Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 20:27:38 -0400 (EDT) From: jack <jack@diamond.xtalwind.net> To: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FTC regulating use of registrations Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970812202154.19390A-100000@zeus.xtalwind.net> In-Reply-To: <199708121647.JAA03555@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote:
> > The actual text of the First Amendment to the Constitution reads:
> >
> > "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
> > religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; ..."
> >
> > What exactly this means varies widely from person to person. I
> > certainly don't read this "You may not open a town meeting with a
> > prayer", but the ACLU office in Salt Lake City does. Weird how wrong
> > they can be sometimes, isn't it? ;^)
>
> whose prayer?
> which religion?
> what language?
> what is suitable to pray for?
>
> shall we vote on it :)
>
> what if i find 50 people that object to one of the choices above?
> 45? 40? 30? 20? 10?
>
> perhaps for these reasons the ACLU does not want to allow the majority
> to dictate to the rest of the people.
Fortunately it's not just a question of what the ACLU wants to allow.
Contrary to popular opinion this country is not a democracy but a
constitutional republic. Meaning that the will of the majority can not
override the constitutionally guaranteed rights of the minority.
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