Checks and Balances anyone?
OK there are several things for me to blog about.
Today will be on the recent bill in the house to prohibit Judges from ruling on the pledge of allegiance. Where to begin?!
1.) Separation of powers. Who does the G.O.P. think they are? Are they that intoxicated with power and paranoid about losing it that they are resort to this type of legislation? OK, in our system of government this is how the checks and balances work. The Legislative branch writes the laws. The Executive either signs it or vetoes it. The president signs or rejects the ENTIRE bill. Contrary to this presidents belief you can't pick and chose which parts you will execute. The Judiciary branch checks the legislation for conflicts with other statutes and laws. The congress can't tell the judges what they can and cannot rule on. The president appoints the judges and the senate confirms them. Everybody watches and checks on the other branches of government. Well, they are supposed to anyway.
2) The phrase. If this is entirely about the phrase "under god" then you can say this bill "respects an establishment of religion". It would be a clear violation of the 1st amendment. The founding fathers created the wall between church and state. Haven't we learned from the crusades, Salem witch trials, the inquisition, prohibition, and the current state of the Middle East, what happens when the church and state aren't separate?
3) Defense of the freedom of religion activist. Contrary to what the opposition is telling you, the ACLU and your fellow citizens that are strong advocates for a secular government are not trying to take God out of everything. They are not going into peoples homes blowing out candles and taking down pictures of the last supper. They are not walking around the mall removing people’s medallions of the “Virgen de Guadalupe”. They are not confiscating Rosaries. The question is not, why are they taking God out of everything? The question is; why is it that some people insist on using government institutions like the courthouse, the schools, and the legislature to impose their religious beliefs and practices on the rest of the population? There are many good citizens that pay their taxes and obey the laws that don't practice religion the way the opposition wants them to. Leave them and their constitutional rights alone.
Today will be on the recent bill in the house to prohibit Judges from ruling on the pledge of allegiance. Where to begin?!
1.) Separation of powers. Who does the G.O.P. think they are? Are they that intoxicated with power and paranoid about losing it that they are resort to this type of legislation? OK, in our system of government this is how the checks and balances work. The Legislative branch writes the laws. The Executive either signs it or vetoes it. The president signs or rejects the ENTIRE bill. Contrary to this presidents belief you can't pick and chose which parts you will execute. The Judiciary branch checks the legislation for conflicts with other statutes and laws. The congress can't tell the judges what they can and cannot rule on. The president appoints the judges and the senate confirms them. Everybody watches and checks on the other branches of government. Well, they are supposed to anyway.
2) The phrase. If this is entirely about the phrase "under god" then you can say this bill "respects an establishment of religion". It would be a clear violation of the 1st amendment. The founding fathers created the wall between church and state. Haven't we learned from the crusades, Salem witch trials, the inquisition, prohibition, and the current state of the Middle East, what happens when the church and state aren't separate?
3) Defense of the freedom of religion activist. Contrary to what the opposition is telling you, the ACLU and your fellow citizens that are strong advocates for a secular government are not trying to take God out of everything. They are not going into peoples homes blowing out candles and taking down pictures of the last supper. They are not walking around the mall removing people’s medallions of the “Virgen de Guadalupe”. They are not confiscating Rosaries. The question is not, why are they taking God out of everything? The question is; why is it that some people insist on using government institutions like the courthouse, the schools, and the legislature to impose their religious beliefs and practices on the rest of the population? There are many good citizens that pay their taxes and obey the laws that don't practice religion the way the opposition wants them to. Leave them and their constitutional rights alone.
posted by Chris Garcia, SAYD Chairman at
7/19/2006 07:51:00 PM
1 Comments:
1.) The constitution of the United States tells us, in Article I Section VIII, that congress will "constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court." Congress can't tell the Supreme Court what to do, but it does apparently hold influence in matters of the lower courts. It can't tell them how to rule, but if congress can make them, congress can mold them.
2.) The bill about the pledge of allegiance doesn't respect a religion; it respects a pledge. The Framers didn't erect a wall between church and state; they instead included the establishment clause. The phrase "separation of church and state" is not in the constitution. Take a look. I'm not promoting theocracy in the least, but it is important to understand the truth about the laws.
3.) People are not forced to say the pledge of allegiance. No one is forcing anyone to submit themselves to God's authority; however, the leaders of our wonderful country will not allow a pledge of allegiance that doesn't specify America's subservience to the Lord Almighty. If you don't believe in God, get over it! Don't say the pledge; leave out that phrase; move to France.
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