Move afoot in Florida to protect Ten Commandments in constitution

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Wed, Nov. 19, 2003

Move afoot in Florida to protect Ten Commandments in constitution
DAVID ROYSE
Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Fearing the Ten Commandments and other religious staples are under attack, a group of conservative Florida lawmakers are joining a national push to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow posting of the commandments in schools, courts and other public places.

The move comes in the wake of several court fights across the country over the biblical commandments' place in American public life. Last week Alabama's chief justice was thrown off the bench for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state Supreme Court.

More than a dozen Republican state House and Senate members met Wednesday with leaders of a grass-roots evangelical movement that wants a change to the U.S. Constitution to spell out that the Ten Commandments, the motto "In God We Trust," and other phrases referencing God can be displayed.

One of the leaders of the legislative group, Republican Rep. Dennis Baxley of Ocala, said he would sponsor a measure in the House next spring that, if passed, would urge Congress to make the change to the Constitution. He said there's a groundswell of people who are like him - that perceive Christianity as under attack by a liberal court system. (snip/...)

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/7302574.htm

[gmoney]

1. None of us is as dumb as ALL of us...

These insecure little pinheads... may Krishna strike them all blind.

Of course, you can't win with these types. Asking them to behave like civilized people and respect the wishes of others is "religious persecution" and only fuels their zeal.

Keep your suspicions to yourself. Next thing you know, we'll be outlawing ladders tall enough to walk under, outlawing breakable mirrors, and requiring that all black kittens be drowned at birth.

Australia is looking better and better... or even Canada.

[newyawker99]

8. Hi gmoney!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Mountainman]

2. The framers of the Constitution knew these types well

The first amendment has the establishment clause just for this very reason.

[Malva Zebrina]

9. Yup

they were all around praying and swarming like roaches and in the end, thanks to some very smart legislaters, lost their bid for theocracy. Interesting that the Puritans came to escape persecution, and once here, proceeded to persecute everyone who did not believe the same as they. :eyes:

[JaySherman]

3. Why won't these kooks just go away?!

I wish, I wish, I wish. Be great if their precious Rapture made them all disappear and left the rest us free work on building a peaceful, tolerant world. Or maybe it would send all the decent, tolerant people off to paradise and leave them behind to face the Armageddon they're so eager for. The latter would be just beautifully ironic.

As George Carlin once said "I have just about had it with these f*cking church people!"

:mad:

[Cloud]

4. That would be unconstitutional

The first amendment clearly states that congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of a religion. Adding the Ten Commandments to the constitution is the same as making Christianity the official religion.

[Djinn]

5. why not press for some more amendments

that could recognise

1. the tooth fairy
2. Santa Clause
3. The bogeyman

if EVERYONE asks for "recognition" of their own particular brand of mythology then maybe the ridiculousness would be apparent to these freaks

[JaySherman]

6. Let's pass an amendment

recognizing an official and permanent enemy of the state. My mythological candidates:

1. Satan
2. Sauron (archvillian from the Lord of the Rings)
3. Saddam Hussein's nuclear arsenal

Who needs reality when you have a government run on delusional mythology?

[Socialist Christian]

12. ROTFLMAO <NT>

[peterh]

18. That could be the next groundswell….

Since one Mayor has already done that in her Florida city

:eyes:

http://www.sptimes.com/News/112901/Citrus/Mayor_banishes_Satan_.shtml

Mayor banishes Satan from Inglis

Copies of a proclamation announcing the ban are stuffed into fence posts at the four entrances to town.

[Occulus]

15. So they would have to repeal the First Amendment instead

or in addition.

Presto, theocratic dictatorship on a plate.

[ClintonTyree]

7. Florida is depressing me more everyday.............

I'm seriously considering moving back north. I hate winter for health reasons, but the psychological damage Florida is doing to me seems to be outweighing the health concerns. Anyone considering moving to "The Sunshine State"............forget it. The cultural shock alone is enough to kill you.

[glitch]

10. intentionally misleading headline

implies the 10 commandments are already in the Constitution. So sick of propagandists.

[Socialist Christian]

11. They would have to recognize Slyph, Undine, Aengus, Priapus <nt>

[Socialist Christian]

13. By the way next to Ca. Florida has the most liberal high court <nt>

[devinsgram]

14. How about all these fundies get ting together

and find an island in the ocean somewhere out of sight and form their own little country. Then we can all sit back and watch them destroy that to.

[devinsgram]

16. How many is in a groundswell?

About five or six?

[kayell]

17. How long until the Republic of Gilead is reality?

These people are really, really, REALLY creeping me out.