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Freddie Stubbs
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:05 PM Original message |
Atheist loses bid to ban prayer at Bush's inauguration |
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BlueEyedSon
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. A shocker. |
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Canuckistanian
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Wed Jan-19-05 03:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. I'm speechless.... |
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Just Me
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. The greatest success can be "trying" rather than doing nothing. n/t |
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Modem Butterfly
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Amen |
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piece sine
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Wed Jan-19-05 02:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
25. it's also called "spinning your wheels" |
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digno dave
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Wed Jan-19-05 04:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. It's also called "digging your own grave" |
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Maat
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm with JustMe. |
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maxsolomon
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. sounds like a sound argument |
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Ian David
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
5. He didn't have a prayer |
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nicho
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. good one |
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denverbill
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. So you consider forced recitation of the Pledge 'free speech'? |
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Cheswick2.0
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. no one is forced to say the pledge or to say the words under God |
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denverbill
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Wed Jan-19-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Yes, I'm sure many 7 year olds are willing to stand up for their rights. |
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shleonny
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Wed Jan-19-05 04:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. i was threatened with detention and suspension |
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gaia_gardener
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Wed Jan-19-05 09:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
61. Tell my 6yo that |
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Freddie Stubbs
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Wed Jan-19-05 01:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Who is forced to recite the Pledge of Allegiance? |
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denverbill
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Wed Jan-19-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Many kids. |
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Roaming
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Wed Jan-19-05 02:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Nobody's forced to recite the pledge |
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Freddie Stubbs
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Wed Jan-19-05 03:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. The Supreme Court ruled against forcing the pledge in 1943 |
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shleonny
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Wed Jan-19-05 04:45 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. doesn't matter most teachers don't know case law |
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Zynx
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Wed Jan-19-05 05:57 PM Response to Reply #37 |
50. Whether or not teachers are idiots is irrelevant. |
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shleonny
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Wed Jan-19-05 04:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
35. its not restricting free speech |
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Cheswick2.0
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
8. Michael Newdow's a fool |
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Cooley Hurd
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Are we 100% sure he's legit - not a RW plant to fan the flames... |
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Bono71
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Wed Jan-19-05 12:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. The same thing crossed my mind. n/t |
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Just Me
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Wed Jan-19-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I could make a similar suggestion about y'all but I won't. n/t |
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Cooley Hurd
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Wed Jan-19-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Yep, you could... |
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Bono71
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Wed Jan-19-05 03:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
28. Ok, thanks for not doing that. n/t |
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Modem Butterfly
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Wed Jan-19-05 01:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Newdow won his Pledge of Allegiance case at the Circuit court level |
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seriousstan
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Wed Jan-19-05 03:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. You mean just like all the ELF people who are arsonists, |
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shleonny
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Wed Jan-19-05 04:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
39. he is completely legit |
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Cooley Hurd
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Wed Jan-19-05 05:00 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. No one is running from an argument... |
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shleonny
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Wed Jan-19-05 05:07 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. he's a lawyer who argued his own case at the supreme court |
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Cooley Hurd
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Wed Jan-19-05 05:44 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. But they'd certainly let a repug plant argue their own case... |
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Zynx
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Wed Jan-19-05 05:55 PM Response to Reply #39 |
49. We would lose elections worse if we were all like Newdow. |
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spooky3
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Wed Jan-19-05 01:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I beg to differ. His pledge suit had the support of a respected |
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Mz Pip
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Wed Jan-19-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. I completely agree with you |
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spooky3
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Wed Jan-19-05 02:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I completely disagree. The inaugural prayer is a symptom of the |
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Mz Pip
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Wed Jan-19-05 05:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
42. How is something |
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spooky3
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Wed Jan-19-05 05:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. It is a symptom of the problem of inadequate separation of |
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Mz Pip
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Wed Jan-19-05 05:50 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. For me it's a question |
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LeftyMom
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Wed Jan-19-05 07:11 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. Newdow can't sure for those |
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jarab
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Wed Jan-19-05 02:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. You stated it well. n/t |
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shleonny
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Wed Jan-19-05 04:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. its not stupid |
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WI Independent
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Wed Jan-19-05 09:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
60. His pledge suit probably |
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Zynx
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Thu Jan-20-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. It was probably more than just a few thousand. |
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MADem
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Wed Jan-19-05 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. No LAW has been changed, up to this point |
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Merlin
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Wed Jan-19-05 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
19. This is a Rove trick to give Bush an applause line in his speech. |
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RedCloud
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Wed Jan-19-05 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
23. Zeus bless this atheist! |
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2DleftofU
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Wed Jan-19-05 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
29. A failure of government |
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superconnected
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Wed Jan-19-05 05:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
46. Guess mother Theresa can go to hell |
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mutus_frutex
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Wed Jan-19-05 07:18 PM Response to Reply #46 |
57. Mother Theresa was no saint.. |
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Arkana
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Wed Jan-19-05 06:06 PM Response to Reply #29 |
51. Are you done ranting now? |
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Benhurst
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Wed Jan-19-05 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
33. Aw, come on now, folks. What would a coronation be without |
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superconnected
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Wed Jan-19-05 05:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
45. God is being used here |
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Benhurst
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Wed Jan-19-05 07:10 PM Response to Reply #45 |
55. Of course God is being misused at such functions. Would Bush |
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Zynx
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Wed Jan-19-05 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
48. I'm not exactly sure that this even qualifies as a church and state issue. |
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Wed Jan-19-05 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
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Wed Jan-19-05 06:57 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. i wish the christian right would stop ramming their beliefs |
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Wed Jan-19-05 07:06 PM Response to Reply #53 |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag
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Wed Jan-19-05 09:05 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. They say the best defense is a good offense |
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Thu Jan-20-05 11:18 AM Response to Reply #59 |
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hansberrym
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Wed Jan-19-05 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
58. the AP might as well have written: A damned fool lost his bid... |
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