Originally posted by 99blacksvt:
The Judicial system was set in place to "check" the constitutionality of laws created by the Legislative branch. Funny...how can you deem something unConstitutional if it isn't in the Constitution? Hmmmm, sounds like the Legislative branch is the only one capable of judging the Pledge, our Motto, and other "God references" as they are the only ones who can add to and subtract from the Constitution.



Wow, is there anyone here is has less understanding of the separation of powers and how our judiciary works? Not only is the Supreme Court empowered to interpret our constitution, on scores of occasions, they have struck down laws and state actions as being in violation of our constitution. Our US SUpreme Court has on numerous occassions, struck down laws and state actions as unconstitutionally violating the separation of church and state.

Originally posted by 99blacksvt:
As you are all so fond of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, you find me a seperation of church and state clause. It doesn't exist. I should know, I had to read the whole damn thing.



The very first amendment of the constitution states:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"

"You can't understand a phrase such as "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why "a page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v. Eisner, 256 U.S. 345 (1923) (Holmes, J.)

The point you are missing is that our constitution says what the US Supreme Court says it says.