Manditary in god we trust license plates gorgia..Is this bill Unconstitutional?
American☆Atheist
2011/12/12 02:24:39
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
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Rebel Uke 2011/12/12 03:25:45
It's not mandatory! People will not be forced to use this plate. You can buy a sticker for $1 to put over the words or you can use any other specialty plates.
and it is illegal to put on money.
Any legal challenge to the phrase is unlikely to prevail.
In North Carolina, the Davidson County Government Center had the phrase “In God We Trust” inscribed on its facade. In the legal challenge, Lambeth v. Board of Commissioners, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found no Establishment Clause violation:
We have heretofore characterized the phrase, “In God We Trust,” when used as the national motto on coins and currency, as a “patriotic and ceremonial motto” with “no theological or ritualistic impact.”
The Supreme Court denied cert, so the Fourth Circuit’s ruling stands.
The case of Aronow v. United States challenged the use of “In God We Trust” by the United States Government on its coinage, currency, claiming an Establishment Clause violation. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sidestepped the District Court’s ruling that the plaintiff lacked standing and ruled on the merits of the case. The Ninth Circuit held:
It is quite obvious that the national motto and the slogan on coinage and currency “In God We Trust” has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion. Its use is of a patriotic or ceremonial...
Any legal challenge to the phrase is unlikely to prevail.
In North Carolina, the Davidson County Government Center had the phrase “In God We Trust” inscribed on its facade. In the legal challenge, Lambeth v. Board of Commissioners, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found no Establishment Clause violation:
We have heretofore characterized the phrase, “In God We Trust,” when used as the national motto on coins and currency, as a “patriotic and ceremonial motto” with “no theological or ritualistic impact.”
The Supreme Court denied cert, so the Fourth Circuit’s ruling stands.
The case of Aronow v. United States challenged the use of “In God We Trust” by the United States Government on its coinage, currency, claiming an Establishment Clause violation. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sidestepped the District Court’s ruling that the plaintiff lacked standing and ruled on the merits of the case. The Ninth Circuit held:
It is quite obvious that the national motto and the slogan on coinage and currency “In God We Trust” has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion. Its use is of a patriotic or ceremonial character and bears no true resemblance to a governmental sponsorship of a religious exercise.
Again, the Supreme Court denied cert, so the Ninth Circuit’s ruling stands.
http://jonathanturley.org/201...
oh you were being sarcastic...but you are right though, minus the sarcasm.
And here I was thinking that my state was better than most others in the Bible Belt.
What they have to offer. I pray at the alter of the bedroom every chance I get.
You are required one booty call per night.
applies to States too by virtue of the Due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Supreme Court incorporated the Establishment clause against the states.
in Everson v. Board of Education, 330 U.S. 1 (1947)
Justice Hugo Black, 330 U.S. 1, 15-16.
how we get from that to Black's opinion is beyond me..
Go and look at United States Constitution, specifically the Bill of Rights, and pay attention to amendments 1 and 10..
I hope this helps!
The states are bound by the Court's decisions, and cannot choose to ignore them.
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the land per the Supremacy Clause of Article VI. In Marbury v. Madison, the federal judiciary was declared the supreme authority with respect to Constitutional interpretation.
Marbury v. Madison has been respected by the Court and the nation as a permanent and indispensable component of the American constitutional system of government.
The Court noted that its interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment was the supreme law of the land and that it had a "binding effect" on the states.
By refusing to conform to the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Constitution and precedent, state government officials violate their oath to support the Constitution. To rule otherwise would make the Constitution a solemn mockery.
Putting "God" on states correspondence is a State endorsement of a religion and is prohibited by the First Amendment.