(2005-06-27) — In a pair of rulings on the constitutionality of the 10 Commandments on government property, the Supreme Court today said the commandments may be displayed on public land if that property has been seized from private owners for ‘public purposes’ under eminent domain.
The 5-4 decision comes on the heels of last week’s court declaration that so-called “private” property is actually government land temporarily under private management until its eventual seizure.
In a second ruling handed down today, the Supreme Court banned the 10 commandments from appearing in courtrooms unless the following disclaimer is included: “Display of this historically-significant collection of laws shall not be construed as an endorsement of the God who may, or may not, have spoken them, nor of the existence of such a God, nor of the legality of the laws. Citizens may observe and obey these commandments at their own risk. Please consult your family attorney before embarking on any law-abiding regimen.”
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1 The World According to Nick // Jun 27, 2005 at 2:37 pm
Sounds About Right
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2 Anonymous // Jun 27, 2005 at 3:16 pm
Court Splits on Ten Commandments Displays
High Court Bars Display of Ten Commandments at Ky. Courthouses, but OKs Them at Texas Capitol
3 Speed of Thought // Jun 27, 2005 at 3:49 pm
SCOTUS
You can read all about the today’s decisions right here and Scott Ott’s post is perfect: Court Allows 10 Commandments on Seized Land.
4 OldController // Jun 27, 2005 at 4:07 pm
A Funny
To quote Glenn Reynolds, “Heh.”
5 Secure Liberty // Jun 27, 2005 at 4:13 pm
Supreme Court Ten Commandments
A flurry of activity from the high court today. I have only seen the excerpts of the opinions at this point, haven’t had time to read them. At first glance, they got most of these cases right, and I hope the holding in the Ten Commandments case is as…
6 Myopic Thoughts // Jun 27, 2005 at 4:17 pm
Today’s Satire
Presented by ScrappleFace. It is satire, isn’t it?
7 Listen In // Jun 28, 2005 at 10:12 am
Lock Up Your Churches
That is what happened to the unsuspecting homeowners in New London, Connecticut and that is what we will be seeing much more of now that the highest court in the land has given free reign to city planners across the country to gobble up private prope…
8 Blatherings // Jun 28, 2005 at 2:47 pm
No Preachin’, Praying’ or Meditatin’
Although in yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling, the Ten Commandment tablets of stone were thrown so far out of two Kentucky courthouses, that they have shattered their granite remnants upon all the “shining cities” from “sea to shining sea”, the munifi…
9 Financial Rounds // Jun 30, 2005 at 12:53 pm
Oh What the Heck, Let’s Talk About Kelo
Sorry, I held out as long as I could, but the stress finally got to me. Rather than go on a rant about the recent Supreme Court decision on the Kelo case, I’ll just provide a few links to comments by people who are obviously a lot smarter (and funnie…