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Supreme Court: Judges cannot get involved in church dispute

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Posted by DarthVader 2012-01-11 16:23|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Congress gets a pass, why not churches?

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-11 17:35|| 2012-01-11 17:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, that was an especially vapid comment...

Posted by Pappy 2012-01-11 17:50|| 2012-01-11 17:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Pappy,
Recall that Congress explicitly exempted itself (e.g. Civil Rights Act of 1991) from the employment discrimination laws that it passed.

Granted that in recent years the US Senate has extended some of these rights to its employees.

"Senate employees have the right to appeal employment discrimination complaints to the U.S. Court of Appeals. While this is not de novo review, which is extended to the private sector and Presidential appointees, it is judicial review."

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-11 18:42|| 2012-01-11 18:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Not to disparage SCOTUS but aren't they getting a little chick$hit about such things?

Posted by JohnQC 2012-01-11 20:33|| 2012-01-11 20:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Congress shall pass no laws applied to the public which are not applied to itself, staff and operations.

An amendment we probably need.

Posted by OldSpook 2012-01-11 20:35|| 2012-01-11 20:35|| Front Page Top

#6 This means that a Christian church can't be forced to hire a Muslim, Mormon, Jewish, atheist preacher. Ditto for mosques, temples, etc. In context it's just common sense. Bozo's were trying to game the system

Posted by Pancho Angise6853 2012-01-11 20:41|| 2012-01-11 20:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Recall that Congress explicitly exempted itself (e.g. Civil Rights Act of 1991) from the employment discrimination laws that it passed.

It's a non-sequitur.

Posted by Pappy 2012-01-11 22:22|| 2012-01-11 22:22|| Front Page Top

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