS BS

Care to say that about child molesters, rapists, and pediphiles?

Or about neo-nazis and the KKK?

Abberants are just that abberants and degenerates who should be kept in check.