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James Madison
08-17-2009, 04:55 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/17/Florida.school.prayer/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn

Standing Like A Rock
08-17-2009, 06:00 PM
The ACLU is a mystery to me.

James Madison
08-17-2009, 06:22 PM
The ACLU is a mystery to me.
The entire US govt. is a mystery to me. :D

Bodhi
08-17-2009, 06:56 PM
Prayer does not belong in school as a sanctioned school event but a prison sentence for saying a prayer during a school event is extreme.

Kludge
08-17-2009, 07:01 PM
"The ACLU did not request the criminal contempt charges against Lay and Freeman, he said; the judge initiated them after seeing a reference to the incident in a motion. And the ACLU (http://topics.cnn.com/topics/American_Civil_Liberties_Union) is not involved in the criminal proceedings, he said.

"We certainly never suggested that anyone go to jail," Katon said.


Lay is not facing jail time for praying, he said, but for violating a court order."

Scofield
08-17-2009, 07:29 PM
nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;- Fifth Amendment


In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed,- Sixth Amendment

How is contempt of court Constitutional? How can someone be imprisoned before ever having a trial?

Dr.3D
08-17-2009, 07:32 PM
- Fifth Amendment

- Sixth Amendment

How is contempt of court Constitutional? How can someone be imprisoned before ever having a trial?
Because the judge thinks he is a frickin king.

thasre
08-17-2009, 07:33 PM
The ACLU was right to call these guys out on this, but I have to say that now they should turn around and defend the guys from having to do jail time.

What is it with our country's criminal justice minds thinking "You've done something wrong, now we're going to show you how wrong it was by doing something EVEN MORE WRONG!" ?

Epic
08-17-2009, 07:45 PM
dammit aclu

t0rnado
08-17-2009, 08:37 PM
Yeah, I agree with the ACLU, but jail time or probation is WAY too extreme.

James Madison
08-17-2009, 11:26 PM
Because the judge thinks he is a frickin king.
Here we go! This.