Mon, 27 Jun 2005

Court Splits on Ten Commandments Displays (AP)

What struck me here was this line from Scalia's dissent in the Kentucky case:

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.

This from a man who recently ruled that growing a plant in your backyard for your own legal use in your state of residence constitutes "interstate commerce". Principles, indeed.

AP - A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutionality of displaying the Ten Commandments on government land, but drew the line on displays inside courthouses, saying they violated the doctrine of separation of church and state.

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