Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Yes and No



The Supreme Court handed down a yes/no decision to uphold the premise of: separation of church and "state buildings".

Displaying the Commandments on a Kentucky courthouse wall has unconstitutional religious intent, while displaying the Commandments in the Texas Capitol yard has secularly historical context.

Uh - huh. The logic is supreme.

"The road map is keep your mouth shut about the religious purpose, talk about secular and historical things, and you can probably get away with it," said Douglas Laycock, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Texas.

Nothing much has changed.