Editorials & Other Articles

MindMover

(5,016 posts) Tue May 6, 2014, 02:13 PM May 2014

IN LANDMARK DECISION, SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN MAIN REASON COUNTRY WAS STARTED

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) — In what legal experts are calling a landmark decision, on Monday the United States Supreme Court struck down what many believe to be the main reason the country was started.

By a five-to-four vote, the Court eliminated what grade-school children have traditionally been taught was one of the key rationales for founding the United States in the first place.

“The separation of church and state has been a cornerstone of American democracy for over two hundred years,” said Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority. “Getting rid of it was long overdue.”

Calling the decision “historic,” Justice Antonin Scalia was guarded in predicting what the Court might accomplish next.

“Last year, we gutted the Voting Rights Act, and today we did the First Amendment,” he said. “We’ll just have to see what’s left.”

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2014/05/in-landmark-decision-supreme-court-strikes-down-main-reason-country-was-started.html

5 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

IN LANDMARK DECISION, SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN MAIN REASON COUNTRY WAS STARTED (Original Post) MindMover May 2014 OP

We're done for. Not because of the striking down of this decision but because of the ballyhoo May 2014 #1

MmmmMadison just turned over in his grave and got buggered by Alito, Scalia, Roberts et al ... MindMover May 2014 #2

Why is everyone freaking. Chakaconcarne May 2014 #3

I can't quite follow. Would you please explain how that can be done? Thanks. Cal33 May 2014 #4

Wait until the Fascist 5 gives Hobby Lobby a <<WIN>> next month. Bad, bad news. blkmusclmachine May 2014 #5

ballyhoo

(2,060 posts)

1. We're done for. Not because of the striking down of this decision but because of the

Reply to MindMover (Original post)

Tue May 6, 2014, 02:21 PM

May 2014

cavalier way it was done. Kind of no big deal. The fascist are in charge of the courts now. GW Bush regarded the Constitution as a piece of paper and SCOTUS is roundfiling that piece of paper. Madison just turned over in his grave.