Supreme Inconsistency

As of yet, there are no retirements on this court.

Yahoo Article

The other news is the Ten Commandments cases. There were too cases, and the Supreme Court came down on the side of... it's hard to tell.

My Way News Article

"The Supreme Court struggled in a pair of 5-4 rulings Monday to define how much blending of church and state is constitutionally permissible, allowing the Ten Commandments to be displayed outside the Texas state Capitol but not inside Kentucky courthouses."

Millions across the nation were poised as the Highest Court in the land was at last going to decide things for the nation. We owe them are heartfelt thanks for clearing this one up.

As usual, one of the conservative justices is thinking most clearly. "Justice Antonin Scalia released a stinging dissent in the courthouse case, declaring, "What distinguishes the rule of law from the dictatorship of a shifting Supreme Court majority is the absolutely indispensable requirement that judicial opinions be grounded in consistently applied principle."

Oh, and just to clarify, the first amendment reads, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

There is no explicit seperation of church and state. That comes from a letter Jefferson wrote to a clergyman--if memory serves me correctly. We certainly like to abide by the deist's position on organized religion. Too bad we don't agree with the man's positions on everything else.

If the ruling went against the Commandments I wouldn't be thrilled, but I wouldn't be surprised. The Constitution has been misinterpreted, especially in regard to religious rights, for so long that it's hardly worth mentioning.

What is worth mentioning is this absurd notion that depending on where something is, it can mean different things. When the Constitution is ignored, there is no standard to judge any of this. Inconsistent rulings should become even more commonplace.

Here's hoping someone retires and the court can get another judge who actually follows the Consititution as Scalia--the medicinal marijuana case not withstanding--does.

Lately most of them have just been making stuff up.