Post by janet on Jul 17, 2006 11:35:40 GMT -5
This is from Americans United for the Separation of Church & State
Oppose the Pledge Protection Act!
> Protect the Rights of Religious Minorities!
>
> US House of Representatives voting on the
> Pledge Protection Act Next Week!
>
> Click Here to Take Action Now
> www.au.org/site/R?i=TD3egKa4MIcvmKorXLg8gw..
>
> Next week, the House of Representatives will be
> voting on the
> "Pledge Protection Act" (H.R. 2389), misguided
> legislation
> that would strip all federal courts, including the
> Supreme Court, from
> hearing First Amendment challenges to the Pledge of
> Allegiance and
> from enforcing longstanding constitutional rights in
> federal court.
>
> H.R. 2389 is an extreme and unwise proposal that
> would undermine the
> crucial separation of powers at the heart of our
> government and deny
> religious minorities from seeking enforcement of
> their longstanding
> constitutional rights in ALL federal courts.
>
> By threatening to eviscerate the courts, this bill
> creates a dangerous
> precedent and constitutes bad policy. It would
> undermine public
> confidence in the federal courts by expressing
> hostility toward them,
> threaten the legitimacy of future congressional
> action by removing the
> federal courts as a neutral arbiter of Americans'
> rights, and
> reject the unifying function of the federal
> judiciary by denying
> federal courts the opportunity to interpret the law.
> This bill is an
> attack on our very system of government, and must be
> opposed.
>
> Please CALL, FAX, EMAIL you Representative and urge
> him or her to
> OPPOSE THE PLEDGE PROTECTION ACT, H.R. 2389.
>
> Click Here to Take Action Now
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>
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Oppose the Pledge Protection Act!
> Protect the Rights of Religious Minorities!
>
> US House of Representatives voting on the
> Pledge Protection Act Next Week!
>
> Click Here to Take Action Now
> www.au.org/site/R?i=TD3egKa4MIcvmKorXLg8gw..
>
> Next week, the House of Representatives will be
> voting on the
> "Pledge Protection Act" (H.R. 2389), misguided
> legislation
> that would strip all federal courts, including the
> Supreme Court, from
> hearing First Amendment challenges to the Pledge of
> Allegiance and
> from enforcing longstanding constitutional rights in
> federal court.
>
> H.R. 2389 is an extreme and unwise proposal that
> would undermine the
> crucial separation of powers at the heart of our
> government and deny
> religious minorities from seeking enforcement of
> their longstanding
> constitutional rights in ALL federal courts.
>
> By threatening to eviscerate the courts, this bill
> creates a dangerous
> precedent and constitutes bad policy. It would
> undermine public
> confidence in the federal courts by expressing
> hostility toward them,
> threaten the legitimacy of future congressional
> action by removing the
> federal courts as a neutral arbiter of Americans'
> rights, and
> reject the unifying function of the federal
> judiciary by denying
> federal courts the opportunity to interpret the law.
> This bill is an
> attack on our very system of government, and must be
> opposed.
>
> Please CALL, FAX, EMAIL you Representative and urge
> him or her to
> OPPOSE THE PLEDGE PROTECTION ACT, H.R. 2389.
>
> Click Here to Take Action Now
> www.au.org/site/R?i=v78QjJet7oPOGbCRec137w..
>
> If you received this message from a friend, sign up
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