[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14628]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          A POOR AND FLAWED INTERPRETATION OF THE CONSTITUTION

  (Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, five U.S. Supreme 
Court Justices yesterday strained the credibility of the court, ignored 
America's founding principles and denigrated the importance of the Ten 
Commandments and the Judeo-Christian faith in American culture and 
history. Allowing Texas to display the Ten Commandments on State 
property but disallowing Kentucky courthouses from doing the same is a 
poor and flawed interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.
  This schizophrenia departs from the clear intent of our Founding 
Fathers. The court must remember that the first amendment says we 
should have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
  American government was founded on a belief and a faith in God and in 
doing what is right and just. I would hope that in future cases the 
court will interpret the U.S. Constitution with a less jaundiced eye 
and heed the original intent of our founders.

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