In the Courts.

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Yesterday the Supreme Court handed down two very different verdicts in very very similar cases. The cases involving the Ten commandments displays. The following is a quote of a newsletter that I receive from the ACLJ. "In the Texas case, the Supreme Court held in a 5-4 vote that the Fraternal Order of Eagles monument, placed in front of the Texas Capitol, was constitutional and could remain in place.
This is a very significant development - and a victory for the ACLJ (we filed a major brief in this case) - because there are literally thousands of these monuments throughout the United States that should now be protected.
I say "should" because the ruling in the Kentucky Ten Commandments case creates some confusion.
Let me explain.
The Texas decision recognized the fact that the Ten Commandments have played a vital role in the development of Western law and represent an integral part of the legal jurisprudence of our system. Unfortunately, the Kentucky decision did nothing to reinforce this recognition.
In the 5-4 decision today in the Kentucky case, the Supreme Court held that the recent display of the Ten Commandments inside a Kentucky courthouse violated the Establishment Clause. Read the ACLJ's brief filed in this case by clicking here.
As I said before, this is a dichotomy of rulings. While our legal teams continue to analyze both opinions, we are sure that today's decisions will create more questions and confusion in this area of church/state law ...
... and lead to a barrage of judgments by activist judges across the country - AGAINST the display of the Ten Commandments - and your rights and freedoms.
At the end of the day, we are almost back to where we began on this critical issue. But we will not give up the fight.
The ACLJ is currently involved in numerous Ten Commandments cases nationwide - including two pending before the Supreme Court: a case involving a display outside public high schools in Adams County, Ohio, and a case involving the display of a framed poster of the Ten Commandments in the courtroom of a state judge in Ohio."
There are rumors of a resignation coming from the supreme court. President Bush has nominated many good judges that will uphold the constitution. The Judges that have been appointed have not been without a fight. Democrats do not want to allow judges that will uphold the constitution. They can't get the legislation they want so the judges do their legislating for them from the bench. This is a violation of the seperation of powers. Luckily, our founding father's were wise enough to see this sort of thing and created checks and balances. Most people probably know about the checks and balances between congress and the President(the legislative and executive branches). There are also checks upon the judicial branch. Congress should execute its constitutional right and duty and stop the 'rogue' courts from legislating from the bench. They can easily put many issues to rest.
As for the possible opening on the supreme court. We as Americans need to rise up with one voice and stand behind the President. The judges that were appointed during the Clinton administration are legislating from the bench and will have lasting impact. The greatest legacy of a President is the appointing a justice to the Supreme court.

Just to let everyone know what Congress's Constitutional options are...

*The House of Representatives has the power to rule on which cases the Supreme Court can and cannot hear.
*Congress has the power to create the courts; it also has the power to undo them. While the Supreme Court is guaranteed existence by the Constitution itself, lesser judiciaries were established by Congress.
*Congress has the power of the purse. They can control how much money goes to the court system and how they spend it.
*Congress has impeachment power over the judiciary, and can also define the guidelines by which a judge may be impeached.

Urge your representatives in government to exercise these options without delay!

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What is the ACLJ?

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ACLJ is the Christian opposite of the ACLU. ACLJ stands for America Center for Law and Justice. To find out more www.aclj.org. The ACLU is the American Civil Liberties Union. They are the ones who argue many of the cases against the ten commandments, gay rights, they don't like Christian views very much. Much of the persecution that Christians receive is from them. Yes, Christians are persecuted. We supposedly can't talk about God in public schools. I don't go to a public school so I haven't had a problem with it. However, students can talk about God. The teachers can't talk about it in the classroom. I think they can tell what they believe it asked by a student.