Friday, July 29, 2011

Who Does Have Standing to Protect Our Constitution?

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that sought to stop Texas Gov. Rick Perry from sponsoring a national day of Christian prayer and fasting, ruling Thursday that the group of atheists and agnostics did not have legal standing to sue.  Read more here: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7674113.html.

The governor, who is apparently very busy courting divine favor, is also planning to hod a special prayer event on August 6 in Reliant Stadium.  A lawsuit to stop it, filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, was also dismissed because of the plaintiffs’ lack of standing.  I suppose the Justice Department of the United States has the standing, but would not take a stand (pun intended).

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