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Gorsuch to hear major case on Church and State separation tomorrow
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:56 pm
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:56 pm
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Interesting...
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Justice Neil Gorsuch's first week on the Supreme Court bench features an important case about the separation of church and state that has its roots on a Midwestern church playground. The outcome could make it easier to use state money to pay for private, religious schooling in many states.
The justices on Wednesday will hear a Missouri church's challenge to its exclusion from a state program that provides money to use ground-up tires to cushion playgrounds. Missouri is among roughly three dozen states with constitutions that explicitly prohibit using public money to aid a religious institution, an even higher wall separating government and religion than the U.S. Constitution erects.
Interesting...
Posted on 4/18/17 at 10:58 pm to MButterfly
I'm sure whatever the law says he will rule on it. That's why he's there right?
Posted on 4/18/17 at 11:06 pm to MButterfly
Whats the law?
Its that simple
Its that simple
Posted on 4/18/17 at 11:07 pm to MButterfly
The only complaint I have about Gorsuch is that his last name really makes your mouth move a lot and especially so with Justice in front of it.
Say Justice Gorsuch out loud and tell me if that takes a bit of an effort to say.
Say Justice Gorsuch out loud and tell me if that takes a bit of an effort to say.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 11:17 pm to MButterfly
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Missouri is among roughly three dozen states with constitutions that explicitly prohibit using public money to aid a religious institution (my note to add: either indirectly or directly)
Yet Missouri allows religious institutions to receive sales and property tax exemptions.
That sound you hear is a liberal head exploding.
Posted on 4/18/17 at 11:21 pm to MButterfly
its rly not about separation of church and state, its a law for schools and the religious schools are being discriminated against because they are religious schools.
OP is misleading as frick, they use the funds to pay for rubber floors of playgrounds at ALL schools, except for religious ones.
They will rule in favor of the school, not the religion hating state law makers.
it would be like denying a veteran with a felony VA healthcare if there were a law prohibiting using gov funds to provide care to felons. this is about schools, not church and state.
ETA:: this isn't about " what's the law?" if youre referring to the state. The law of the land says you cant deny or discriminate based on religious beliefs. that will be the winning argument.
OP is misleading as frick, they use the funds to pay for rubber floors of playgrounds at ALL schools, except for religious ones.
They will rule in favor of the school, not the religion hating state law makers.
it would be like denying a veteran with a felony VA healthcare if there were a law prohibiting using gov funds to provide care to felons. this is about schools, not church and state.
ETA:: this isn't about " what's the law?" if youre referring to the state. The law of the land says you cant deny or discriminate based on religious beliefs. that will be the winning argument.
This post was edited on 4/18/17 at 11:25 pm
Posted on 4/19/17 at 7:15 am to MButterfly
I like how every conservative is so pro state rights except when they don't like the state's laws.
As a true conservative who actually wants a small federal government I hope Supreme Court rules in favor of letting states make their own laws.
As a true conservative who actually wants a small federal government I hope Supreme Court rules in favor of letting states make their own laws.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 8:11 am to MButterfly
Gorsuch will vote in favor of the church on this one. He has a soft spot for the bible thumpers. Public money should not be going to religious institutions. They are already collecting money tax free.
This post was edited on 4/19/17 at 8:13 am
Posted on 4/19/17 at 8:14 am to MButterfly
New Governor seems to be on the side of the Church here. Not even sure there's a dispute at this point.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 10:49 am to MButterfly
From my understanding it really is not a separation issue. The government wants to fund a playground which EVERY school gets, but some idiots up there are saying no.
There is not any Separation of Church and State in the Constitution only that the government can not impose you to observe a religion or create a religion.
There is not any Separation of Church and State in the Constitution only that the government can not impose you to observe a religion or create a religion.
This post was edited on 4/19/17 at 10:50 am
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