The United States Supreme Court, which, with jaw-dropping
irony, opens every session with prayer, recently heard – for the umpteenth time
– oral arguments on whether local governing bodies can likewise open every
session with prayer. (The U.S. Congress does it, too. Always has.) The answer, of course, is a resounding
“yes,” and, unless the high court goes completely off the rails this time
(anything’s possible under its presently imbalanced liberal makeup), so it
shall remain.
The case is Town of Greece v. Galloway.
Hyper-litigious atheists – always on the prowl for a reason to be offended –
sued the town of Greece in upstate New York for, you guessed it, opening its
town meetings with prayer (you know, just like nearly every other legislative
body in America has done since day one).
Despite overwhelming case precedent to the contrary – and putting the
“activism” in “judicial activism” – the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
inexplicably ruled in favor of the atheists.
Notwithstanding, most objective legal scholars agree that
the Supreme Court will overturn the lower court’s ruling. In light of our
government’s well-documented prayer-based founding, as well as manifold rulings
on past cases such as Marsh v. Chambers – which held that “legislative prayers”
are “part of the fabric of our society” – even liberals on the high court will
find it difficult, if not impossible, to uphold the 2nd Circuit…....To Read More...
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