Achtung Bubba
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Other things worth noting:
The Senate bill quotes Jefferson (emphasis mine):
(3) In 1781, Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and later the Nation's third President, in his work titled `Notes on the State of Virginia' wrote: `God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God. That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.'.
This seems to confirm MY belief that rights are a gift of the Almighty.
And in an amusing note, the idiotic decision this week COULD lead to this absurdity:
(16) The erroneous rationale of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Newdow would lead to the absurd result that the Constitution's use of the express religious reference `Year of our Lord' in Article VII violates the First Amendment to the Constitution, and that, therefore, a school district's policy and practice of teacher-led voluntary recitations of the Constitution itself would be unconstitutional.
Amusing.
Let me review the state of things:
1. I assert that the Pledge of Allegiance must be judged according to the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Senate agrees with me.
2. I assert that the U.S. Constitution must be interpreted according to the intent of the authors. The U.S. Senate agrees with me.
3. I assert that such an interpretation of the U.S. Constitution renders the Pledge of Allegiance - including the "under God" clause - irrefutably constitutional. The U.S. Senate agrees with me.
4. I assert that our rights as humans are God-given "blessings of Liberty." I admit: the Senate may not agree with me here, but Thomas Jefferson DOES - and the Senate thinks Jefferson's belief as relevant to this issue as the Declaration of Indpedence and the Gettysburg Adress.
How fully does the Senate's views and my views align? Ninety-nine members voted in a way that agrees with me; no one voted against this bill, and only conservative Republican Jesse Helms was absent. My political enemies - the extremely liberal Tom Daschle, Dianne Feinstein and Ted Kennedy - agree with me. And they all agreed with me within thirty-six hours of the court's decision.
Do I dare say it? I do:
GAME, SET, AND MATCH.
The Senate bill quotes Jefferson (emphasis mine):
(3) In 1781, Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and later the Nation's third President, in his work titled `Notes on the State of Virginia' wrote: `God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God. That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.'.
This seems to confirm MY belief that rights are a gift of the Almighty.
And in an amusing note, the idiotic decision this week COULD lead to this absurdity:
(16) The erroneous rationale of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Newdow would lead to the absurd result that the Constitution's use of the express religious reference `Year of our Lord' in Article VII violates the First Amendment to the Constitution, and that, therefore, a school district's policy and practice of teacher-led voluntary recitations of the Constitution itself would be unconstitutional.
Amusing.
Let me review the state of things:
1. I assert that the Pledge of Allegiance must be judged according to the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Senate agrees with me.
2. I assert that the U.S. Constitution must be interpreted according to the intent of the authors. The U.S. Senate agrees with me.
3. I assert that such an interpretation of the U.S. Constitution renders the Pledge of Allegiance - including the "under God" clause - irrefutably constitutional. The U.S. Senate agrees with me.
4. I assert that our rights as humans are God-given "blessings of Liberty." I admit: the Senate may not agree with me here, but Thomas Jefferson DOES - and the Senate thinks Jefferson's belief as relevant to this issue as the Declaration of Indpedence and the Gettysburg Adress.
How fully does the Senate's views and my views align? Ninety-nine members voted in a way that agrees with me; no one voted against this bill, and only conservative Republican Jesse Helms was absent. My political enemies - the extremely liberal Tom Daschle, Dianne Feinstein and Ted Kennedy - agree with me. And they all agreed with me within thirty-six hours of the court's decision.
Do I dare say it? I do:
GAME, SET, AND MATCH.