So, how about the rights of the majority in this country? It seems you need to be in a special block to get fair treatment under our constitution these days. Whether you like it or not, the freedoms you enjoy were created in an environment of christian values. That is a FACT of our heritage and won't change. I never said we need to worship the dollar. Equateing my thread's issue to slavery is quite a stretch. <br />Check back in when some fool takes away something YOU care about, then tell me all about equality.
1. Because this is a republic, not a democracy, which means that the majority can't oppress, deny liberty to, or otherwise impose unfairitudes on the minority. (what JB said)<br /><br />2. Here is the the role of the other two branches of government:<br /><br />Legislative: propose a constitutional amendment, pass it by 2/3 vote of both houses, and get 3/4 of the states to approve it, either by vote of the state legislatures or state conventions, as specified by the proposal.<br /><br />Alternatively, 2/3 of the states' legislatures can call for a constitutional convention, propose amendment(s), and then get 3/4 of the states to approve it either by vote of the legislature or convention, with no intervention from congress.<br /><br />Executive: make speeches, twist arms, make pork barrel promises, generally throw the weight of the office around, etc.<br /><br />btw, a historical note: In God we trust was added to currency in 1955, one year after "under God" was added to the pledge.<br /><br />p.s., it's money, not a religious tract or a history book; if you want to pass out religious materials there's nothing stopping you unless you're a government employee acting in your capacity as a government employee.
Case law has been the law of the land since before America was a gleem in Ben Franklin's eye. We got the concept from England I don't know where they got it from.<br /><br />If a legislature (fed or state) don't like a judge's decision they can legislate a change.<br /><br />Your local laws (at least some of 'em) are passed by referendum; otherwise laws have never been made that way, not on federal level and no states that I'm aware of. maybe California.<br /><br />Seems to me that "politically correct" is by definition what the majority wants. Or if I wrong, help me out.<br /><br />thanks,
